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

• 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。
• 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。
• For as long as I can remember, my inquisitive, nurturing nature led me to entertain the thought of being a doctor.
  只要我能记住，我的好奇，哺育自然带领我享受医生成为的想法。
• He surveyed me with an inquisitive look.
  他以好奇的眼光（从头到脚）仔细地打量我。
• 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。
• Gemini: inquisitive, witty, perceptive, adaptable, and seeks out information.
  双子：好奇，机智，敏锐，适应性强，并寻求信息。
• They provide the essential activities that these inquisitive and intelligent creatures must engage in to stay physically and mentally healthy.
  他们提供必要的活动对这些好奇和聪明的动物来说，必须参加以保持身体和精神的健康。
• If someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive; raised a speculative eyebrow.
  如果有人看见谁在爬灯柱子，他们也许会好奇；好奇的皱起了眉毛。
• How can you be good in this knowledge-based industry if you are not motivated and have an inquisitive mind?
  如果你既不积极主动也不勤学好问，如何在这个以专业知识为基础的行业领先？
• 'The trees have inquisitive eyes, haven't they?
  树木也都有一双探索的眼睛，是不是？