单词 | freak |
释义 | freak (friːk ) Word forms: freaks , freaking , freaked 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 A freak event or action is one that is a very unusual or extreme example of its type. Weir broke his leg in a freak accident playing golf. The ferry was hit by a freak wave off the North Wales coast. 2. countable noun [noun NOUN] 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. [informal] Oat bran became the darling of health freaks last year. ...computer freaks. 3. See also control freak 4. countable noun People are sometimes referred to as freaks when their behaviour or attitude is very different from that of the majority of people. [disapproval] Synonyms: aberration, eccentric, anomaly, abnormality 5. countable noun If you refer to someone as a freak, you mean that they are physically abnormal in some way. This use could cause offence. [disapproval] 6. ergative verb If someone freaks, or if something freaks them, they suddenly feel extremely surprised, upset, angry, or confused. [informal] I saw five cop cars pull into the driveway. And I literally freaked. [VERB] Synonyms: go crazy, snap, flip [slang], go berserk Phrasal verbs: freak out phrasal verb If someone freaks out, or if something freaks them out, they suddenly feel extremely surprised, upset, angry, or confused. I remember the first time I went onstage. I freaked out completely. [VERB PARTICLE] I think our music freaks people out sometimes. [VERB noun PARTICLE] It sort of frightens me. I guess I am kind of freaked out by it. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] Translations: Chinese: 不寻常的, 狂热分子 Japanese: 風変わりな, マニア |
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