单词 | curious |
释义 | curious adjective¹ 1eager to find out about sb/sth好奇verbs | adverb | preposition | phrases verbs➤be, feel, seem好奇;感觉好奇;好像好奇▸➤became, get, grow变得好奇;渐渐觉得好奇▸➤remain仍然好奇▸➤make sb使某人好奇◆her secretive manner had made me curious.她神秘的举止使我感到好奇。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其/相当/非常好奇▸➤deeply, intensely很好奇;极好奇◆i was intensely curious to know more about him.我迫不及待地想更多地了解他的情况。➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿/略有些好奇▸➤mildly颇为好奇▸➤genuinely确实好奇▸➤naturally天生好奇◆puppies are naturally curious.小狗天生好奇。➤just, merely, simply纯粹出于好奇◆i'm just curious to know what you think.我想知道你的看法仅仅是出于好奇。➤intellectually求知欲很强preposition➤about对⋯感到好奇◆i was curious about how she would react.我对她会怎样反应感到好奇。➤as to对⋯好奇◆she was curious as to why he was there.她好奇他为什么会在那儿。phrases➤curious to find out, know, see, etc. sb/sth真想弄清楚/知道/看见等⋯curious adjective² 2strange/unusual奇怪;不寻常verbs | adverb verbs➤be, feel, look, seem奇怪;感觉奇怪;看上去奇怪;好像奇怪▸➤find sb/sth发现⋯奇怪adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其/相当/非常奇怪◆i find it very curious that you did not tell anyone.我很奇怪你没跟任何人说过。➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿/略有些奇怪◆a slightly curious statement有点儿奇怪的声明 curious adjectivecurious ♦︎ intrigued ♦︎ inquisitive ♦︎ nosythese words all describe sb who wants to know or learn more about sth.这些词均表示好奇的、求知欲强的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆curious / inquisitive about sth◆curious / intrigued as to sth◆curious / intrigued to do sth◆rather curious / intrigued / nosy◆highly intrigued / inquisitive◆naturally curious / inquisitive■ curious having or showing a strong desire to know more about sth求知欲强的;好奇的◆they were curious about the people who lived upstairs.他们对住在楼上的人感到好奇。◆he is such a curious boy, always asking questions.他是个求知欲很强的孩子,总爱提问题。 ➡ see also curious → strange 1 ▸ curiosity /kjʊəriɒsəti; name kjʊriɑːsəti/ noun [uncountable, singular] ◆the letter wasn't addressed to me but i opened it out of curiosity.那封信不是写给我的,我却出于好奇把它拆开了。◆i felt a certain curiosity to see what would happen next.我有点好奇,想知道下一步会发生什么事。▸ curiously adverb◆'are you really an artist?' sara asked curiously.“你真是艺术家吗?”萨拉好奇地问道。■ intrigued /ɪntriːgd/ [not usually before noun] very interested in sth and wanting to know more about it, especially because it seems unexpected or difficult to explain(尤指因出乎意料或难以解释而)着迷,很感兴趣,好奇◆he was intrigued by her story.他被她的故事迷住了。◆i'm intrigued to know what you thought of the movie.我很想知道你对这部电影的看法。■ inquisitive /ɪnkwɪzətɪv/ enjoying learning about many different things好学的;好奇的;兴趣广泛的◆children are naturally inquisitive.孩子天生好奇。◆the young man possessed a sharp and inquisitive mind.这个年轻人头脑敏锐、勤学好问。ⓘ inquisitive can also be used in a disapproving way to describe sb who asks too many questions, trying to find out about what other people are doing. * inquisitive 亦可用于贬义,指过分打听他人私事的 (disapproving) ◆don't be so inquisitive! it's none of your business.别这么追根问底的!这不关你的事。however, this use is less frequent.不过,这种用法较不常见。■ nosy (also nosey) /nəʊzi; name noʊzi/ (informal, disapproving) (of a person) too interested in things that do not concern him or her, especially other people's affairs(人)好管闲事的,爱打听的◆don't be so nosy-it's none of your business.别管那么多闲事 - 这与你无关。◆i'm surrounded by nosy neighbours.我周围都是好管闲事的邻居。 curioushaving or showing a strong desire to know more about sth求知欲强的;好奇的◆they were curious about the people who lived upstairs.他们对住在楼上的人感到好奇。◆he is such a curious boy, always asking questions.他是个求知欲很强的孩子,总爱提问题。 ➡ see also curious → strange 1 ▸ curiosity /kjʊəriɒsəti; name kjʊriɑːsəti/ noun [uncountable, singular] ◆the letter wasn't addressed to me but i opened it out of curiosity.那封信不是写给我的,我却出于好奇把它拆开了。◆i felt a certain curiosity to see what would happen next.我有点好奇,想知道下一步会发生什么事。▸ curiously adverb◆'are you really an artist?' sara asked curiously.“你真是艺术家吗?”萨拉好奇地问道。 curious /kjʊəriəs; name kjʊriəs/ (rather formal) strange奇怪的;奇特的;异常的◆it was a curious feeling, as though we were floating on air.那是一种奇特的感觉,我们仿佛在空中飘浮。◆it was curious that she didn't tell anyone.她没告诉任何人,这很反常。ⓘ in this meaning curious is not usually used to describe people: a curious person/man/woman is sb who feels curious (= wants to know) about sth, not one who seems strange to other people. * curious 表达此义时通常不用于描述人,a curious person/man/woman 的意思是这些人对某事感到好奇,而不是他们在别人眼里显得奇怪。 ➡ see also curious → curious ▸ curiously adverb◆his clothes were curiously old-fashioned.他的衣服式样陈旧古怪。◆curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened again.说来也怪,一年以后完全相同的事情又发生了。curious/ˈkjʊəriəs ||; ˈkjυrɪəs/adj1. curious (about sth);curious (to do sth) wanting to know or learn sth 好奇的;感兴趣的: ◇they were very curious about the people who lived upstairs. 他们对住在楼上的人很好奇。◇he was curious to know how the machine worked. 他很想知道这机器究竟是怎样运作的。 2. unusual or strange 不寻常的;奇怪的: ◇it was curious that she didn't tell anyone about the incident. 真奇怪,她没有把这起事故告诉任何人。 ➔curiously adv curioussee ⇨ find out 10 ⇨ interested 1 ⇨ strange 1 cu·ri·ous /`kjrɪəs; ˈkjʊəriəs/adj 1. wanting to know or learn about something 好奇的:◇the accident attracted a few curious looks. 这起事故吸引了一些好奇的目光。◇+ about aren't you curious about what happened to her? 难道你不好奇她发生了什么事吗? 2. strange or unusual 奇怪的; 不寻常的:◇a curious noise 奇怪的声响◇+ that it's curious that she left without saying goodbye. 真奇怪,她不说再见就离开了。 ☞ curious |
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