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单词 bizarrely
释义
bizarrebi‧zarre /bəˈzɑː $ -ˈzɑːr/ ●●○ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINbizarre
Origin:
1600-1700 French, Italian bizzarro ‘always changing, unreasonable’, from Spanish bizarro ‘brave’, perhaps from Basque bizarra ‘beard’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • bizarre religious sects
  • Colin later took his own life in a bizarre suicide pact with his mother.
  • It was bizarre - if we took longer than five minutes in the bathroom, we had to explain why to our manager.
  • The characters Arden creates are often odd and sometimes bizarre.
  • The marriage between the two stars was as bizarre as it was short-lived.
  • They tell the most bizarre stories about him.
  • Woods disappeared in very bizarre circumstances, and no trace of him has ever been found.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A bizarre interpretation occurred to him.
  • First, and perhaps most bizarre, is the field entitled design history.
  • Half the fun is working out where bizarre reality parts from realistic fantasy!
  • The bizarre circumstances of her early life left her with a scatter-shot education and an early talent for embellishing the truth.
  • They are not just a little different, they are bizarre looking.
  • Watching this movie is like having a bizarre, detailed series of dreams just prior to dawn.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSvery strange
very strange or very different from what you are used to: · I had a weird dream last night.· It’s a weird and wonderful place.
extremely strange and different from what is usually considered normal: · It was a bizarre situation.· Mark’s behaviour was really bizarre.
extremely strange and unconnected with real life or normal experiences, like something out of a dream: · His paintings are full of surreal images.· There is something surreal about the climate change talks in Bali.· The plant’s flowers were so big that they seemed almost surreal
very strange – used especially about someone having an unusual ability to do something, or looking surprisingly similar to someone: · She had an uncanny knack (=ability) of putting her finger right on a problem.· Alice had an uncanny resemblance to Josie.· his uncanny ability to pick racing winners
Longman Language Activatorstrange people, behaviour, objects or ideas
· Pearl was a strange girl who never played with the other children.· He's very strange - you never really know what he's thinking.· Marla has some strange ideas about raising children.
an eccentric person has strange and slightly crazy habits or ideas, which people think are amusing: · Our neighbour is an eccentric old lady who has about 25 cats.· Mr. Withers is a little eccentric, but he's basically harmless.
strange and slightly frightening, and making you feel uncomfortable : · I don't really want to spend the evening with Helen - she's so weird.· She's dating a really weird guy who's into witchcraft and black magic.· The museum has a collection of the weirdest sculptures I've ever seen.
extremely strange, and very different from what is generally considered to be normal, especially in a frightening or slightly worrying way: · They tell the most bizarre stories about him.· The marriage between the two stars was as bizarre as it was short-lived.· Colin later took his own life in a bizarre suicide pact with his mother.
something that is outlandish is very strange, and not at all like anything you are used to: · Parts of Lisa's story sounded outlandish, and no one would believe her.· She came to the party wearing an outlandish costume and blond wig.
especially British slightly strange and difficult to understand: · Did Anna warn you that her aunt is rather... well, rather odd?· He's a bit funny - sometimes he's very friendly, other times he just ignores you.
slightly strange, and different from what you would normally expect, especially in a way that is either amusing or a little worrying: · She's actually very friendly in her own peculiar way.· Glenn started acting peculiar after his wife's funeral.
someone who is kinky , or who does kinky things, has strange ways of getting sexual excitement: · kinky sex· I think he's a bit kinky - but I like him.
informal someone who is warped has ideas or thoughts that most people think are unpleasant and strange: · Some of my professors at college were pretty warped.· In his statement the chief of police said, "We are dealing with a warped mind, and we have to take all precautions."· Only someone with a warped sense of humor would think the accident is funny.
strange situations, experiences, smells, tastes etc
very different from what you expect or from what usually happens, in a way that makes you feel a little frightened or surprised: · A strange noise woke her up.· I had a strange feeling that I'd been there before.· Amanda's eyes glowed in a strange way, like a cat's.· He seemed to know lots of things about me, but the strange thing is I didn't even tell him my name.it is strange that: · It's strange that you've never met him - he lives in your street.
also odd especially British something funny or odd is a little strange and it makes you feel slightly worried or surprised because you cannot explain it or you do not know what it is: · There's a funny smell coming from the fridge.· Thumps and laughter and odd noises were coming out of the living room.it is funny/odd that: · It seems odd that no one noticed him coming in.· It's funny that he managed to hit the ball because he never hits it in practice.that's funny/that's odd spoken: · "Your keys aren't here." "That's funny - I'm sure I left them on the table."
strange and slightly unpleasant: · This meat tastes peculiar.· I've been having very peculiar dreams the past few weeks.· I heard a peculiar warbling from the living room.
use this about something that people know very little about and that is difficult to explain or understand: · No one could offer an explanation for his mysterious disappearance.· I kept getting mysterious phone calls where the caller would hang up as soon as I answered.under mysterious circumstances: · Two weeks later, the shop burned to the ground under mysterious circumstances.
a weird experience, feeling, sight, or sound is strange and very different from what you are used to: · She only had lipstick on her bottom lip which looked pretty weird.· It's a weird feeling to go back to a place that you lived in a long time ago.
extremely strange, and very different from what is generally considered to be normal, especially in a frightening or slightly worrying way: · Woods disappeared in very bizarre circumstances, and no trace of him has ever been found.· It was bizarre - if we took longer than five minutes in the bathroom, we had to explain why to our manager.
strange and frightening: · An eerie howl filled the cave.· I had the eerie feeling that somebody was watching me.· The pumps were shut off now. It was eerie, being in the factory without their sound.
extremely strange, because nothing seems connected with real life or normal experiences, and things happen or appear together that do not belong together: · Living on the commune turned out to be a surreal experience.· The whole trial and the media circus surrounding it was surreal.
strange and surprising but interesting, so that you want to know more about it: · Life in the village was a curious combination of the old and the very new.· He had come to some curious arrangement with his landlady.
an ironic situation seems strange and amusing, because something happens that you would not expect at all: · Her car was stolen from outside the police station, which is pretty ironic.· One of the study's ironic discoveries is that TV trials educate the public about the justice system better than actual trials.it is ironic that: · It's ironic that professional athletes are often such unhealthy people.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Flowers joined the list of sinning Saints, but there won't be a more bizarre booking this season.· Their delusions are indeed more bizarre, such as thoughts being broadcast into their heads or being controlled by men from Mars.· The truth was both more mundane and more bizarre.· That remarkable achievement seems more bizarre with every passing day.· Reality was proving far more bizarre than anything Polly's subconscious mind had been conjuring up.· Even more bizarre cases of expensive regulatory adventures abound.· They've accommodated far more bizarre ones in the past.· Even more bizarre was the terminology the firm used to describe its internal problems.
· The most bizarre and incredible aspect of this case was what followed.· This was more than just a belated postscript to one of the closest and most bizarre elections in history.· For at the table's head sat the most bizarre Scarabae of all.· Perhaps it is the inevitable curiosity summoned by one of the most bizarre and unnerving crimes of the century.· First, and perhaps most bizarre, is the field entitled design history.· And this association is the one which produces Summers's most bizarre evidence.· Perhaps the most bizarre example involves Bill Hoskins, a masters student in exploratory physics.· One of the most bizarre things I saw was the lengthy and intricate preparation for the blessing of a new furniture store.
· The beauty of that late summer came to seem, finally, quite bizarre.· There are well-formed sensory impressions, though sometimes quite bizarre.· It's odd how faults, often quite bizarre ones, come in pairs in these tests.· It seems quite bizarre that people who play other people's records for a living can reach these dizzy heights of stardom.
· The offences committed by such people are at times of a rather bizarre nature and may be trivial or serious.· Thus it was Gorbachev who took the lead in promoting the next summit, using rather bizarre tactics to bring it about.· This choice of weapons seemed rather bizarre.· I remember at one rehearsal the Don Giovanni came on stage in a rather bizarre costume.· His particular application of Benveniste's terms is actually rather bizarre and unproductive.
· So astonishing are the anecdotes, so bizarre the characters, that eventually the reader has to suspend a truckload of disbelief.· The symptoms may be so bizarre that the disorder is misdiagnosed as a psychogenic condition.· In fact, so bizarre are these minuscule penile structures that boffins will often rely on them to tell various insects apart.· Create coincidence so bizarre they have to believe it.· Because it is so bizarre it is not possible to go down a very new route of comedy without appearing derivative.· The case has gotten so bizarre that Sen.
· It was at this point that he began to realize what a very bizarre and difficult case he had fallen into.· It would be very bizarre if I was respected solely because of these awards.· It was a wonderful piece. Very bizarre.
NOUN
· How did this bizarre situation come about?· White deejays' desire to sound black resulted in some bizarre situations.
· The bizarre thing was, I don't think they realised this.· This is a bizarre thing, this national disgust hanging over the World Series like the smell of old tuna.· One of the most bizarre things I saw was the lengthy and intricate preparation for the blessing of a new furniture store.· This has been the strangest, the most bizarre thing I have ever witnessed.
· It was such a bizarre twist that we couldn't see how anyone would find a way around it.· In a bizarre twist, the continuing rise in fuel taxes could force the petrol companies themselves to hike prices further.
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