curious

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curious /ˈkjɚrijəs/ adjective

curious

/ˈkjɚrijəs/

adjective

Learner's definition of CURIOUS

[more curious; most curious]

: having a desire to learn or know more about something or someone好奇的；求知欲強的

The cat was naturally curious about its new surroundings.貓對新環境天生有好奇心。
They were curious to find out who won the game.他們很想知道究竟誰赢得了比賽。
We're curious about why you never called us.我們很想知道爲什麽你從來不給我們打電話。
The curious [=inquisitive] reader can find more information in the back of the book.好奇的讀者能在書的末尾部分找到更多信息。
I'm curious to know more about her.我很想對她有進一步的了解。

: strange, unusual, or unexpected稀奇的；奇怪的；不尋常的

She found a curious old clock in the attic.她在閣樓找到一個奇特的舊鐘。
That's curious [=weird, strange, odd]—I thought I left my keys right here.真奇怪——我還以爲把鑰匙落在這裏了。
The birds were engaged in some curious behavior.這些鳥表現出了某些奇特的行爲模式。
Their music is a curious blend of disco and rock.他們的音樂是迪斯科和搖滾樂的奇特組合。
By a curious coincidence, they bought a house the same day their old one burned down.他們買房的當天，他們的舊房子被燒掉了，這種巧合真是太離奇了。
The story of what really happened to them that day gets curiouser and curiouser. [=stranger and stranger]關於他們那天真正發生了什麽事的說法變得越來越離奇了。

— curiously

adverb

She was curiously uninterested in what other people thought was important.奇怪的是，她對别人認爲重要的事並不感興趣。
Curiously [=strangely] (enough), the dog returned to its home 70 miles away.說來也（真）怪，這條狗回到了它70英裏外的家。
He looked at the strange object curiously.他好奇地看着那個怪東西。