inquisitive

英 [ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv]

美 [ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv]

adj.  过分打听他人私事的; 好学的; 好奇的; 兴趣广泛的

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Collins.1 / BNC.14648 / COCA.17122

牛津词典

adj.

• 过分打听他人私事的
  asking too many questions and trying to find out about what other people are doing, etc.
  1. Don't be so inquisitive. It's none of your business!
     别这么追根问底的。这与你无关！
• 好学的；好奇的；兴趣广泛的
  very interested in learning about many different things
  1. an inquisitive mind
     勤学好问的头脑

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 爱打听的;好探问的;过于好奇的
  Aninquisitiveperson likes finding out about things, especially secret things.
  1. Barrow had an inquisitive nature...
     巴罗天生就爱打听别人隐私。
  2. Bears are very inquisitive and must be kept mentally stimulated.
     熊非常好奇,必须不断地给予其智力上的刺激。

英英释义

adj

• showing curiosity
  1. if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive
  2. raised a speculative eyebrow
  Synonym:speculativequestioningwondering(a)
• inquiring or appearing to inquire
  1. an inquiring look
  2. the police are proverbially inquisitive

双语例句

• Don't be so inquisitive; I'm not telling you what I've promised not to say.
  别这么好管闲事了，我不会告诉你我允诺不讲的事。
• After discovering the strange world, the inquisitive alien questions things that everyone else takes for granted.
  在认识陌生的人类世界时，外星人PK化身好奇宝宝，对我们认为理所当然之事各种提问。
• Bears are very inquisitive and must be kept mentally stimulated.
  熊非常好奇，必须不断地给予其智力上的刺激。
• The red squirrel, coursing down the nearest bough, was particularly familiar and inquisitive.
  红色的松鼠，从最近的桠枝上溜下来，和我特别亲热，也特别好奇。
• It was the perfect setting for the blotting out of a too inquisitive foreign devil.
  要结果掉一个过分好奇的洋鬼子，这是个好去处。
• She is a inquisitive about everyone's affair.
  她对每个人的事都好奇。
• I found the next day she was wonderfully inquisitive about this gentleman.
  我发现第二天她老向我探问这位先生的情况。
• Not long after, an inquisitive rabbit came along.
  不久之后，来了一只爱管闲事的兔子。
• Be inquisitive about unfamiliar circumstances.
  本周对不熟悉的环境充满了好奇。
• I hope you do not think I am inquisitive, but who's fired?
  我希望您不以为我好打听别人的事，不过谁被解雇了？