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词汇 curtain twitching
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curtain twitching
noun [ U ] UK informal disapproving uk/ˈkɜː.tən ˌtwɪtʃ.ɪŋ/ us/ˈkɝː.tən ˌtwɪtʃ.ɪŋ/
打听、刺探邻里间的隐私
the activity of trying to find out what your neighbours are doing by looking out of the window without being seen
I can just imagine the curtain twitching when they moved into the area. 我都能想象他们搬到那个地区时邻居们八卦的样子。
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  • The curtain twitching was kept to a minimum, but neighbours maintained an air of suspicion when she returned home after her arrest.
  • Those prone to curtain twitching and lifting the telephone to complain of any innocent exhibition of youthful high spirits will feel empowered by this legislation.
  • This is exactly the sort of small-minded curtain twitching that really gets on my nerves.
  • Such curtain twitching is all too common in this neighbourhood.
  • There's more curtain twitching on TV tonight in Desperate Housewives.
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