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单词 nosy
释义
nosy
adjective
disapproving(alsonosey)
uk
/ˈnəʊ.zi/us
/ˈnoʊ.zi/
C2
toointerestedin what otherpeopleare doing andwantingtodiscovertoo much about them:
好管闲事的；爱打听的
She wascomplainingabout her nosyparents.她在抱怨她父母爱管闲事。
Arathernosey womanonceaskedhim about hispersonallife.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
interested in learning about people or things
  • curiousThe best students are the ones who are curious about everything.
  • inquisitiveShe's such an inquisitive little girl!
  • inquiringThe organization tries to encourage inquiring and analytical young people to go into the sciences.
  • nosy"Did her spouse leave her?" "Well, aren't you rather nosy!"
  • prurientThat reporter has a reputation for being prurient and asking questions that are too invasive.
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More examples
  • Nosyneighbourscan bevaluablesourcesofinformation.
  • Children are nosey bynature.
  • Strictprivacylawsin France usuallydissuadethe nosiest ofreporters.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Curiosity
  • curiosity
  • curiosity killed the catidiom
  • curious
  • curiously
  • curtain twitcher
  • inquiringly
  • inquisitive
  • inquisitively
  • inquisitiveness
  • inquisitorial
  • nosiness
  • nosy parker
  • peeper
  • prurience
  • prurient
  • quizzically
  • snoot
  • stickyournose intosomethingidiom
  • stickyoursnoot in/into (something)idiom
  • thirsty
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Related words

nosily
nosiness
(Definition ofnosyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
nosy
adjective
disapproving(alsonosey)
uk
/ˈnəʊ.zi/us
/ˈnoʊ.zi/
nosier|nosiest
C2
toointerestedin what otherpeopleare doing andwantingtodiscovertoo much about them
好管闲事的；爱打听的
She wascomplainingabout her nosyparents.她在抱怨她父母爱管闲事。

nosy| American Dictionary

nosy
adjective
(alsonosey)
us
/ˈnoʊ·zi/
toointerestedin what otherpeopleare doing andwantingtodiscovertoo much about them:
I was a nosykid.
(Definition ofnosyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnosy

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So, for brother, horse and nose, there is not only fraternal, equine, and nasal, but also brotherly, horsey, andnosy.
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Ironically, sniffing out such meanings may be considered part of the licence that perfumance grants thenosytextual detective.
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There are too manynosyparkers.
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Trixie loves nothing more than gossiping with her fellow colleagues and is quitenosywhen it comes to other people's business.
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The mummies also have the power to make a horrifying face, usually used to scare awaynosybystanders.
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Their efforts are hampered by the arrival of anosyreporter and by the sudden presence of 2-meter tall giant praying mantises.
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Being transported across country by train, the micro-organism is released when anosytrain employee inspects the cargo.
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He is verynosyand knows everything that goes on around the school.
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Being able to be in constant contact with the world becomes anosygeneration where everyone knows everyone's business and everyone's business is everyone else's.
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She was known for playing a variety of disapproving in-laws, motherly landladies,nosyneighbours and helpful housekeepers.
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This may indicate that a person isnosyor rude.
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What he finds upon reaching their vacation destination is a very dilapidated beach house withnosyneighbors.
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She was known asnosy, with a good head for gossip.
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Pierin are described as curious and friendly to the point of beingnosy.
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Typically, this is harmless, such as making thenosyreporter weightless and then pushing him out the door.
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