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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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？
• I'm not one of those nosy landladies.
  我不是那些爱打听的房东。
• 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。
• Do not get nosy, or you'll get into trouble!
  别好管闲事，不然你会惹麻烦的！
• The nosy couple broke in on our conversation.
  那对好管闲事的夫妇闯入我们的交谈。
• He is nosy about my business.
  他爱探听我的事。
• You're a very nosy girl, Kitty cat.
  真是个爱管闲事的姑娘啊，小猫咪。
• 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。