nosy

adjective
🔊/ˈnəʊzi/
🔊/ˈnəʊzi/
(also nosey)
(informal, disapproving)
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  1. too interested in things that do not involve you, especially other people’s affairs 好管闲事的;爱打听的synonym inquisitive
    • nosy neighbours好管闲事的邻居
    • Don't be so nosy—it's none of your business.别管那么多闲事,这与你无关。🔊🔊
    • Being the nosy type, I stopped to ask what they were doing.由于是爱管闲事,我停下来问他们在做什么。
    Topics Personal qualitiesb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNosy is used with these nouns:
    • neighbour
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