Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense freaks, present participle freaking, past tense, past participle freaked
1ADJ [ADJ n]反常的;怪异的;极端的 A freak event or action is one that is a very unusual or extreme example of its type. 反常的;怪异的;极端的
Weir broke his leg in a freak accident playing golf.
韦尔因为一次打高尔夫时发生的离奇事故折断了腿。
The ferry was hit by a freak wave off the North Wales coast.
渡船在北威尔士海岸附近被一股反常的海浪击中。
2N-COUNT [n NOUN](对某事物或活动痴迷的)…狂 If you describe someone as a particular kind of freak, you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about a thing or activity, and often seem to think about nothing else. (对某事物或活动痴迷的)…狂 [informal]
Oat bran became the darling of health freaks last year.
4N-COUNT 怪人;怪胎 People are sometimes referred to as freaks when their behaviour or attitude is very different from that of the majority of people. 怪人;怪胎 [disapproval]
However, outside of these institutions the black thinking woman is looked upon as a freak.
然而,在这些机构之外,有思想的黑人女性被当作怪胎看待。
Not so long ago, transsexuals were regarded as freaks.
5N-COUNT 畸形(人)(可能具冒犯意味) If you refer to someone as a freak, you mean that they are physically abnormal in some way. This use could cause offence. 畸形(人)(可能具冒犯意味) [disapproval]
6V-ERG (使)吃惊;(使)不安;(使)恼怒;(使)困惑 If someone freaks, or if something freaks them, they suddenly feel extremely surprised, upset, angry, or confused. (使)吃惊;(使)不安;(使)恼怒;(使)困惑 [informal] [Also VERB n]
I saw five cop cars pull into the driveway. And I literally freaked. [VERB]
我看到 5 辆警车开进了我家的车道。我简直吓坏了。
I think they got freaked by women laughing at them. [getVERB-ed]
7PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)吃惊;(使)不安;(使)恼怒;(使)困惑 If someone freaks out, or if something freaks them out, they suddenly feel extremely surprised, upset, angry, or confused. (使)吃惊;(使)不安;(使)恼怒;(使)困惑 [informal] [Also VERB n]
I remember the first time I went onstage. I freaked out completely.
我还记得自己第一次登台的情形。我完全吓坏了。
I think our music freaks people out sometimes.
我想我们的音乐有时会吓着大家。
It sort of frightens me. I guess I am kind of freaked out by it.
1 (informal) person with a very strong interest in sth迷戀者ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤computer, fitness, health, speed電腦迷;健身狂;養生迷;速度狂◇For the real speed freak, there is a fuel-injection version of the car.對於那些玩命追求極速的車迷來說,現有一種燃油噴射的車型。➤control控制狂◇Her dad is a total control freak.她爸爸是個不折不扣的控制狂。➤neat (NAmE) 有潔癖的人◇I'm such a neat freak that I clean up after other people.我是個有潔癖的人,其他人一走我就要徹底打掃。PHRASES➤a bit of a freak有點兒痴迷freak
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2strange/unusual event不尋常的事PREPOSITION | PHRASESPREPOSITION➤freak of⋯的怪事◇This was no more than a freak of history.這只不過是歷史上的一件怪事罷了。PHRASES➤a freak of nature畸形的人/動植物freak
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3sb who is considered to be strange怪人ADJECTIVE | VERB + FREAK | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤total十足的怪人▸➤sick (especially NAmE) 極為變態的人◇What kind of sick freak is this guy?這傢伙是個什麼樣的變態之人?VERB + FREAK➤feel like覺得像個怪物▸➤regard sb as, see sb as把某人當成/看成怪物◇Other students regarded him as a freak.其他學生把他當成怪物。PHRASES➤a bit of a freak有點兒像個怪物◇I felt like a bit of a freak in my strange clothes.穿着奇裝異服,我覺得自己有點兒像個怪物。