curious

英 [ˈkjʊəriəs]

美 [ˈkjʊriəs]

adj.  求知欲强的; 好奇的; 稀奇古怪; 奇特; 不寻常

比较级：curiouser　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3304 / COCA.3112

牛津词典

adj.

• 求知欲强的；好奇的
  having a strong desire to know about sth
  1. They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
     他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。
  2. I was curious to find out what she had said.
     我真想弄清楚她说了些什么。
  3. Everyone was curious as to why Mark was leaving.
     马克为什么要离去，大家都感到好奇。
  4. He is such a curious boy, always asking questions.
     他这个孩子求知欲很强，总是爱提问。
• 稀奇古怪；奇特；不寻常
  strange and unusual
  1. There was a curious mixture of people in the audience.
     观众中有各色人等，显得很怪。
  2. It was a curious feeling, as though we were floating on air.
     那是一种奇特的感觉，我们仿佛在空中漂浮。
  3. It was curious that she didn't tell anyone.
     她没有告诉任何人，这很反常。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 求知欲强的;好奇的
  If you arecurious aboutsomething, you are interested in it and want to know more about it.
  1. Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from...
     史蒂夫非常想了解我以前生活的那个世界。
  2. Children are naturally curious.
     孩子天生好奇。
  3. ...a group of curious villagers.
     一群好奇的村民
• ADJ-GRADED 稀奇古怪的;不寻常的;难以理解的
  If you describe something ascurious, you mean that it is unusual or difficult to understand.
  1. There is a curious thing about her writings in this period...
     她在这期间的著作与以往有所不同。
  2. The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern...
     游行盛典将会是古老与现代的奇特融合。
  3. The naval high command's response to these developments is rather curious.
     海军最高指挥部对这些进展的回应十分反常。

英英释义

adj

• eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
  1. a curious child is a teacher's delight
  2. a trap door that made me curious
  3. curious investigators
  4. traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers
  5. curious about the neighbor's doings
• beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  1. a curious hybrid accent
  2. her speech has a funny twang
  3. they have some funny ideas about war
  4. had an odd name
  5. the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
  6. something definitely queer about this town
  7. what a rum fellow
  8. singular behavior
  Synonym:funnyoddpeculiarqueerrumrummysingular
• having curiosity aroused
  1. a trap door that made me curious

双语例句

• Both of them looked at him with that curious, slightly amused and even arch expression.
  他们俩都看着他，带着一副好奇的、有点觉得好笑甚至是淘气的表情。
• I was curious to check some facts about the construction of the memorial hall and asked a guard.
  我很想了解有关建筑纪念堂的一些情况，因此向一个士兵询问。
• People were curious about the flying machine.
  人们对飞行器感到好奇。
• Jones himself was a curious mixture of radicalism and conservatism.
  琼斯自己是个奇特的混合体，既保守又激进。
• Children are curious.
  孩子们是好奇的。
• His eyes fell on a curious object.
  他的目光落在一个奇怪的物体上。
• By a curious twist of fate, cricket was also my favourite sport
  让人感到惊奇的是，板球碰巧也是我最喜欢的运动。
• I felt curious how that guy would head for such a miserable end.
  我感到奇怪，那家伙怎么会落得这样一个可悲的结局。
• The butterfly's eye is rather curious.
  蝴蝶的眼睛很奇妙。
• In other words, american literature is to our eyes a curious amalgam of familiar and strange.
  换句话说，我们认为，美国文学把我们所熟悉的和陌生的东西奇妙地结合起来了。