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  • Derivatives : n  curiousness ; adj  curiously
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

curious ['kjuərɪəs]
  1. 1. adjective (inquisitive) 好奇的
  2. 2. adjective (strange)
    to be curious about sb/sth
    对某人/某物感到好奇
    to be curious to know/see...
    好奇地想知道/看...

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

curious [ 'kjυrɪəs] [ 'kjuərɪəs]
  1. 1. adjective 求知的；好奇的
    She is like a kid, always curious about everything.
    她像个孩子，对任何事情都充满了好奇。
  2. 2. adjective 好询问的，爱打听别人事的，好管闲事的
    He was very curious about our relationship.
    他对我们的关系很感兴趣。
  3. 3. adjective 奇怪的，奇特的；稀奇古怪的；难以理解的
    I'm really curious about how she lost so much weight in such a short time.
    我真是很好奇她怎么在这么短的时间里减了那么多斤。
    It's curious that Mike hasn't called me today.
    麦克今天竟然没给我打电话，真奇怪。
    Sometimes curious things happen to me.
    有时我会碰到一些奇怪的事。
  4. 4. adjective [rarely used] 精心制作的；留心的；精细的
  5. 5. adjective 爱挑剔的，难讨好的

Collins English-English Dictionary

curious ['kjυərɪəs]
  1. 1. adj eager to learn; inquisitive
  2. 2. adj over inquisitive; prying
  3. 3. adj interesting because of oddness or novelty; strange; unexpected
  4. 4. adj [rare] (of workmanship, etc) highly detailed, intricate, or subtle
  5. 5. adj [obsolete] fastidious or hard to please
  6. 6. adj [Etymology] C14: from Latin curiosus taking pains over something, from cura care
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Examples

I'm really curious about how she lost so much weight in such a short time.
我真是很好奇她怎么在这么短的时间里减了那么多斤。 → curious
She is like a kid, always curious about everything.
她像个孩子，对任何事情都充满了好奇。 → curious
He was very curious about our relationship.
他对我们的关系很感兴趣。 → curious
It's curious that Mike hasn't called me today.
麦克今天竟然没给我打电话，真奇怪。 → curious
Sometimes curious things happen to me.
有时我会碰到一些奇怪的事。 → curious
I'm curious to know what weddings were like in those days.
我很想知道，那时的婚礼是什么样子的。
to be curious about sb/sth
对某人/某物感到好奇 → curious
to be curious to know/see...
好奇地想知道/看... → curious
孩子们都很好奇。
Children are very curious. → 好奇
人们都用异样的眼光打量他。
Everyone sized him up with curious eyes. → 异样
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