ADJ-GRADED 爱管闲事的;喜欢打听的;八卦的 If you describe someone as nosy, you mean that they are interested in things which do not concern them. 爱管闲事的;喜欢打听的;八卦的 [informal, disapproval]
He was having to whisper in order to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbours.
他不得不小声说,免得被爱管闲事的邻居们听到。
I agree that the press is often too nosy about a candidate's personal history.