curiosities

英 [ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtiz]

美 [ˌkjʊriˈɑsətiz]

n.  好奇心; 求知欲; 罕见而有趣之物; 奇物; 珍品
curiosity的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 好奇心;求知欲
  Curiosityis a desire to know about something.
  1. Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else...
     赖尔更多的是出于好奇才同意的。
  2. ...an enthusiasm and genuine curiosity about the past...
     对过去的巨大兴趣与真正的好奇
  3. To satisfy our own curiosity we traveled to Baltimore.
     为了满足好奇心，我们去了巴尔的摩。
• N-COUNT 罕见而有趣之物;奇物;珍品
  Acuriosityis something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• curiosity killed the cat→ see:cat

双语例句

• Then he flew against the window-pane, and was seen and admired by those in the room, who caught him, and stuck him on a pin, in a box of curiosities.
  他撞着窗玻璃飞，被人观看和欣赏，然后就被穿在一根针上，藏在一个小古董匣子里面。
• We were all born with a gift to give in life, one which informs all of our desires, interests, passions and curiosities.
  我们生来就随身带着一件东西，这件东西指示着我们的渴望、兴趣、热情以及好奇心，这就是使命。
• At first, these were curiosities. They'd soon become unshakable industry behemoths.
  起初，这些产品只是令人感兴趣，但不久之后，它们都成为了不可动摇的业界霸主。
• Tempting as it is to loll on the beach, I want to explore the cultural curiosities outside the hotel.
  尽管懒洋洋地倚靠在海滩是一个很大的诱惑，我还是想要探索在酒店之外的新奇的当地文化。
• Go places. Try new things. Follow your curiosities and passions. Take chances.
  去旅游、尝试新事物、追随你的好奇心和激情、冒险。
• 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。
• It has rooms full of new and old books, a delightful caf and what can best be described as a small exhibition of curiosities on the first floor.
  它有好几个堆满了新书和旧书的房间，还有一间怡人的小咖啡馆和一个展览厅。
• Parapsychology helps me to content my curiosities, try to explore birth and death.
  研究超心理学满足我的好奇心，探究生死，减少恐惧。
• The three peas were however put into the cabinet of curiosities, where they are still to be seen, provided they are not lost.
  这粒豌豆因此也就被送进了博物馆，如果没有人把它拿走的话，人们现在还可以在那儿看到它呢。
• My grandfather is very interested in collecting curiosities.
  我的祖父对收集古董很感兴趣。