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。
• 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。
• He has no patience with his nosy neighbors.
  他不能容忍他那些爱管事的邻居。
• When she's just being plain nosy, she will keep her tail horizontal to the ground.
  如果她只是好奇，她的尾巴会跟地面保持水平。
• To make a long story short, he's very nosy.
  长话短说，他太好管闲事了。
• I ran into a nosy cop in the men's room.
  我在洗手间遇到了一个好管闲事的警察。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is gonna be uncomfortable enough without all you nosy sods listening in.
  少了你们当听众是够不舒服的。
• 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。