| 词汇 | peculiar |
| 释义 | peculiarWord family nounpeculiaritypeculiumverbpeculiarizeadverbpeculiarlyadjectivepeculiar pe·cu·li·ar /pɪˈkjuːliə $ -ər/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 STRANGEstrange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising 奇怪的；异常的 There was a peculiar smell in the kitchen. 厨房里有一股怪味。 Something peculiar is going on. 出了怪事。 It seems very peculiar that no one noticed Kay had gone. ► see thesaurus at strange 没有人注意到凯已经走了，这好像很奇怪。 2 be peculiar to somebody/something ONLYif something is peculiar to a particular person, place, or situation, it is a feature that only belongs to that person or only exists in that place or situation 为某人/某事物所特有 The problem of racism is not peculiar to this country. 种族歧视问题并非只有这个国家才有。 Examples from the Corpus be peculiar to somebody/something• A particular seasoning may be peculiar to a particular sausage.• On the other hand, most of the signs are peculiar to Crete and that argues for a local origin.• But whether this is peculiar to muscle, or whether other master genes will be found, remains to be discovered.• It is not typically East Anglian but for its black glazed pantiles on the roof which are peculiar to Norfolk.• The few useful studies that exist usually include factors that might be peculiar to one country, or society.• Chap. 5 includes some detail on test methods which are peculiar to polymers and which have been specially developed for them.• The circumstances of Herr Hamnett's disappearance are peculiar to say the least.• We began to wonder about other sources of light that might be peculiar to the extreme hydrothermal vent environment.• The problem of racism is not peculiar to this country. 3 CRAZYbehaving in a strange and slightly crazy way 〔行为〕怪癖的；有点疯狂的 He’s been a little peculiar lately. 最近他有点怪异。 She’s a very peculiar child. 她是个非常古怪的孩子。 4. feel peculiar/come over all peculiar British EnglishBrE informalMIILL to feel slightly ill 感到有点不舒服 Examples from the Corpus peculiar• Some questions seem obvious and others peculiar.• This meat tastes peculiar.• Glenn started acting peculiar after his wife's funeral.• The origins of Gironella's peculiar assemblages lie in his childhood.• During the brief voyage Tom lived in a peculiar atmosphere of doom and of heroic, unselfish courage.• I've been having very peculiar dreams the past few weeks.• All the other peculiar effects of camp environment were bad.• This is our peculiar form of assimilation.• And why would Psyche pay any attention to this peculiar idea?• Martha has been a little peculiar lately.• It was the enlightened afrancesados who were to confuse political issues by their peculiar relation to liberalism.• This cheese has a peculiar smell.• I heard a peculiar warbling from the living room.• She's actually very friendly in her own peculiar way. (1400-1500) Latin peculiaris “of private property, special”, from peculium “private property”, from pecu “cattle” |
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