词汇 | curiosity |
释义 | curiosity 2 ENTRIES FOUND: curiosity (noun) cat (noun) curiosity /ˌkjɚriˈɑːsəti/ noun plural curiosities curiosity /ˌkjɚriˈɑːsəti/ noun plural curiosities Learner's definition of CURIOSITY 1 [noncount] : the desire to learn or know more about something or someone好奇心;求知欲 Her natural curiosity led her to ask more questions.天生的好奇心驱使她又问了一些问题。 The arrival of a construction crew at their house attracted/sparked/aroused the curiosity of their neighbors.一群建筑工人来到他们家,这吸引/引发/引起了邻居们的好奇。 The movie failed to satisfy her curiosity about the assassination.这部电影没能满足她对那起暗杀事件的好奇心。 intellectual curiosity求知欲 He went into the store out of curiosity. [=because he was curious to see what was in the store]出于好奇,他走进了那家商店。 ◊ The expression curiosity killed the cat is used to warn people that too much curiosity can be dangerous.好奇害死猫;过于好奇会惹祸上身 2 [count] : something that is interesting because it is unusual奇品;珍品;新奇罕有的事物 Tobacco was once a curiosity in Europe.烟草在欧洲曾一度是稀罕物。 The antique shop was full of curiosities.那家古董店里有许多珍奇玩意儿。 |
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