Quirk
[ kwɝk ]
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n. 奇事，巧合;怪癖;突然的弯曲;
📝 例句
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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。
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 a quirk of fate they have booked into the same hotel.
由於命运的捉弄，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.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“阔客”:阔绰的客人都有怪僻
※ qu-拼音“去”,irk-使厌倦,谐音“饿渴”:去寻找饿渴的状态→怪癖
※ qu-拼音“去”,ir-谐音“2”,k-拼音“克”:作为医生的我让患者吃药每次几片。结果一个病人非要2克,就是要求去掉2克的剂量,遇到这种情况我一定会认为她有怪僻,遇到这种病人只是遇到了奇事
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
quirk
n
1 habit or action that is peculiar to sb/sth （某人[某事物]特有的）习惯, 举动
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.
2 accident; coincidence 偶然的事; 巧合
one of those odd historical quirks 偶发的历史事件
By a quirk of fate they had booked into the same hotel. 由於命运的捉弄, 他们住进同一家旅馆.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kwә:k]n. 古怪举动, 俏皮话, 急转
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Thank you very much, But I guess I'd better do it myself.
谢谢你，但我想我最好还是自己做。
As far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.
就我而言，你可以自便。
In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
一片片的绿草开始出现在这片烧焦的土地上，代替了多少世纪以来一直生长在那里的参天大树。