nosy

CET-4 FREQ #11536

a. 大鼻子的, 好管闲事的, 爱打听的 n. 大鼻者

发音

UK /ˈnəʊziː/
US /ˈnoʊzi/

词形变化

nosies 复数 nosies nosied nosies 三单 nosying nosying 现在分词 nosied 过去式 nosied 过去分词 nosier 比较级 more nosy 比较级 nosiest 最高级 most nosy 最高级

别名

nosey

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity.

    英国 俚语

    I might wander down to the construction site for a nosy at what they're building.

  2. 2.

    A nose.

    罕用
v.
  1. 1.

    To pry into something.

    非正式

    My brother always nosies into my diary.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.

    多管闲事

    They built tall fences, yet the nosy neighbors always seemed to know everything about them.

  2. 2.

    Having a large or elongated nose.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

prying snoopy nosey

近义相关 1

curious

相关短语

nosy parker 爱管闲事的人；好事者 nosy parkers nosy parkering nosy parkered nosy Nancy nosey parker 爱管闲事的人

词源

From nose + -y.

来源：wiktionary