quirk
英[kwɜːk] 美[kwɜːrk]
"She quirked her head in a peculiar way"
1.(偶然发生的)奇事,趣事
Aquirk is something unusual or interesting that happens by chance.
e.g. By a tantalisingquirk 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。
e.g. The spate of storms and hurricanes in recent years could be a statisticalquirk.
从统计数字上看,近些年来暴风雨和飓风的频发非同寻常。
2.怪癖;古怪的性格
Aquirk is a habit or aspect of a person's character which is odd or unusual.
e.g. Brown was fascinated by people's quirks and foibles.
布朗对人们的种种怪癖十分着迷。
1. 怪癖:其实,吉尔兹认为坚持事实与(解释性的)法律的分离应当被看作是现代西方法中某种类似于怪癖(quirk)的东西. 按照他的观点,在伊斯兰文化、印度文化和马来西亚文化中就没有坚持这样的区分. 相反,这些文化认为事实与表象的不可分离是天经地义的.
2. 急转, 遁词, 怪癖:put on the defensive 迫使采取守势 |quirk 急转, 遁词, 怪癖 | aircraft radio sight 飞机无线电瞄准器
3. 突然弯曲;遁辞;弯曲:quire 一刀;对折的一叠纸 |quirk 突然弯曲;遁辞;弯曲 | quisqueite 高硫钒沥青;硫沥青
4. quirk什么意思
4. 双关语:quire 一刀 |quirk 双关语 |quirkily 诡诈地
The most annoying quirk of his is wearing a cap all the time.
他最令人感到厌恶的怪癖就是无论何时都戴著帽子。
He has a strange quirk of addressing his wife as Mrs Smith.
他很怪,把自己的妻子称作史密斯夫人。
By some quirk of fate the two of us were on the same train.
出于命运安排,我们两人乘上了同一列火车。
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。
a quirky sense of humour
怪异的幽默感
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。
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。
Brown was fascinated by people's quirks and foibles.
布朗对人们的种种怪癖十分着迷。
I'd ignore every one of them now, embrace every quirk or unreasonableness to have him back.
现在, 对这些事情,我情愿都视而不见,情愿接受他的每一个借口或由着他不讲道理,只要他能回来.
What do you think is 6's biggest unknown ( hidden ? ) quirk ( weird habit ) ?
你认为6最大的不为人知的 怪癖 是 什么 ?
Confirmations illustrate an interesting quirk of human behavior: They only work when they are unexpected.
确认对话框显示了人类行为的一个有趣怪癖, 即 它们只在意想不到时起作用.
It can be regarded as merely a mathematical quirk of the theory of weak interactions.
这可被看成仅仅是弱相互作用理论的一种数学上的技巧.
By some quirk of fate the two of us where on the same train.
由于命运的巧妙安排,我们俩乘上了同一列火车.
I developed a bath to come out to sweating all the time today, quirk?
今天我冲了个澡出来就一直在冒汗, 怪事啦?
Others among us , myself included, thought it just an odd quirk.
包括我在内的其他人则认为这只是一种怪癖.
By some quirk of fate the two of us were on the same train.
出于命运安排,我们两人乘上了同一列火车.
By a quirk of fate they have booked into the same hotel.
由于命运的捉弄,他们住进同一家旅馆.
He had a strange quirk of addressing his wife as Mrs Smith.
他很怪,把自己的妻子称作史密斯夫人.
The most annoying quirk of his is wearing a cap all the time.
他最令人感到厌恶的怪癖就是无论何时都戴著帽子.
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。
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。
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。
They had their charms, their interesting quirks.
出自:D. AthillThis..quirk of his made it..impossible for anyone to share their meals with him.
出自:E. PawelThe body quirked back and forth.
出自:New Yorker