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

• However, if the questioner is just a nosy busybody, say that the minute you said your wedding vows, you considered yourselves a family.
  然而，如果只是一个爱管闲事的人问的，就说你在结婚誓言里面已经说过了，你们已经是一家人了。
• And like most nosy neighbors.
  和其他八卦的邻居一样。
• I'm not one of those nosy landladies.
  我不是那些爱打听的房东。
• 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'm not nosy. I just saw the name.
  才不是，我只是看这名字很怪。
• And if they can do it, why couldn't your nosy neighbor?
  如果他们能这麽做，你那好管闲事的邻居又何尝不可？
• 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。
• 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。
• The nosy couple broke in on our conversation.
  那对好管闲事的夫妇闯入我们的交谈。