curious

[US]/ˈkjʊəriəs/
[UK]/ˈkjʊriəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 好奇的, 奇妙的, 稀奇的
Word Forms
比较级curiouser

Phrases & Collocations

curious about

好奇;想知道

Example Sentences

There was a curious silence.

有一种不寻常的沉寂。

a curious metallic taste.

奇怪的金属味道。

a jewel of curious workmanship

精工细琢的珠宝

a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern.

传统和现代的奇特结合。

the head of the racket had a curious warp.

那球拍的上端有个奇怪的弯曲结构。

a belfry full of curious notions

充满古怪思想的头脑

What a curious mistake!

多奇怪的错误!

a curious and speculative turn of mind.

生性好奇,爱冒险

A curious child is a teacher's delight.

老师喜欢有求知欲的孩子。

I was intensely curious to know more about him.

我迫不及待地想更多地了解他的情况。

stalactites of curious forms;

形状奇异的钟乳石;

I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom.

我开始对新娘新郎的行踪产生兴趣。

she was curious to know what had happened.

她很想知道发生了什么。

a curious sensation overwhelmed her.

一种奇怪的感觉笼罩了她。

he was a curious mixture, an unpredictable man.

他是个奇怪的混合体,一个不可捉摸的人。

the song had a curious ring of nostalgia to it.

这首歌曲蕴涵着奇特的怀旧情调。

I'm curious to know what he said.

我很想知道他说了些什么。

It is also curious that meropia is a condition of partial blindness.

部分瞎是局部失明的情形同样是好奇的。

Real-world Examples

I was simply curious about how intelligence works.

我只是对智能设备运行的原理感到好奇。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

What did you find the most curious about Dadaism?

你对达达主义最好奇的是什么?

Source: Curious Muse

You can imagine nothing so curious.

您不可能想像有什么事是这样稀奇古怪。

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

Oh! Oh! Ohhhhhh! ! ! ! What a curious feeling!

哦!哦!哦哦哦!多么奇怪的感觉啊!

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

At other times there were curious groans and moans.

有时也会听到奇怪的叹息和呻吟。

Source: American Elementary School English 5

Only 86,400 seconds in a day so be curious, explore, have fun.

一天只有86,400秒,所以请保持好奇,去探索未知,去享受乐趣。

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Curious subject matter for a young lady.

好奇心对年轻女孩很重要。

Source: Movie trailer screening room

Alice began to have a curious feeling.

爱丽丝开始有了一种奇怪的感觉。

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

We nevertheless observed a very curious thing.

然而,我们却观察到了一件非常奇怪的事情。

Source: Environment and Science

“Sorry, ” said Harry, “but what's curious? ”

“对不起,”哈利说,“什么地方让您觉得奇妙?”

Source: All-Star Read "Harry Potter" Collection

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