nosey

英 [ˈnəʊzi]

美 [ˈnoʊzi]

adj.  爱管闲事的;喜欢打听的;八卦的

过去式：noseyed　

BNC.24128 / COCA.39486

柯林斯词典

• → see:nosy

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:nosypryingsnoopy

双语例句

• I've always found her unbearably nosey.
  我发觉她总爱管闲事真让人受不了。
• Nosey netizens, as usual, have launched a search for the lady.
  喜欢刨根问底的网民像往常一样，已经开始对小月月进行人肉搜索了。
• But the joys of owning the coolest toy in the universe ends when a nosey government agent arrives in town to hunt down the "alien" invader.
  但是当多事的政府调查员来到小镇捉拿“外星人”入侵者的时候，拥有宇宙中最酷的玩具的喜悦结束了。
• I like listening to their private phone calls, in a nosey sort of way.
  我喜欢听他们的私人电话，有点好管闲事的意味。
• When asked why they behaved like they did, 6% of parents blamed their 'overprotective' instincts and14% admitted they were just being 'nosey'.
  当被问及为什么这么做的时候，6%的父母将这一行为归咎于自己对孩子“过分保护”的本能，还有14%的人承认他们只不过是有点“爱管闲事”罢了。
• Now is it just me, or are chemists getting increasingly nosey?
  究竟是我还是药剂师变得越来越好管闲事了？
• Debbie is a bit of a nosey Parker but she always knows the latest gossip.
  戴比有点爱管闲事，但她总是知道最近的传闻。
• R: then why did you say he is a nosey parker?
  记者：那为什么说他是管家婆？