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单词 eccentric
释义
eccentric
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈsen.trɪk/us
/ɪkˈsen.trɪk/

eccentricadjective(STRANGE)

strangeorunusual, sometimes in ahumorousway:
怪异的，古怪的；异乎寻常的
eccentricbehaviour怪异的行为
eccentricclothes奇装异服
Synonyms
bizarre
curious(STRANGE)mainlyUK
eerie
flaky(PERSON)informalsometimesoffensive
freakish
funny(STRANGE)
odd(STRANGE)
outlandishdisapproving
peculiar(STRANGE)
spookyinformal
strange(UNUSUAL)
weird
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
strange
  • strangeShe's a strange girl.
  • oddI always thought there was something a bit odd about her.
  • bizarreI had a really bizarre dream last night.
  • weirdHis films are so weird that I can barely get through them.
  • funnyThis lemonade tastes funny.
  • peculiarThe chicken had a peculiar smell.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Strange, suspicious and unnatural
  • aberrant
  • abnormal
  • abnormally
  • add
  • Alice-in-Wonderland
  • freakishness
  • funnily
  • funnily enoughidiom
  • ghostliness
  • ghoul
  • perverse
  • perversely
  • perversity
  • perverted
  • pervy
  • unorthodox
  • wack
  • wackadoodle
  • wackiness
  • wacky
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eccentricadjective(NOT CIRCULAR)

mathematicsspecialized
notperfectlycircular
不正圆的
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geometry: properties of circles & curves
  • amplitude
  • arched
  • bore
  • circularity
  • circumference
  • circumferential
  • concave
  • concavity
  • concentric
  • conic
  • curved
  • curvy
  • elliptical
  • gauge
  • incisura
  • osculate
  • parabolic
  • sinuous
  • sinuously
  • spiral
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eccentrically
eccentric
noun[C]
uk
/ɪkˈsen.trɪk/us
/ɪkˈsen.trɪk/
someone whobehavesin an eccentric way:
行为古怪的人
Mymotheris something of an eccentric.我妈妈有点古怪。
Synonym
oddballinformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Strange, suspicious and unnatural things and people
  • alien
  • anomaly
  • anti-alien
  • Bermuda Triangle
  • corn circle
  • fairy
  • flake
  • kook
  • kryptonite
  • loiterer
  • Martian
  • masochist
  • mutant
  • pervert
  • sicko
  • sociopath
  • space cadet
  • spaceman
  • taniwha
  • Tardis
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(Definition ofeccentricfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

eccentric| American Dictionary

eccentric
adjective
us
/ɪkˈsen·trɪk,ek-/
strangeorunusual, sometimes in anamusingway:
eccentricbehavior

eccentric

noun[C]us
/ɪkˈsen·trɪk,ek-/
She was anelderlyeccentric wholivedwith 25cats.

eccentricity

noun[C/U]us
/ˌek·senˈtrɪs·ɪ·t̬i/
[U]Although hisreputationfor eccentricity was welldeserved, it was nottruethat he hadaskedto beburiedin hiscar.
(Definition ofeccentricfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofeccentric

eccentric
Obsidian eccentrics became quite rare, although their cher t counterpar ts remained common.
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Of course there are mavericks; of course there are eccentrics—freaks, if you like.
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Many of us, indeed, have a feeling that we are living in a country where fantastic hooligans and eccentrics have got the upper hand.
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I do not believe that there is anyone, apart from one or two eccentrics, who is not in favour of the principle.
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They are the problem families; they are the eccentrics of this world.
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Almost its only exponents are a few eccentrics.
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Most of the public think that the eccentrics have already been elected to this place.
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There are a few eccentrics and a few dedicated people who would prefer this.
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Perhaps it was unkind of me to say "bigot", although the world is full of eccentrics who see obscenity where ordinary people do not.
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There are a few eccentrics in favour of it.
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I usually find myself in a minority, and, for that and better reasons, would certainly not wish to blot out all eccentrics or anti-establishment groupings.
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Mostly they can be disregarded as freaks or harmless eccentrics.
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Where, indeed, will be the eccentrics?
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During the past 15 years or so, perhaps we have got rid of some of our eccentrics—but some of them remain, living on, caring for and loving their boats.
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I think along that line it is possible that there may be a few other eccentrics who would like this treatment of the mental defectives to move.
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