curious
adjective uk/ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/ us/ˈkjʊr.i.əs/
(INTERESTED)
B1 好奇的;好打听的
interested in learning about people or things around you
I was curious to know what would happen next. 我很好奇想知道接下来会发生什么事。
Babies are curious about everything around them. 婴儿对周围的一切都很好奇。
"Why did you ask?" "I was just curious." “你为什么要问?”“好奇而已。”
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- A crowd of curious onlookers soon gathered to see what was happening.
- The visitors were surrounded on all sides by curious children.
- Shall I show you what I bought her? I can see you're curious.
- Tell me, I'm curious, what exactly was going on in his office just then?
- "Why do you keeping asking about my neighbours?" "Oh, I'm just curious."
(STRANGE)
mainly UK稀奇的，古怪的，不寻常的
strange and unusual
There was a curious-looking man standing outside. 外面站着个长相古怪的男人。
A curious thing happened to me yesterday. 昨天我碰到件怪事。
It's curious (that) Billy hasn't phoned when he promised he would. 比利说他会打电话来，可是还没打过来，真蹊跷。
Synonym: peculiar (STRANGE)