curious

curious /'kjuəriəs/
  • tính từ
    • ham biết, muốn tìm biết
      • I'm curious to know what he said: tôi muốn (tìm) biết anh ấy nói gì
    • tò mò, hiếu kỳ, thọc mạch
      • curious eyes: đôi mắt tò mò
    • kỳ lạ, kỳ dị, lạ lùng
      • a curious mistake: một lỗi lầm kỳ lạ
    • tỉ mỉ
      • a curious inquiry: cuộc điều tra tỉ mỉ
    • (nói trại) khiêu dâm (sách)

Lĩnh vực: xây dựng
 tò mò

Xem thêm: funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular



curious

Từ điển Collocation

curious adj.

1 eager to find out about sb/sth

VERBS be, feel, seem | became, get, grow | remain | make sb Her secretive manner had made me curious.

ADV. deeply, extremely, intensely, very I was intensely curious to know more about him. | a little, mildly, rather, slightly | frankly She coped with the frankly curious looks of the men. | genuinely | idly He saw a book on the table and picked it up, idly curious. | naturally Puppies are naturally curious.

PREP. about I was curious about how she would react. | as to She was curious as to why he was there.

PHRASES curious to find out/know/see sb/sth

2 strange/unusual

VERBS be, feel, look, seem, smell, taste | find sb/sth

ADV. extremely, very I find it very curious that you did not tell anyone. | a little, rather, slightly, somewhat The wine tasted rather curious.


Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular

    a curious hybrid accent

    her speech has a funny twang

    they have some funny ideas about war

    had an odd name

    the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves

    something definitely queer about this town

    what a rum fellow

    singular behavior

  • eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)

    a curious child is a teacher's delight

    a trap door that made me curious

    curious investigators

    traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers

    curious about the neighbor's doings

  • having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more

    a trap door that made me curious


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: inquisitive odd peculiar queer strange unusual

ant.: incurious indifferent unconcerned uninterested