【语境展示】
1. The man threw a curious look at the fashionable lady.
2. The girl is curious about everything she sees.
3. My father was curious to know what my brother would say.
4. I heard a curious noise last night and it made me very nervous.
【自我归纳】通过以上例句可知:curious表示“好奇的,想知道的”,如句1;可用于be curious about sth. 结构中,如句2;还可用于 ______ 结构中,如句3,表示“想要做某事”;curious还可表示“奇怪的,奇特的”,如句4。
【拓展】
1. curiosity 好奇心,为不可数名词。如:
I’m always full of curiosity about foreign cultures.
我对异国文化一直都非常好奇。
The news aroused a lot of curiosity among the local people.
这条新闻激起了当地人很大的好奇心。