curious

['kjuəriəs]

adj.好奇的, 奇特的

a.

1. 好奇的, 渴望知道的; 爱探究的[(+as to/about)][+to-v][+wh-]

The boy was curious about everything he saw.

那男孩对所见的一切都感到好奇。

2. 奇怪的; 稀奇古怪的, 难以理解的

I heard a curious noise last night.

昨晚我听见一个奇怪的响声。

词形变化

副词: curiously | 名词: curiousness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.奇怪的; 稀奇古怪的

strange  odd  unusual  queer  peculiar

a.好奇的; 爱探究的

inquisitive  prying  nosy  snoopy  

同义参见:

outlandish  singular  quaint  aberrant  

反义:

a.好奇的; 爱打听的

uninterested  indifferent  unconcerned  incurious  nonchalant  

英英释义

形容词 curious:

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

同义词：funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular

eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)

having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more

补充

curiouscurious英:[ˈkjuəriəs] 美:[ˈkjʊriəs]adj.1.好奇的, 好求知的2.奇妙的, 稀奇的

例句

1. Children are naturally curious.儿童天生好奇。 2. He seemed awfully curious about Robertson's day-to-day routine.他似乎对罗伯逊的日常生活非常好奇。 3. I'm curious about him.我对他很好奇。 4. She was curious to see what would happen.她很想知道会发生什么事。 5. People are naturally curious to know what has become of their former schoolfriends in later life.人们自然会想知道旧时的同窗老友在后来生活中的经历和遭遇。 6. before the curious gaze of some 50 spectators在大约50名观众好奇的注视之下 7. Not long after our arrival, a curious thing happened.我们刚到不久, 就发生了一件怪事。 8. a curious mixture of reality and fiction现实与虚构的离奇混合 9. There is a curious thing about her writings in this period.她这一时期的文字作品有些出人意表。 10. I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom.我开始对新娘新郎的行踪产生兴趣。 11. she was curious to know what had happened.她很想知道发生了什么。 12. a curious stare.好奇的凝视。 13. a curious sensation overwhelmed her.一种奇怪的感觉笼罩了她。 14. [sentence adverb]curiously, I find snooker riveting.奇怪的是，我发现桌球很有吸引力。 15. They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.他们对住在楼上的人很好奇。 16. He was curious to know how the machine worked.他很想知道这机器究竟是怎样运作的。 17. It was curious that she didn't tell anyone about the incident.真奇怪，她没有把这起事故告诉任何人。 18. The cat was naturally curious about its new surroundings.猫对新环境天生有好奇心。 19. They were curious to find out who won the game.他们很想知道究竟谁赢得了比赛。 20. We're curious about why you never called us.我们很想知道为什么你从来不给我们打电话。 21. The curious [=inquisitive] reader can find more information in the back of the book.好奇的读者能在书的末尾部分找到更多信息。 22. I'm curious to know more about her.我很想对她有进一步的了解。 23. She found a curious old clock in the attic.她在阁楼找到一个奇特的旧钟。 24. "That's curious [=weird, strange, odd]—I thought I left my keys right here."真奇怪——我还以为把钥匙落在这里了。 25. The birds were engaged in some curious behavior.这些鸟表现出了某些奇特的行为模式。 26. Their music is a curious blend of disco and rock.他们的音乐是迪斯科和摇滚乐的奇特组合。 27. "By a curious coincidence, they bought a house the same day their old one burned down."他们买房的当天，他们的旧房子被烧掉了，这种巧合真是太离奇了。 28. The story of what really happened to them that day gets curiouser and curiouser. [=stranger and stranger]关于他们那天真正发生了什么事的说法变得越来越离奇了。 29. She was curiously uninterested in what other people thought was important.奇怪的是，她对别人认为重要的事并不感兴趣。 30. "curiously [=strangely] (enough), the dog returned to its home 70 miles away."说来也（真）怪，这条狗回到了它70英里外的家。 31. He looked at the strange object curiously.他好奇地看着那个怪东西。