英:[ˈnəʊzi:]
美:[ˈnozi]
英:[ˈnəʊzi:]
美:[ˈnozi]
adj.
<口>好管闲事的
爱追问的
大鼻子的
有香味(或臭味)的
nos·ey
no zi
nosier, nosiest
词根:nose
adj.nosy 好管闲事的;爱追问的;大鼻子的
nosed 有…鼻子的
n.nose 鼻子;嗅觉;突出的部分;探问
nosiness 好打听;爱管闲事
v.nosed 嗅;侦察出(nose的过去分词)
vi.nose 小心探索着前进;探问
vt.nose 嗅;用鼻子触
Adjective
1. offensively curious or inquisitive;
"curious about the neighbor's doings"
"he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"
"prying eyes"
"the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"
见 nosy。
nose >entry 1
The first known use of nosy was in 1828
nostalgianoun
a longing for something past
nosyadjective
of a prying or inquisitive disposition or quality : intrusive
nosyadjective
of a prying or inquisitive disposition or quality : intrusive
1 “But please, we don’t know very much yet,” said a nosey and snorty kind of voice.
2 The Second had told me that 'the nosey blighter' had been making inquiries about the coal, with sly innuendoes dusted over his sapient remarks.
3 "That's what you get for being nosey and not paying attention."
4 I was taking photos of a couple of trees and when I walked back to my car I was followed by this herd of nosey cows.
我正在拍摄两棵树的照片,当我走回汽车的时候,被这群爱管闲事的奶牛跟随着。
5 But if we act as a community or group that cares about each other in a way that is respectful,” that’s different than idle gossip or being a nosey neighbor, Berkowitz says.
6 Asked why he killed the cat, the man reportedly said, “because it is evil and nosey.”
7 I hope you don't think I'm nosey.
希望你不认为我好管闲事。
8 I've always found her unbearably nosey.
我发觉她总爱管闲事真让人受不了.
9 a nosy coworker sat down right next to us as we were having an unmistakably private conversation
10 More importantly, it also allows nosey-parker anthropologists to formulate their prying questions in such a roundabout manner as to bypass the privacy rules.
更重要的是,这些谈资也让那些喜欢窥探别人隐私的社会学家巧妙地达到目的,同时不侵犯别人的隐私。
11 This USB drive sits inside a watch which means that you can slink into your office with this handy contraption right under the nose of the nosey security guards.
这款USB驱动器是被安装在手表里的,这就意味着你可以用这个便携装置在好管闲事的保卫人员的眼皮底下堂而皇之地进入你的办公室。
12 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?
13 To keep nosey parkers and police from objecting, he pulls down Tadioto's shutters when proceedings go late.
14 You having a holiday then?" asks the nosey Ally A, "I thought the series was four tests over four weeks.
15 You know, visiting teachers always are so nosey,” added Tess with more frankness than good taste.
16 What if his mother—or nosy kid sister Hyacinth—saw it?
17 Now... forgive me for being nosey but... you said you were too busy working to have a love life. So... who was that beautiful woman you were with?
现在…原谅我八卦,可是…你说你工作太忙了,没时间谈恋爱。所以…昨晚跟你一起的那位漂亮女士是谁呀?
18 Photograph: Christophe Simon/EPA Human beings are restless, nosey and aggressive.
19 Debenhams' chairman has said the firm was forced to rush out an early trading statement on Monday to stop "nosey neighbours" gossiping about its future.
20 One of the reasons I tend not to mind the tinny hiss of other people’s headphones on public transport is that I am a horribly nosey person.
1 爱管闲事的