| 词汇 | curiosity |
| 释义 | curiosity noun uk/ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti/ us/ˌkjʊr.iˈɑː.sə.t̬i/ (INTEREST) B2 [ U ]好奇心;求知欲 an eager wish to know or learn about something to arouse/excite/satisfy someone's curiosity 引起／激发／满足某人的好奇心 I'm burning with curiosity - you must tell me who won! 我心急火燎地想知道——你一定要告诉我是谁赢了！ She decided to call her ex-boyfriend out of curiosity. 她出于好奇决定给以前的男友打电话。 "Why do you ask?" "Oh, just idle curiosity (= for no particular reason)." “你为什幺要问？”“哦，不过是好奇而已。” (STRANGE OBJECT) [ C ]奇品，珍品；新奇罕有的事物 something that is interesting because it is rare and unusual Cars like mine are curiosities nowadays. 像我拥有的这种车如今实属罕见了。 I kept this old pot for its curiosity value (= the interest it has because it is unusual). 我留着这个旧罐子，因为它很特别。 Idiom curiosity killed the catidiom saying 好奇害死猫，过于好奇会惹祸上身 said to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something |
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