nosy

英 [ˈnəʊzi]

美 [ˈnoʊzi]

adj.  好管闲事的; 爱打听的

BNC.26568 / COCA.20011

牛津词典

adj.

• 好管闲事的；爱打听的
  too interested in things that do not concern you, especially other people's affairs
  1. nosy neighbours
     好管闲事的邻居
  2. Don't be so nosy─it's none of your business.
     别管那么多闲事——这与你无关。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 爱管闲事的;喜欢打听的;八卦的
  If you describe someone asnosy, you mean that they are interested in things which do not concern them.
  1. He was having to whisper in order to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbours...
     他不得不小声说，免得被爱管闲事的邻居们听到。
  2. I agree that the press is often too nosy about a candidate's personal history.
     的确，媒体常常过分关注候选人的个人经历。

英英释义

adj

• offensively curious or inquisitive
  1. curious about the neighbor's doings
  2. he flipped through my letters in his nosy way
  3. prying eyes
  4. the snoopy neighbor watched us all day
  Synonym:noseypryingsnoopy

双语例句

• This question about money is quite common, even though it is considered rude and nosy to ask.
  尽管这个问题问的很粗鲁无礼、爱管闲事，但是这种关于钱的问题是很常见的。
• To make a long story short, he's very nosy.
  长话短说，他太好管闲事了。
• Do you feel like your neighbors are being nosy?
  那你现在觉得你的邻居好奇心太重了吗？
• I agree that the press is often too nosy about a candidate's personal history.
  的确，媒体常常过分关注候选人的个人经历。
• I try to respect people's privacy unless I have to be nosy.
  不到万不得已我才会去管点闲事，一般我还是很尊重他人的隐私的。
• No nosy neighbours straining their ears* then complaining.
  没有喧闹的邻居，竖着耳朵，整天抱怨。
• He is nosy about my business.
  他爱探听我的事。
• Lee is really nosy. He's always asking about everybody's love life.
  李很八卦，总是打听别人的感情生活。
• "I know I am being nosy, but I&" I said.
  “我知道我很好管闲事，但我。”我说。
• He was having to whisper in order to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbours
  他不得不小声说，免得被爱管闲事的邻居们听到。