curiosity
- n.好奇心;求知欲;珍品;奇物;罕见而有趣之物
复数： curiosities
curi 关心 + -osity 多...的状态
curiositynoun
好奇心；求知欲
a strong desire to know about sth
Children show curiosity about everything.
儿童对一切事物都显露出好奇心。
a certain curiosity to see what would happen next
想知道下一步会发生什么事的好奇心
The letter wasn't addressed to me but I opened it out of curiosity .
那封信不是写给我的，然而我却出于好奇把它拆开了。
His answer did not satisfy my curiosity at all.
他的答复丝毫没有满足我的好奇心。
Sophie's curiosity was aroused by the mysterious phone call.
那个神秘的电话引起了索菲的好奇心。
intellectual curiosity
求知欲
‘Why do you ask?’ ‘Oh, just idle curiosity (= no particular reason) .’
“你为什么要问？”“哦，只是好奇而已。”
罕见而有趣之物；奇物；珍品
an unusual and interesting thing
The museum is full of historical curiosities.
这座博物馆有许多珍奇历史文物。
used to tell sb not to ask questions or try to find out about things that do not concern them
curiosity
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N-UNCOUNT 好奇心;求知欲
Curiosity is a desire to know about something.Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else...
赖尔更多的是出于好奇才同意的。
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N-COUNT 罕见而有趣之物;奇物;珍品
A curiosity is something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare.There is much to see in the way of castles, curiosities, and museums...
可以看到很多城堡、奇珍异品和博物馆。
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curiosity killed the cat→ see:cat
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Children show curiosity about everything .
儿童对一切事物都显露出好奇心。
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The child showed a healthy curiosity .
这孩子的好奇心很正常。
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There was an air of expectation and great curiosity .
有着一种期待和好奇的感觉。
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His reluctance to answer her questions simply fanned her curiosity .
他不爽快地回答她的问题，这就激起了她的好奇心。
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If parents don 't answer children 's questions , their natural curiosity will be squashed .
如果父母不回答孩子的问题，就会挫伤他们好奇的天性。
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The museum is full of historical curiosities .
这座博物馆有许多珍奇历史文物。
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I asked out of curiosity .
我因为好奇问了问。
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He was seized by curiosity .
他好奇心顿起。
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There was much curiosity about what manner of man he was
他究竟是什么样的人，大家都十分好奇。
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Reed International is a curiosity in the international world of publishing .
里德国际公司是国际出版界的一朵奇葩。
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The scandal stories satisfy people 's curiosity for a few hours .
有关丑闻的报道使人们的好奇心在几个小时内得到满足。
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She also stimulated his curiosity and opened his mind to other cultures .
她还激发了他的好奇心，使他愿意了解其他文化。
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It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds ' nests alone
最好能克制住好奇心，不要去碰鸟巢。
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The paintings have no intrinsic value except as curiosities
这些油画除了作为古董，本身没有什么内在价值。
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I admired my father , and his work filled me with awe and curiosity
我很钦佩父亲，并对他的工作充满了敬畏和好奇。
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There is much to see in the way of castles , curiosities , and museums
可以看到很多城堡、奇珍异品和博物馆。
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I feel a stirring of curiosity .
我开始产生了好奇心。
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Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else
赖尔更多的是出于好奇才同意的。
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To satisfy our own curiosity we traveled to Baltimore .
为了满足好奇心，我们去了巴尔的摩。
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Their curiosity piqued , they stopped writing .
他们的好奇心被挑起，停下了手中的笔。
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I was pricked by the needle of curiosity .
我突然感到好奇。
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We gratified our friend 's curiosity
我们满足了朋友的好奇心。
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I was bursting with curiosity .
我充满了好奇。
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Naturally these comings and goings excited some curiosity
所发生的这些事自然激起了某种好奇。
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' All right , I 've been reading it . So what ? ' — ' Curiosity killed the cat , that 's what . '
“好了好了，我是一直在读这个。那又怎么样？”——“不怎么样，只是好奇心，惹祸根。”
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But he was bursting with curiosity , and one day he just couldn 't contain himself . ' What are you going to do ? ' he asked
但他满心好奇，一天，他真的忍不住了。“你打算做什么？”他问道。
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Please gratify my curiosity and tell me what it is .
请满足我的好奇心，告诉我那是什么。
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He yielded to curiosity .
他受好奇心的驱使。
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This old map is quite a curiosity .
这张旧地图的确是件珍品。
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He asked the question out of curiosity .
他出于好奇提出了这个问题。
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