curious
美音:[´kjuərıəs
]
英音:[´kjuərıəs
]
adj.好奇的,求知的,古怪的,爱挑剔的
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名词:curiousness 副词:curiously
词根
cure＝to take care（注意；留心）
近义词, 同义词
different nonconformist exceptional abnormal anomalous anomalistic out of place out of one's element irregular aberrant stray wandering wanton peculiar exclusive unnatural eccentric egregious off the beaten track unusual unaccustomed uncustomary uncommon rare curious odd extraordinary out of the ordinary strange monstrous wonderful unexpected unaccountable out of the way remarkable queer quaint nondescriptinterest thirst for knowledge thirst for truth curiosity curiousness inquisitiveness
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curious
/'kjʊərɪəs; `kjurɪəs/
adj
1 ~ (about sth/to do sth)
(a) (approv 褒) eager to know or learn 富于好奇心的; 有求知欲的; 感兴趣的
*curious about the origin of mankind/the structure of atoms 对人类的起源[原子的结 构]有兴趣的
* I'm curious to know what she said. 我真想知道她说了什么.
* He is a curious boy who is always asking questions. 他是个有求知欲的孩子, 老是问这问那.
(b) (derog 贬) having or showing too much interest in the affairs of others 对别人的事情过分感兴趣的; 爱管闲事的
*curious neighbours 爱打听别人闲事的邻居
* She's always so curious about my work. 她总爱打听我的工作.
* Hide it where curious eyes won't see it. 把它藏在好事者看不见的地方.
* Don't be so curious! 别这么好奇!
2 strange; unusual 奇特的; 不寻常的
*She looks rather curious with green hair. 她头发是绿的, 样子有点古怪.
* What a curious thing to say. 说的多么离奇.
* Isn't he a curious-looking little man? 他长得怎么那么怪呀?
* It's curious that he didn't tell you. 他没有告诉你, 实在反常. > curiously adv
*She was there all day but, curiously, I didn't see her. 她一整天都在那里, 然而奇怪的是, 我却没有看见她.
adj
1 ~ (about sth/to do sth)
(a) (approv 褒) eager to know or learn 富于好奇心的; 有求知欲的; 感兴趣的
*curious about the origin of mankind/the structure of atoms 对人类的起源[原子的结 构]有兴趣的
* I'm curious to know what she said. 我真想知道她说了什么.
* He is a curious boy who is always asking questions. 他是个有求知欲的孩子, 老是问这问那.
(b) (derog 贬) having or showing too much interest in the affairs of others 对别人的事情过分感兴趣的; 爱管闲事的
*curious neighbours 爱打听别人闲事的邻居
* She's always so curious about my work. 她总爱打听我的工作.
* Hide it where curious eyes won't see it. 把它藏在好事者看不见的地方.
* Don't be so curious! 别这么好奇!
2 strange; unusual 奇特的; 不寻常的
*She looks rather curious with green hair. 她头发是绿的, 样子有点古怪.
* What a curious thing to say. 说的多么离奇.
* Isn't he a curious-looking little man? 他长得怎么那么怪呀?
* It's curious that he didn't tell you. 他没有告诉你, 实在反常. > curiously adv
*She was there all day but, curiously, I didn't see her. 她一整天都在那里, 然而奇怪的是, 我却没有看见她.
curious
adj
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: curios, from Latin curiosus 'careful, wanting to know', from cura; CURE1]
wanting to know about something
→inquisitive
Puppies are naturally curious.
curious about
He was curious about how she would react.
curious to know/see/hear etc
Mandy was curious to know what happened.
curious look/glance
Her shouting attracted some curious glances from other people in the restaurant.
strange or unusual
He felt a curious mixture of excitement and panic.
a curious coincidence
It's curious that she left without saying goodbye.
>curiouslyadv
'What have you got in there?' Felix asked curiously.
She felt curiously calm.
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: curios, from Latin curiosus 'careful, wanting to know', from cura; CURE1]
wanting to know about something
→inquisitive
Puppies are naturally curious.
curious about
He was curious about how she would react.
curious to know/see/hear etc
Mandy was curious to know what happened.
curious look/glance
Her shouting attracted some curious glances from other people in the restaurant.
strange or unusual
He felt a curious mixture of excitement and panic.
a curious coincidence
It's curious that she left without saying goodbye.
>curiouslyadv
'What have you got in there?' Felix asked curiously.
She felt curiously calm.
1. Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
飞机上所有的人都很着急，我们急于想了解出了什么事，
2. Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
飞机上的人都很着急，大家都急于想知道究竟出了什么事。
3. Everyone was curious to see those young men fresh from Europe, still wearing their white linen shirts and striped waistcoats and buckled shoes.
大家都好奇地看着这两个刚从欧洲来的青年人，他们俩人依然欧洲打扮，身穿雪白细麻衬衣，花条呢背心，带靴扣的皮靴。
4. When he entered this stretch of the Atlantic, Christopher Columbus noted curious glowing streaks of "white water".
当年克里斯托弗·哥伦布进入这片大西洋的水域时，注意到"白色的海水"泛起一道道奇特的光。
5. The car also has a curious ambivalence: it creates and then it destroys mobility.
小汽车还具有令人奇怪的两重性：它能创造交通之便，却又能破坏交通之便。
6. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德.布洛斯就是一个例子。
7. The curious bottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.
在他书房的书柜里摆着那瓶形状古怪的香水泥就是他第一次也是最后一次购买的稀有化妆品。
8. The curious thing was that the lake was not marked on the map.
奇怪的是那个湖没有在地图上标出。
9. Vera´s curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives,
维拉的特异功能引起了她家附近乌里扬诺夫斯克城一个科研单位的注意。
10. It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
佩奇先生退休的前一天正好是他执教满40年的日子，这真是奇妙的巧合。
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飞机上所有的人都很着急，我们急于想了解出了什么事，
2. Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
飞机上的人都很着急，大家都急于想知道究竟出了什么事。
3. Everyone was curious to see those young men fresh from Europe, still wearing their white linen shirts and striped waistcoats and buckled shoes.
大家都好奇地看着这两个刚从欧洲来的青年人，他们俩人依然欧洲打扮，身穿雪白细麻衬衣，花条呢背心，带靴扣的皮靴。
4. When he entered this stretch of the Atlantic, Christopher Columbus noted curious glowing streaks of "white water".
当年克里斯托弗·哥伦布进入这片大西洋的水域时，注意到"白色的海水"泛起一道道奇特的光。
5. The car also has a curious ambivalence: it creates and then it destroys mobility.
小汽车还具有令人奇怪的两重性：它能创造交通之便，却又能破坏交通之便。
6. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德.布洛斯就是一个例子。
7. The curious bottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.
在他书房的书柜里摆着那瓶形状古怪的香水泥就是他第一次也是最后一次购买的稀有化妆品。
8. The curious thing was that the lake was not marked on the map.
奇怪的是那个湖没有在地图上标出。
9. Vera´s curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives,
维拉的特异功能引起了她家附近乌里扬诺夫斯克城一个科研单位的注意。
10. It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
佩奇先生退休的前一天正好是他执教满40年的日子，这真是奇妙的巧合。
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