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

• 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？
• No nosy neighbours straining their ears* then complaining.
  没有喧闹的邻居，竖着耳朵，整天抱怨。
• Do not get nosy, or you'll get into trouble!
  别好管闲事，不然你会惹麻烦的！
• I don't want nosy reporters in the gym while I work out.
  我训练的时候不想让这些闹哄哄的记者在体育馆里。
• 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。
• The nosy couple broke in on our conversation.
  那对好管闲事的夫妇闯入我们的交谈。
• 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。
• When you ask for the caller's identity., you don't want to sound rude or nosy.
  当你在问道来电者身分时，你的口气确不应该听起来太粗鲁或是东问西问的。
• 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。
• To make a long story short, he's very nosy.
  长话短说，他太好管闲事了。