1
- strange; odd奇怪的, 奇异的; 古怪的, 异常的：
she had a queer feeling that they were being watched.
她奇怪地感到她们正受到监视。
1.1
- predic. Brit. informal, dated slightly ill〈英, 非正式, 旧〉略感不适的。
2
- informal, offensive (of a man) homosexual〈非正式, 冒犯〉（男子）同性恋的。
- informal, offensive a homosexual man〈非正式, 冒犯〉同性恋男子。
with obj.
- informal spoil or ruin (an agreement, event, or situation)〈非正式〉毁坏, 搞糟（协议、事件、局面）：
Reg didn't want someone meddling and queering the deal at the last minute.
雷吉不想有人在最后时刻插上一脚, 毁了这桩交易。
USAGE
The word queer was first used to mean 'homosexual' in the early 20th century: it was originally， and usually still is， a deliberately offensive and aggressive term when used by heterosexual people. In recent years， however， gay people have taken the word queer and deliberately used it in place of gay or homosexual, in an attempt， by using the word positively， to deprive it of its negative power. This use of queer is now well established and widely used among gay people （especially as an adjective or noun modifier， as in queer rights; queer bashing） and at present exists alongside the other， deliberately offensive use.
短语
in Queer Street
- Brit. informal, dated in difficulty, typically by being in debt〈英, 非正式, 旧〉（尤指因负债而）陷入困境。
queer someone's pitch
- Brit. spoil someone's plans or chances of doing something, especially secretly or maliciously〈英〉（尤指暗中或不怀好意地）破坏某人的计划, 使某人失去机会。
派生词
queerish
adjectivequeerly
adverbqueerness
noun词源
early 16th cent.: considered to be from German quer 'oblique， perverse'， but the origin is doubtful.