curious
adjective /ˈkjʊəriəs/
/ˈkjʊriəs/
- having a strong desire to know about something
求知欲强的；好奇的 - He is such a curious boy, always asking questions.
他这个孩子求知欲很强，总是爱提问。 - curious about something They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。 - curious as to something Everyone was curious as to why Mark was leaving.
马克为什么要离去，大家都感到好奇。 - curious to do something I was curious to find out what she had said.
我真想弄清楚她说了些什么。
Topics Feelingsb2- Her secretive manner had made me curious.
她神秘的举止使我感到好奇。 - I was curious about how she would react.
我对她会怎样反应感到好奇。 - 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。 - I'm just curious to know what you think.
我想知道你的看法仅仅是出于好奇。 - Puppies are naturally curious.
小狗天生好奇。 - She was curious as to why he was there.
她好奇他为什么会在那儿。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- as to
- curious to find out, know, see, etc. somebody/something
- He is such a curious boy, always asking questions.
- strange and unusual
稀奇古怪；奇特；不寻常 - There was a curious mixture of people in the audience.
观众中有各色人等，显得很怪。 - 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 is curious that… It was curious that she didn't tell anyone.
她没有告诉任何人，这很反常。
- a slightly curious statement.
有点儿奇怪的声明 - The wine tasted rather curious.
这种酒味道有点儿怪。 - She coped with the frankly curious looks of the men.
她应付着那些对她不加掩饰表示好奇的男人。 - I find it very curious that you did not tell anyone.
我很奇怪你没跟任何人说过。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- There was a curious mixture of people in the audience.
词源Middle English: from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus ‘careful’, from cura ‘care’. Sense (2) dates from the early 18th cent.