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单词 curiosity
释义 curiosity
UK [ˌkjʊə.ri'ɒs.ɪ.ti] US [ˌkjʊr.i'ɑ:.sə.tˌi] noun
INTEREST 兴趣
uncountable
■an eager wish to know or learn about something 好奇心;求知欲
to arouse/excite/satisfy someone's curiosity引起/激发/满足某人的好奇心
I'm burning with curiosity - you must tell me who's won!我心急火燎地想知道——你一定要告诉我是谁赢了!
She decided to call her ex-boyfriend out of curiosity.她出于好奇决定给以前的男友打电话。
"Why do you ask?" "Oh, just idle curiosity (= for no particular reason)."“你为甚么要问?”“哦,不过是好奇而已。”
UK [ˌkjʊə.ri'ɒs.ɪ.ti] US [ˌkjʊr.i'ɑ:.sə.tˌi] noun
STRANGE OBJECT 奇特的物品
countable
■something that is interesting because it is rare and unusual 奇品,珍品;新奇罕有的事物
Cars like mine are curiosities nowadays.像我拥有的这种车如今实属罕见了。
I kept this old pot for its curiosity value (= the interest it has because it is unusual).我留着这个旧罐子,因为它很特别。
UK [ˌkjʊə.ri'ɒs.ɪ.ti] US [ˌkjʊr.i'ɑ:.sə.tˌi] noun
Curiosity killed the cat. saying
■said to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something 好奇害死猫;过于好奇会惹祸上身
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