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curious
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cu·ri·ous /ˈkjʊəriəs $ ˈkjʊr-/ ●●○ W3 adjectiveadj 5
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curious• "Why do you want to know about Catherine?" "Oh no reason. I'm just curious."• The principal's response to the problem was curious.• I'm not being nosy, I'm just curious.• Even young children often become curious about drugs.• People have always been curious about exactly how life on earth began.• Being naturally curious animals, cats often find their way into dangerous places.• He had come to some curious arrangement with his landlady.• But even I am a little bit curious as to what the top news stories are.• It is curious, by the way, that the gridiron plan should have gone on so long.• The visitors were soon surrounded by a crowd of curious children.• Life in the village was a curious combination of the old and the very new.• At first Wexford felt a curious distaste and then he thought about the dead man and what he knew of him.• String theory has a curious history.• The result is a curious hybrid that values action and physical movement above all else.• Upon learning of this daily miracle, a curious neighbor gave the fish a whack.• A few curious neighbors came out to see what was going on.• They had once been white, he remembered, but now they had turned a curious shade of yellow.• She looked through the drawers of Bob's desk, curious to explore even the most unconsidered corners of his life.• He was curious to find out why she had left her job so suddenly.• It was a weird situation, and I was curious to learn more.
curious about• All children are curious about the workings of things.
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⇨ curious (curious about sth) ⇨ strange 1 (a curious feeling) curious curious ♦︎ intrigued ♦︎ inquisitive ♦︎ nosy These 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。 curious ⇨ strange 1 ▸ curiosity ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti; NAmE ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti [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 ◆ 'Are you really an artist?' Sara asked curiously.“你真是艺术家吗？”萨拉好奇地问道。 ■ intrigued ɪnˈtriːgd [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）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 ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv 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，指过分打听他人的事 (disapproving ) ◆ Don't be so inquisitive! It's none of your business.别这么刨根问底的！这不关你的事。 However, this use is less frequent. 不过，这种用法较不常见。 ■ nosy ( nosey ˈnəʊzi; NAmE ˈnoʊzi (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。
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Asking a lot of questions and wanting to know things: curious, inquisitive, questioning...
Words used to describe facial expressions: absent, appealing, beatific...
Unusual in an interesting way: unusual, special, unique...
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