英语词汇“queer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

queer

(kwɪəʳ )

Word forms: queerer , queerest , queers , queering, queered

1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

Queer means relating to people whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual or whose gender identity is not traditionally male or female.

...contemporary queer culture.

...queer activism.

2. countable noun

A queer is someone whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual or whose gender identity is not traditionally male or female. This use can sometimes cause offence. [informal]

Queer is also an adjective.

...queer men.

3. verb

To queer something is to see it, examine it, or show it from a queer perspective.

A robust introduction takes the reader through the debates around queering modernism.

Whatever else it does, a queered museum can definitely put a spring in your step.

queering uncountable noun

The queering of traditionally straight venues is on the rise.

4. adjective

Something that is queer is strange. [old-fashioned]

If you ask me, there's something a bit queer going on.

Synonyms: strange, odd, funny, unusual

5. queer someone's pitch phrase

If you queer someone's pitch, you do something that makes it difficult for them to achieve what they want to achieve. [informal]

I don't want to queer our pitch just as we go into a general election.

That sort of thing could easily queer the pitch for those of us still patiently waiting our turn.

Idioms:

queer someone's pitch [mainly British]

to make it very difficult for someone to achieve what they are trying to do

We did everything for you here, and you repay the school by doing your best to queer the pitch for us at a college to which we normally send our best boys.

单词	queer
释义	queer (kwɪəʳ ) Word forms: queerer , queerest , queers , queering, queered 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Queer means relating to people whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual or whose gender identity is not traditionally male or female. ...contemporary queer culture. ...queer activism. 2. countable noun A queer is someone whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual or whose gender identity is not traditionally male or female. This use can sometimes cause offence. [informal] Queer is also an adjective. ...queer men. 3. verb To queer something is to see it, examine it, or show it from a queer perspective. A robust introduction takes the reader through the debates around queering modernism. Whatever else it does, a queered museum can definitely put a spring in your step. queering uncountable noun The queering of traditionally straight venues is on the rise. 4. adjective Something that is queer is strange. [old-fashioned] If you ask me, there's something a bit queer going on. Synonyms: strange, odd, funny, unusual 5. queer someone's pitch phrase If you queer someone's pitch, you do something that makes it difficult for them to achieve what they want to achieve. [informal] I don't want to queer our pitch just as we go into a general election. That sort of thing could easily queer the pitch for those of us still patiently waiting our turn. Idioms: queer someone's pitch [mainly British] to make it very difficult for someone to achieve what they are trying to do We did everything for you here, and you repay the school by doing your best to queer the pitch for us at a college to which we normally send our best boys. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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