音标:[kwә:k] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 古怪举动, 俏皮话, 急转
n. a narrow groove beside a beading
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词型变化:名词复数形式 : quirks
考试类型:[考研/GRE]
词性分布:
名词92%
动词8%

quirk的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The most annoying quirk of his is wearing a cap all the time.他最令人感到厌恶的怪癖就是无论何时都戴著帽子。
  2. He has a strange quirk of addressing his wife as Mrs Smith.他很怪,把自己的妻子称作史密斯夫人。
  3. By some quirk of fate the two of us were on the same train.出于命运安排,我们两人乘上了同一列火车。

词汇搭配

  • quirk bead槽隔小圆

经典引文

  • They had their charms, their interesting quirks.

    出自:D. Athill
  • This..quirk of his made it..impossible for anyone to share their meals with him.

    出自:E. Pawel
  • The body quirked back and forth.

    出自:New Yorker
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