Dying to know Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈdaɪɪŋ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈnoʊ

DY-ing tuh NOH

UK

dˈaɪɪŋ/ /tˈuː/ /nˈəʊ

DY-ing too NOH

释义

To be extremely eager or curious to find out something.

用法与细微差别

Informal and expressive; used to show strong curiosity. Often followed by a question or what you want to know: 'I'm dying to know the news.' Avoid in formal writing.

• Spanish: morirse de ganas de saber
• Portuguese (BR): morrendo de vontade de saber
• Portuguese (PT): morrer de vontade de saber
• Chinese (Simplified): 非常想知道
• Chinese (Traditional): 非常想知道
• Hindi: बहुत जानने के लिए उत्सुक
• Arabic: متحمّس جدًا لمعرفة
• Bengali: জানার জন্য মুখিয়ে আছি - ভীষণ কৌতূহলী
• Russian: умираю от любопытства - не могу дождаться узнать
• Japanese: どうしても知りたい - 気になって仕方がない
• Vietnamese: rất muốn biết - nóng lòng muốn biết
• Korean: 너무 궁금하다 - 궁금해서 못 견디겠다
• Turkish: çok merak etmek - meraktan ölüyorum
• Urdu: جاننے کے لیے بے تاب ہونا - بہت زیادہ متجسس ہونا
• Indonesian: sangat ingin tahu - penasaran sekali

例句

I'm dying to know what happened last night.

basic

Sarah is dying to know her exam results.

basic

We are dying to know your secret.

basic

Come on, I’m dying to know—tell me already!

natural

We’ve all been dying to know if you got the job.

natural

She texted me, ‘I’m dying to know—how did it go?’

natural