curiosity

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英[ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti]
美[ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti]

基本释义

n.
好奇心; 求知欲; 奇物; 珍品

词性变化

实用例句

The museum is full of historical curiosities.

这座博物馆有许多珍奇历史文物。

牛津词典

intellectual curiosity

求知欲

牛津词典

‘Why do you ask? ’ ‘Oh, just idle curiosity (= no particular reason) . ’

“你为什么要问?”“哦,只是好奇而已。”

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a certain curiosity to see what would happen next

想知道下一步会发生什么事的好奇心

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The letter wasn't addressed to me but I opened it out of curiosity .

那封信不是写给我的,然而我却出于好奇把它拆开了。

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His answer did not satisfy my curiosity at all.

他的答复丝毫没有满足我的好奇心。

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Sophie's curiosity was aroused by the mysterious phone call.

那个神秘的电话引起了索菲的好奇心。

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Children show curiosity about everything.

儿童对一切事物都显露出好奇心。

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...an enthusiasm and genuine curiosity about the past...

对过去的巨大兴趣与真正的好奇

There is much to see in the way of castles, curiosities, and museums...

可以看到很多城堡、奇珍异品和博物馆。

Reed International is a curiosity in the international world of publishing.

里德国际公司是国际出版界的一朵奇葩。

Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else...

赖尔更多的是出于好奇才同意的。

He yielded to curiosity.

他受好奇心的驱使.

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He looked on me with curiosity.

他好奇地凝视着我.

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I don't know why I asked — just idle curiosity.

我不知道我为什么问这问题——只是出于无意义的好奇心吧.

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All fear was merged in curiosity.

由于好奇心而忘掉了一切恐惧.

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He gave in to curiosity and opened my letter.

他抑制不住好奇心,拆开了我的信.

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She is so eccentric that she is regarded as a bit of a curiosity.

她非常古怪,算是个奇人.

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They were lured by a curiosity to see the historic spot.

他们被好奇心驱使去看古迹.

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I was aflame with curiosity.

我好奇得要命.

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He looked at her with unashamed curiosity.

他带着肆无忌惮的好奇瞧着她.

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His curiosity has bated.

他的好奇心已减弱了.

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The children are dying of curiosity to see what's in the parcel.

孩子们出于好奇,迫不及待地想看看包裹中是什么东西.

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The boy was all aflame with curiosity.

小男孩因为好奇而激动得了不得.

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This old map is quite a curiosity.

这张旧地图的确是件珍品.

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They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.

他们去教堂不是出于虔诚而是出于好奇.

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Children show curiosity about everything.

儿童对一切事物都显露出好奇心。

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I admired my father, and his work filled me with awe and curiosity.

我很钦佩父亲,并对他的工作充满了敬畏和好奇。

柯林斯例句

真题例句

It appeals to kids' curiosity to find out what is hidden inside.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

"I have been bothered for a long time about the curious lack of curiosity,"said a Democratic member of the New Jersey legislature back in July, referring to an insufficiently inquiring attitude on the part of an assistant to New Jersey Governor Chris Chri

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

But let's be careful about demanding curiosity about the other side's weaknesses and remaining determinedly incurious about our own.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Curiosity, he argues, is the third key factor—and a difficult one to preserve.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Elsewhere in the book, Leslie writes: Google aims to save you from the thirst of curiosity altogether.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

If not cultivated, it will not survive: "Childhood curiosity is a collaboration between child and adult."

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Leslie argues that curiosity is a much- overlooked human virtue, crucial to our success, and that we are losing it.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

That lack of curiosity produces a relative lack of knowledge, and the lack of knowledge is difficult if not impossible to compensate for later on.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

The implication, in each case, is that curiosity is a good thing, and a lack of curiosity is a problem.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

To walk the rounds of the bookshops, dipping in as curiosity dictates, should be an afternoon's entertainment.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

They point to the growing curiosity of TV viewers.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

It aims at stimulating the intellectual curiosity of college students.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Out of curiosity, I paid a visit to Sainz Breeze as I put my hand into a packet of crickets with their tiny eyes and legs.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

Although it doesn't taste of anything special, it's still worth a try, as is the knobbly cat's head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Between march 10th and march 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the curiosity challenge celebration.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Perhaps evolution provided human babies with curiosity and a natural drive to explain their worlds, and adult scientists simply make use of the same drive that served them as children.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Students who enter the curiosity challenge and are selected as winners will be honor at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The Cambridge science festival CSF is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual curiosity challenge.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The Cambridge science festival curiosity challenge.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The people in the hall seemed very nosy(爱窥探的), keeping their eyes on me with curiosity.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

While I was exploring my curiosity, my disease got worse.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that first brought early Polynesians to Hawaii’s shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

"Thinking about long-term consequence is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity," Hsee says.

2018年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

Curiosity is often considered a good instinct-It can lead to new scientific advances, for instance-but sometimes such inquiry can backfire.

2018年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested students' willingness to expose themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity.

2018年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

The 17th and 18th centuries were times of radical change and curiosity.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The insight that curiosity can drive you to do self-destructive things is a profound one.

2018年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will seek to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will hurt.

2018年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

The same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that first brought early Polynesians to Hawaii's shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens.

2017年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

These results suggest that imagining the outcome of following through on one's curiosity ahead of time can help determine whether it is worth the endeavor.

2018年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

Unhealthy curiosity is possible to resist, however.

2018年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a state in which you want to learn more about something

  • 2. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

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