| 词汇 | curtain-twitching |
| 释义 | curtain twitching noun[ U ] UKinformaldisapprovinguk /ˈkɜː.tən ˌtwɪtʃ.ɪŋ/ us /ˈkɝː.tən ˌtwɪtʃ.ɪŋ/ the activity of trying to find out what your neighbours are doing by looking out of the window without being seen: 打听、刺探邻里间的隐私 I can just imagine the curtain twitching when they moved into the area.我都能想象他们搬到那个地区时邻居们八卦的样子。 The curtain twitching was kept to a minimum, but neighbours maintained an air of suspicion when she returned home after her arrest. Those prone to curtain twitching and lifting the telephone to complain of any innocent exhibition of youthful high spirits will feel empowered by this legislation. This is exactly the sort of small-minded curtain twitching that really gets on my nerves. Such curtain twitching is all too common in this neighbourhood. There's more curtain twitching on TV tonight in Desperate Housewives. Curiosity curiosity curiosity killed the catidiom curious curious about something curiously inquisitive inquisitively inquisitiveness inquisitorial meddlesome nosy parker out of curiosity peeper prurience pruriency quizzically satisfy someone's curiosity stick your nose into somethingidiom stick your snoot in/into (something)idiom thirsty |
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