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

WORD ORIGINeccentric1

Origin:

1500-1600 Late Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros ‘out of the center’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

an eccentric millionaire
Mr. Withers is a little eccentric, but he's basically harmless.
Our neighbour is an eccentric old lady who has about 25 cats.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He wondered how could he remember such eccentric fragments?
Madame Arcati was springing on to tables, falling backwards off stools and dancing eccentric tangos.
Master of the striking Southern image, Carville had some of the same eccentric appeal for reporters as did Ross Perot.
Probable sad answer: cling to it as part of Britain's eccentric genius.
That's why you carefully cultivate eccentric habits to set you apart from others.
The kidnapper met twice with an eccentric representative of the Lindberghs.
They walked slowly along one wall, laughing and talking and only incidentally looking at the eccentric pictures.

THESAURUS► strange

unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand, or that is a little frightening: · What’s that strange noise downstairs?· That’s strange – I’m sure I left my keys on the table.· a strange old man

► funny/odd

especially spoken a little strange and making you feel slightly surprised or worried: · There’s a funny smell in the kitchen.· It’s odd that you can’t remember him at all.

► curious

especially written strange, especially in an interesting way. Curious is a little more formal than strange: · a curious fact· There’s something rather curious about small-town America.· She remembered curious little details.

► mysterious

strange – used about something that people know little about and are unable to explain or understand: · He had disappeared in mysterious circumstances.· There were reports of mysterious lights in the sky.

► eccentric

strange in a way that seems slightly crazy and amusing – used about people and their behaviour: · He lived completely alone and had some slightly eccentric habits.· an eccentric old lady

► peculiar

slightly strange, and different from what you would normally expect – used especially when this is either amusing or worrying: · She sometimes wears rather peculiar clothes.· He had a peculiar expression on his face.

people/behaviour/methods etc► eccentric

behaving in a way that seems rather strange but not frightening: · The house was owned by an eccentric millionaire.· eccentric behaviour

► unconventional

very different from the way people usually behave, think, dress etc, often in a way that seems interesting: · His parents had a rather unconventional lifestyle, and let their children do whatever they pleased.· His approach to business may seem unconventional, but he certainly gets results.

► unorthodox

unorthodox ideas or methods are different from the usual ones, and therefore seem surprising to many people: · He is known for his unorthodox political views.· unorthodox teaching methods

Longman Language Activatorstrange people, behaviour, objects or ideas► strange

· 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.

► eccentric

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.

► weird

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.

► bizarre

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.

► outlandish

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.

► funny/odd

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.

► peculiar

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.

► kinky

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.

► warped

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.

WORD SETS► Maths

abacus, nounalgebra, nounangle, nounarc, nounarea, nounarithmetic, nounarithmetic, adjectivearithmetic progression, nounaxis, nounbar chart, nounbar graph, nounbase, nounbinomial, nounbisect, verbBoolean, adjectiveC, nouncalculator, nouncalculus, nouncanonical, adjectivechord, nouncipher, nouncircumference, nouncircumscribe, verbcompass, nouncomplementary, adjectivecomputation, nouncompute, verbconcentric, adjectivecone, nouncongruent, adjectiveconical, adjectiveconstant, nouncontain, verbcoordinate, nouncoordinate, adjectivecos, cosine, nouncube, nouncubic, adjectivecurvature, nouncurve, nouncut, verbdeci-, prefixdeviation, noundiagonal, adjectivediameter, noundifferential calculus, noundigit, noundimension, noundomain, nouneccentric, adjectiveellipse, nounelliptical, adjectiveequal, adjectiveequal, verbequals sign, nounequation, nounequilateral triangle, nounexponential, adjectiveexpress, verbexpression, nounface, nounfigure, nounflow chart, nounformula, nounfraction, nounfractional, adjectivefunction, noungeometric, adjectivegeometry, noungraph, noungraphically, adverbgraph paper, noungrid, nounHCF, helix, nounheptagon, nounhexagon, nounhistogram, nounhypotenuse, nounimperial, adjectiveimproper fraction, nouninfinity, nouninformation theory, nouninnumerate, adjectiveinto, prepositioninverse, adjectiveisosceles triangle, nounline graph, log, nounlogarithm, nounlong division, nounlozenge, nounmath, nounmathematical, adjectivemathematician, nounmathematics, nounmatrix, nounmean, adjectivemedian, nounmedian, adjectivemetric, adjectiveminus, prepositionminus, nounminus, adjectiveminus sign, nounminute, nounmultiplication, nounmultiplication sign, nounmultiplication table, nounmultiply, verbN, nounnumber, nounnumerate, adjectivenumeration, nounoblong, adjectiveobtuse angle, nounoctagon, nounoval, nounparabola, nounparallel, adjectiveparallelogram, nounpentagon, nounpercentage, nounperimeter, nounperpendicular, nounpi, nounpictogram, nounpie chart, nounplane, nounplane geometry, nounplus, prepositionplus, nounplus, adjectiveplus sign, nounpolygon, nounpolyhedron, nounpower, nounprism, nounprobability, nounproof, nounproportion, nounproposition, nounprotractor, nounquadrangle, nounquadrant, nounquadratic equation, nounquadri-, prefixquadrilateral, nounradius, nounratio, nounrectangle, nounrectilinear, adjectiverecur, verbrhombus, nounright angle, nounright-angled triangle, nounroot, nounruler, nounscale, nounscalene triangle, nounscatter diagram, section, nounsegment, nounsemicircle, nounset square, nounsine, nounslide rule, nounsolid, adjectivesolid, nounsolution, nounsolve, verbsphere, nounsquare, adjectivesquare, nounsquare, verbsquare, adverbsquarely, adverbsquare root, nounsubset, nounsubtract, verbsubtraction, nounsum, nounsurface area, nounsymmetrical, adjectivesymmetry, nountangent, nounterm, nountheorem, nounthreefold, adjectivetimes, prepositiontrapezium, nountriangle, nountrigonometry, nountwo-dimensional, adjectivevalue, nounvariable, nounvector, nounVenn diagram, nounvertex, nounvertical, adjectivevolume, nounwork, verbX, nounx-axis, nouny-axis, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a trifle eccentric/odd/unexpected etc

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► rather

· They present as a major force in society attitudes and tastes which would be regarded as rather eccentric and marginal in Britain.· Mrs Castle had formed a rather eccentric view about my scale of living.· In a recent interview the rather eccentric group claimed to be the disciples of David Icke.· He hadn't really expected to actually see Mrs Constantine; she was gaining a rather eccentric reputation.· Turner suffered from asthma for many years, but persisted with his rather eccentric temperance lecturing.

NOUN► orbit

· In summary the binary consists of two compact stars of not dissimilar mass moving in tight eccentric orbits.· These asteroids may then be disturbed by gravitational perturbations by Jupiter into eccentric orbits, and then evolve into Earth-crossing orbits.· The spacecraft enters into a more eccentric orbit, however the height and position of perigee remains the same.

单词	eccentric
释义	eccentric¹ adjectiveeccentric² noun eccentricec‧cen‧tric1 /ɪkˈsentrɪk/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINeccentric1 Origin: 1500-1600 Late Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros ‘out of the center’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an eccentric millionaire Mr. Withers is a little eccentric, but he's basically harmless. Our neighbour is an eccentric old lady who has about 25 cats. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He wondered how could he remember such eccentric fragments? Madame Arcati was springing on to tables, falling backwards off stools and dancing eccentric tangos. Master of the striking Southern image, Carville had some of the same eccentric appeal for reporters as did Ross Perot. Probable sad answer: cling to it as part of Britain's eccentric genius. That's why you carefully cultivate eccentric habits to set you apart from others. The kidnapper met twice with an eccentric representative of the Lindberghs. They walked slowly along one wall, laughing and talking and only incidentally looking at the eccentric pictures. Thesaurus THESAURUS► strange unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand, or that is a little frightening: · What’s that strange noise downstairs?· That’s strange – I’m sure I left my keys on the table.· a strange old man ► funny/odd especially spoken a little strange and making you feel slightly surprised or worried: · There’s a funny smell in the kitchen.· It’s odd that you can’t remember him at all. ► curious especially written strange, especially in an interesting way. Curious is a little more formal than strange: · a curious fact· There’s something rather curious about small-town America.· She remembered curious little details. ► mysterious strange – used about something that people know little about and are unable to explain or understand: · He had disappeared in mysterious circumstances.· There were reports of mysterious lights in the sky. ► eccentric strange in a way that seems slightly crazy and amusing – used about people and their behaviour: · He lived completely alone and had some slightly eccentric habits.· an eccentric old lady ► peculiar slightly strange, and different from what you would normally expect – used especially when this is either amusing or worrying: · She sometimes wears rather peculiar clothes.· He had a peculiar expression on his face. people/behaviour/methods etc► eccentric behaving in a way that seems rather strange but not frightening: · The house was owned by an eccentric millionaire.· eccentric behaviour ► unconventional very different from the way people usually behave, think, dress etc, often in a way that seems interesting: · His parents had a rather unconventional lifestyle, and let their children do whatever they pleased.· His approach to business may seem unconventional, but he certainly gets results. ► unorthodox unorthodox ideas or methods are different from the usual ones, and therefore seem surprising to many people: · He is known for his unorthodox political views.· unorthodox teaching methods Longman Language Activatorstrange people, behaviour, objects or ideas► strange · 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. ► eccentric 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. ► weird 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. ► bizarre 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. ► outlandish 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. ► funny/odd 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. ► peculiar 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. ► kinky 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. ► warped 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. WORD SETS► Maths abacus, nounalgebra, nounangle, nounarc, nounarea, nounarithmetic, nounarithmetic, adjectivearithmetic progression, nounaxis, nounbar chart, nounbar graph, nounbase, nounbinomial, nounbisect, verbBoolean, adjectiveC, nouncalculator, nouncalculus, nouncanonical, adjectivechord, nouncipher, nouncircumference, nouncircumscribe, verbcompass, nouncomplementary, adjectivecomputation, nouncompute, verbconcentric, adjectivecone, nouncongruent, adjectiveconical, adjectiveconstant, nouncontain, verbcoordinate, nouncoordinate, adjectivecos, cosine, nouncube, nouncubic, adjectivecurvature, nouncurve, nouncut, verbdeci-, prefixdeviation, noundiagonal, adjectivediameter, noundifferential calculus, noundigit, noundimension, noundomain, nouneccentric, adjectiveellipse, nounelliptical, adjectiveequal, adjectiveequal, verbequals sign, nounequation, nounequilateral triangle, nounexponential, adjectiveexpress, verbexpression, nounface, nounfigure, nounflow chart, nounformula, nounfraction, nounfractional, adjectivefunction, noungeometric, adjectivegeometry, noungraph, noungraphically, adverbgraph paper, noungrid, nounHCF, helix, nounheptagon, nounhexagon, nounhistogram, nounhypotenuse, nounimperial, adjectiveimproper fraction, nouninfinity, nouninformation theory, nouninnumerate, adjectiveinto, prepositioninverse, adjectiveisosceles triangle, nounline graph, log, nounlogarithm, nounlong division, nounlozenge, nounmath, nounmathematical, adjectivemathematician, nounmathematics, nounmatrix, nounmean, adjectivemedian, nounmedian, adjectivemetric, adjectiveminus, prepositionminus, nounminus, adjectiveminus sign, nounminute, nounmultiplication, nounmultiplication sign, nounmultiplication table, nounmultiply, verbN, nounnumber, nounnumerate, adjectivenumeration, nounoblong, adjectiveobtuse angle, nounoctagon, nounoval, nounparabola, nounparallel, adjectiveparallelogram, nounpentagon, nounpercentage, nounperimeter, nounperpendicular, nounpi, nounpictogram, nounpie chart, nounplane, nounplane geometry, nounplus, prepositionplus, nounplus, adjectiveplus sign, nounpolygon, nounpolyhedron, nounpower, nounprism, nounprobability, nounproof, nounproportion, nounproposition, nounprotractor, nounquadrangle, nounquadrant, nounquadratic equation, nounquadri-, prefixquadrilateral, nounradius, nounratio, nounrectangle, nounrectilinear, adjectiverecur, verbrhombus, nounright angle, nounright-angled triangle, nounroot, nounruler, nounscale, nounscalene triangle, nounscatter diagram, section, nounsegment, nounsemicircle, nounset square, nounsine, nounslide rule, nounsolid, adjectivesolid, nounsolution, nounsolve, verbsphere, nounsquare, adjectivesquare, nounsquare, verbsquare, adverbsquarely, adverbsquare root, nounsubset, nounsubtract, verbsubtraction, nounsum, nounsurface area, nounsymmetrical, adjectivesymmetry, nountangent, nounterm, nountheorem, nounthreefold, adjectivetimes, prepositiontrapezium, nountriangle, nountrigonometry, nountwo-dimensional, adjectivevalue, nounvariable, nounvector, nounVenn diagram, nounvertex, nounvertical, adjectivevolume, nounwork, verbX, nounx-axis, nouny-axis, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a trifle eccentric/odd/unexpected etc COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► rather · They present as a major force in society attitudes and tastes which would be regarded as rather eccentric and marginal in Britain.· Mrs Castle had formed a rather eccentric view about my scale of living.· In a recent interview the rather eccentric group claimed to be the disciples of David Icke.· He hadn't really expected to actually see Mrs Constantine; she was gaining a rather eccentric reputation.· Turner suffered from asthma for many years, but persisted with his rather eccentric temperance lecturing. NOUN► orbit · In summary the binary consists of two compact stars of not dissimilar mass moving in tight eccentric orbits.· These asteroids may then be disturbed by gravitational perturbations by Jupiter into eccentric orbits, and then evolve into Earth-crossing orbits.· The spacecraft enters into a more eccentric orbit, however the height and position of perigee remains the same. 1behaving in a way that is unusual and different from most people: His eccentric behaviour lost him his job. Aunt Nessy was always a bit eccentric.► see thesaurus at strange, unusual2technical eccentric circles do not have the same centre point → concentric—eccentrically /-kli/ adverb eccentric¹ adjectiveeccentric² noun eccentriceccentric2 noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Many of Dr. Brook's colleagues consider him an eccentric. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Hill had established himself as a local hero and also as something of an eccentric. Pet Heaven was full of rather endearing eccentrics. The Smiths were cast as eccentrics ... which they are. There was never a time when any more than a handful of eccentrics advocated the establishment of a separate black nation-state. They evoke romantic images of humming orchard hives and summer sweetness, presided over by veiled eccentrics steeped in arcane lore. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a trifle eccentric/odd/unexpected etc someone who behaves in a way that is different from what is usual or socially accepted: I was regarded as something of an eccentric.
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