Word · Frequency #21634
busybodies
爱管闲事的人
busybodies is the plural of busybody.
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
多含贬义
- 1.
Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
干涉他人事务的人；爱管闲事的人
- 2.
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
干涉他人事务的人
- 3.
A device consisting of three mirrors that, when attached to the wall of a house, allows an occupant to see who is at the front door without a direct line of sight.
一种由三个镜子组成的装置,安装在房屋墙上,使住户无需直接视线即可看到门前的人
干涉他人事务的人；爱管闲事的人；干涉他人事务的人；一种由三个镜子组成的装置,安装在房屋墙上,使住户无需直接视线即可看到门前的人
In use
Our neighbor is a busybody who always asks about our weekend plans.
Please don't be a busybody; leave my letters alone.
The busybodies in the office spread rumors about everyone.
be a busybody
busybody 指爱打听或干预别人私事的人，含贬义；复数形式是 busybodies。
Everyone in the village knows she is a busybody.
村里每个人都知道她是个爱管闲事的人。
some busybody + verb
这里的 some 表示“某个”，不是“一些”。
Some busybody called the police about the noise.
有个多管闲事的人因为噪音报了警。
a busybody who + clause
Connections
Collocations
- nosy busybody
- 爱管闲事的人
- The nosy busybody next door reported us to the landlord.隔壁那个爱管闲事的人向房东告了我们一状。
- interfering busybody
- 爱插手的多管闲事者
- She's an interfering busybody who always gives unwanted advice.她是个爱插手的人，总给别人提没人要的建议。
- local busybody
- 当地爱管闲事的人
- The local busybody is always meddling in other people's relationships.当地那个爱管闲事的人总是插手别人的感情关系。
- office busybody
- 办公室里爱管闲事的人
- The office busybody overheard our conversation and told everyone.办公室里那个爱管闲事的人偷听到我们的谈话，然后告诉了所有人。
- old busybody
- 老爱管闲事的人
- That old busybody is always peeking through her curtains.那个老爱管闲事的人总是透过窗帘偷看。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 busy + body：一个“身体”总在别人那里忙来忙去，就是爱管闲事的“好事之徒”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：邻里和社区话题、日常吐槽、非正式闲聊 这个词通常带有贬义，多用于非正式场合，指爱打听或插手别人私事的人。
Grammar Note
多含贬义，指爱管闲事的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-body' — body, anybody, everybody, nobody, somebody, embody — share the same final /bɒdi/ sound as busybody. Be careful with lookalikes: business /ˈbɪznəs/ and busyness /ˈbɪzinəs/ start like busybody but are not rhymes.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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