quirk

英 [kwɜːk]

美 [kwɜːrk]

n.  怪异的性格(或行为); 怪癖; (尤指偶发的)怪事，奇事

复数：quirks　过去式：quirked　现在分词：quirking　

考研GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14107 / COCA.12149

牛津词典

noun

• 怪异的性格（或行为）；怪癖
  an aspect of sb's personality or behaviour that is a little strange
• （尤指偶发的）怪事，奇事
  a strange thing that happens, especially by accident
  1. By a strange quirk of fate they had booked into the same hotel.
     真是天缘奇遇，他们住进了同一家旅馆。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (偶然发生的)奇事，趣事
  Aquirkis something unusual or interesting that happens by chance.
  1. By a tantalising quirk of fate, the pair have been drawn to meet in the first round of the championship...
     仿佛是命运的捉弄，这对选手在锦标赛第一轮比赛中就狭路相逢。
  2. The spate of storms and hurricanes in recent years could be a statistical quirk.
     从统计数字上看，近些年来暴风雨和飓风的频发非同寻常。
• N-COUNT 怪癖;古怪的性格
  Aquirkis a habit or aspect of a person's character which is odd or unusual.
  1. Brown was fascinated by people's quirks and foibles.
     布朗对人们的种种怪癖十分着迷。

英英释义

noun

• a narrow groove beside a beading
• a strange attitude or habit
  Synonym:oddityqueernessquirkinesscrotchet

verb

• twist or curve abruptly
  1. She quirked her head in a peculiar way

双语例句

• That quirk dates back to the time when mammals began to evolve.
  而这一现象是从进化哺乳动物的时候才开始出现转折了。
• Just about every banker has some quirk, says Charles Nelson, director of the Baron Group merchant bank.
  差不多每个银行家都有些怪癖，BaronGroup商业银行总监查尔斯•尼尔森（CharlesNelson）说。
• Now, again, this is not some sort of bizarre quirk of a humorous god.
  现在，又一次，这不是幽默的上帝开的古怪玩笑。
• However, my parents, both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing personal quirk that could never pay a mortgage, or secure a pension.
  不过，我的父母，他们都来自贫穷的背景，没有任何一人上过大学，坚持认为我过度的想象力是一个令人惊讶的个人怪癖，根本不足以让我支付按揭，或者取得足够的养老金。
• On the whole, I really enjoyed this space for the pure quirk and whimsy of it.
  从整体上来说，我真的非常享受这个纯净同时充满新奇理念的空间。
• This is the result of a deliberate plan by the Hong Kong regulator rather than a quirk of fate.
  这是香港监管机构有意而为的结果，并非天意如此。
• An individual characteristic; a quirk.
  独特性，特色；特殊的东西；怪癖。
• Quirk# 2: Should the dialog be displayed?
  状况2：是否应该显示对话？
• The miserable economic track record is, in part, a quirk of timing.
  这一糟糕的经济周期运行轨迹，部分来说与时间很巧合。
• She prefers to see Edward's fascination with Bella as a strange quirk& and a transitory one at that.
  她更情愿把爱德华对贝拉的迷恋看成是他的一个怪癖&而且还应只是暂时的。