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

eccentricadjective (STRANGE)


strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way: 怪异的,古怪的;异乎寻常的
eccentric behaviour怪异的行为
eccentric clothes奇装异服
Synonyms
bizarre
curious(STRANGE)
eerie
flaky(PERSON)informal sometimes offensive
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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Strange, suspicious and unnatural
aberrant
aberrantly
abnormal
abnormally
add
freakishly
freakishness
funnily
funnily enoughidiom
ghostliness
perverse
perversely
perversity
perverted
pervy
unorthodox
wack
wackadoodle
wackily
wackiness

eccentricadjective (NOT CIRCULAR)


mathematics specialized
not perfectly circular不正圆的
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Geometry: properties of circles & curves
amplitude
arched
bore
circularity
circumferential
concavity
concentric
concentrically
conic
curvy
domed
girth
globular
incisura
lenticular
lentiform
osculate
parabolic
rounded
spiral

Related word


eccentrically
eccentric
noun[ C ]
uk /ɪkˈsen.trɪk/ us /ɪkˈsen.trɪk/
someone who behaves in an eccentric way: 行为古怪的人
My mother is 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
flake
grotesque
kook
kryptonite
loiterer
Martian
perviness
quirk
screwball
sicko
sociopath
sociopathic
spaceman
weirdo
whack job

eccentric | American Dictionary


eccentric
adjective
us/ɪkˈsen·trɪk, ek-/
strange or unusual, sometimes in an amusing way:
eccentric behavior

eccentric


noun[ C ]us/ɪkˈsen·trɪk, ek-/
She was an elderly eccentric who lived with 25 cats.

eccentricity


noun[ C/U ]us/ˌek·senˈtrɪs·ɪ·t̬i/
[ U ]Although his reputation for eccentricity was well deserved, it was not true that he had asked to be buried in his car.

Examples of eccentric


eccentric
Obsidian eccentrics became quite rare, although their cher t counterpar ts remained common.
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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