| 单词 | funky |
| 释义 | funky (once / 11657 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj 4adj Something that's funky has a strong musical rhythm or beat, and a deep bluesy sound. You might practice some funky bass lines before auditioning for your school's jazz band. Funky tunes have some of the spirit of the 1960s-era music genre called funk, a branch of R&B that's influenced by soul and jazz music. Rhythm is so important in funky music that the drums and bass are emphasized, melody less so. Based on this cool music, funky also means "stylish" or "hip:" "Mom, those pants are totally funky." The word's original meaning, however, was "stinky," specifically when discussing the smell of aged cheese. WORD FAMILYfunky: funkier, funkiest+/funk: funked, funking, funks, funky USAGE EXAMPLESDance to the funky sounds of the Experience Brass Band from 10 p.m. until last call, interrupted only by a midnight champagne toast. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) I think it was this funky cycle we were in. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) And is it okay for outsiders to alter a region’s food because they think it’s too funky for the stereotypical American palate? Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1 adj (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues 2Syn low-down emotional of more than usual emotion adj stylish and modern in an unconventional way 3she likes funky clothes we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style Syn unconventional not conventional or conformist adj offensively malodorous 4the kitchen smelled really funky Syn fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling having an unpleasant smell adj in a state of cowardly fright Syn cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted |
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