
freak
词源
源自中古英语 freke(勇士),后演变为指畸形人(16世纪),最终发展出当代多重含义。可能与古英语 freca(贪婪者)和德语 Frech(放肆的)同源。
noun
❶ 指行为、外表或想法非常奇怪或与众不同的人,常带有贬义,但有时也用于形容狂热爱好者。
“He's such a computer freak that he spends all night coding.”
(他是个电脑怪才,整晚都在编程。)
“People called her a freak because of her unusual fashion style.”
(因为她独特的穿衣风格,人们称她为怪人。)
verb
❶ 突然变得非常激动、害怕或生气,通常指因某事而情绪失控。
“She freaked out when she saw the spider on her pillow.”
(看到枕头上的蜘蛛时她吓坏了。)
“Don't freak—I was just joking about the test being tomorrow.”
(别慌——我说考试在明天只是开玩笑。)
adjective
❶ 形容极其不寻常或意外的事件或情况,强调其反常性。
“We had a freak snowstorm in the middle of July.”
(我们在七月中旬遭遇了一场反常的暴风雪。)
“The accident was caused by a freak combination of factors.”
(事故是由一系列反常因素共同导致的。)
常见短语
freak out — 指突然变得极度情绪化,可能是害怕、愤怒或兴奋,常用于口语表达。
“I totally freaked out when I saw my childhood idol in person.”
(当我亲眼见到童年偶像时完全激动坏了。)
freak accident — 形容极其罕见且难以预料的意外事件,通常带有不幸的意味。
“The bridge collapse was caused by a freak accident during construction.”
(桥梁坍塌是由施工过程中一起离奇事故导致的。)