curiosities

英 [ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtiz]

美 [ˌkjʊriˈɑsətiz]

n.  好奇心; 求知欲; 罕见而有趣之物; 奇物; 珍品
curiosity的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 好奇心;求知欲
  Curiosityis a desire to know about something.
  1. Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else...
     赖尔更多的是出于好奇才同意的。
  2. ...an enthusiasm and genuine curiosity about the past...
     对过去的巨大兴趣与真正的好奇
  3. To satisfy our own curiosity we traveled to Baltimore.
     为了满足好奇心，我们去了巴尔的摩。
• N-COUNT 罕见而有趣之物;奇物;珍品
  Acuriosityis something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• curiosity killed the cat→ see:cat

双语例句

• But I say, don't shy away from the challenging parts of yourself. Don't deny the desires and curiosities, the doubts and dissatisfactions, the joy and the darkness, that might knock you off the path that you have set for yourself.
  你们更愿意规避混乱、动荡和强烈的感情，但我想说，不要回避挑战自我，不要否认欲望和好奇心、怀疑和不满、快乐和阴郁，它们可能改变你预设的人生轨迹。
• It's six now, so if you care for a stroll this beautiful evening I shall be very happy to introduce you to two curiosities.
  现在已经六点了，如果你有兴致在这美妙的夜晚出去走走，我很高兴把这两个“古怪”介绍给你。
• A cabinet of curiosities, the city unfolds square by square, age by age.
  布拉格展示了一个个广场、一个个时代，这里充满了好奇。
• Tempting as it is to loll on the beach, I want to explore the cultural curiosities outside the hotel.
  尽管懒洋洋地倚靠在海滩是一个很大的诱惑，我还是想要探索在酒店之外的新奇的当地文化。
• When the sites were regarded as technology curiosities, there was no thought of charging people to use them.
  当网站被认为是技术的珍品时，也没有人想到利用网站赚取利润。
• Among its curiosities is the car's four levels of regenerative braking, accessed through the steering wheel-mounted paddles.
  在这款车的令人奇怪之处中，有一点是它通过方向盘上的拨片实现的四档再生制动系统。
• The shop was full of curiosities.
  这个商店里满是奇珍异宝。
• The three peas were however put into the cabinet of curiosities, where they are still to be seen, provided they are not lost.
  这粒豌豆因此也就被送进了博物馆，如果没有人把它拿走的话，人们现在还可以在那儿看到它呢。
• Such curiosities can become quite important, especially in the design of machines to replace hand operations.
  这类过分挑剔的标准有时可能非常重要，特别是在设计某种用于代替手工操作的机械装置时。
• I had brought over a few curiosities, among which the principal was a purse made of the asbestos, which purifies by fire.
  我从美洲带来了几件珍品，其中最主要的是一个用石棉制成的荷包，这个荷包要用火来洗涤。