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

• She is very inquisitive, and asks for too many personal questions.
  她非常爱打听别人的事，问了许多牵涉到个人私事的问题。
• 'The trees have inquisitive eyes, haven't they?
  树木也都有一双探索的眼睛，是不是？
• 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。
• She is a inquisitive about everyone's affair.
  她对每个人的事都好奇。
• It annoys me the way she's so inquisitive about everything that I do.
  她对我做的任何事情都如此爱打听，真让我生气。
• Be inquisitive about unfamiliar circumstances.
  本周对不熟悉的环境充满了好奇。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Not long after, an inquisitive rabbit came along.
  不久之后，来了一只爱管闲事的兔子。