| 释义 |
queer /kwɪə(r)/ a. | n. | vt. | phr.
I a.
1. 古怪的，异常的
a queer character 古怪的家伙
Something was definitely queer about this town. 这个镇子上肯定有什么事不对头。
It was the queerest feeling! 这是一种最最怪异的感觉!
2. 〈口〉可疑的
a queer transaction 一笔可疑的交易
queer goings-on 正在发生的可疑事情
3. 〈英口〉〈旧〉不舒服的；眩晕的；想呕吐的
feel queer 感到不舒服
I came over all queer after half an hour. 半小时后我感到头晕目眩，浑身不适。
4. 〈英俚〉有醉意的
5. 〈俚〉假的；无价值的
queer money 伪钞
6. 〈口〉(尤指男子)搞同性恋的
7. 精神失常的
He got knocked on the head last year and he was very queer afterwards. 去年，他头上挨过一击，打那以后脑子很不正常。
8. 〈美俚〉着了迷的 (for,on,about)
be queer for these early-morning conferences 热中于这些清早的会议
II n.
1. 怪人
2. 〈口〉(尤指男性)同性恋者
3. 〈俚〉伪币
No one knows how much queer gets printed every year. 没人知道每年印了多少假钞。
III vt.
〈口〉
1. 毁坏；搞糟
queer one's chances of success 毁了成功的机会
queer one's plans 搞糟计划
Food is what queered the party. 使那次聚会大杀风景的是食物。
2. 使陷入不利(或难堪)境地
queer oneself with the authorities by one's lack of cooperation 因不合作而与当局关系弄僵
[Scot, 乞丐语<? Ger quer crosswise, crooked < OHG twērh] phr. queer sb.'s pitch 见 pitch¹ |