STRANGE1 strange situations, experiences, smells, tastes etc2 strange people, behaviour, objects or ideas3 a strange personRELATED WORDSsee alsoUNUSUALCRAZYMYSTERIOUSFRIGHTENED/FRIGHTENINGMAGICGHOST1 strange situations, experiences, smells, tastes etc 奇怪的情形、经历、气味、味道等strange /streɪndʒ/ [adjective]very different from what you expect or from what usually happens, in a way that makes you feel a little frightened or surprised 奇怪的，奇特的，奇异的 A strange noise woke her up. 一个奇怪的声音把她惊醒了。 I had a strange feeling that I'd been there before. 我有一种奇怪的感觉，觉得我以前去过那里。 Amanda's eyes glowed in a strange way, like a cat's. 阿曼达眼里发出一种奇怪的光，像猫一样。 He seemed to know lots of things about me, but the strange thing is I didn't even tell him my name. 他好像对我了解很多，但奇怪的是，我甚至连名字都没有告诉过他。it is strange that It's strange that you've never met him - he lives in your street. 很奇怪你竟然从来没有碰到过他—他就住在你们那条街上。strangely [adverb] The downtown streets were strangely empty and peaceful. 市中心的街上空无一人，静得出奇。funnyalsooddespecially British /ˈfʌni ɒdǁɑːd/ [adjective]somethingfunny orodd 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 奇怪的，古怪的，难以解释的 There's a funny smell coming from the fridge. 冰箱里发出一股怪味儿。 Thumps and laughter and odd noises were coming out of the living room. 客厅里传出了砰砰声、笑声，还有各种奇怪的声音。it is funny/odd that It seems odd that no one noticed him coming in. 似乎很奇怪，居然没有人注意到他进来。 It's funny that he managed to hit the ball because he never hits it in practice. 真奇怪，他竟击中了球，因为他在练习的时候从来没有击中过。that's funny/that's oddspoken ‘Your keys aren't here.’ ‘That's funny - I'm sure I left them on the table.’ “你的钥匙不在这里。”“那就怪了——我明明放在桌子上的。”oddly [adverb] The eggplant was limp and oddly pale. 那茄子软软的，颜色淡得很奇怪。oddly enough Oddly enough, I didn't feel at all nervous about visiting the prison. 很奇怪，我对探访监狱一点也不感到紧张。peculiar /pɪˈkjuːliəʳ/ [adjective]strange and slightly unpleasant 奇怪的，怪异的 This meat tastes peculiar. 这肉味道很奇怪。 I've been having very peculiar dreams the past few weeks. 过去的几个星期里我一直在做奇怪的梦。 I heard a peculiar warbling from the living room. 我听到客厅里有人用奇怪的颤音在唱歌。mysterious /mɪˈstɪəriəs/ [adjective]use this about something that people know very little about and that is difficult to explain or understand 神秘的，奇怪的，难以解释的 No one could offer an explanation for his mysterious disappearance. 没有人能够为他的神秘失踪作出解释。 I kept getting mysterious phone calls where the caller would hang up as soon as I answered. 我老是接到神秘电话，我一接电话，对方就会挂掉。under mysterious circumstances Two weeks later, the shop burned to the ground under mysterious circumstances. 两个星期以后，这家商店被莫名其妙地烧得一干二净。mysteriously [adverb] Mysteriously, no one had noticed anyone leave or enter the room. 很奇怪，竟然没有人注意到有人进出这房间。weird /wɪəʳd/ [adjective]aweird experience, feeling, sight, or sound is strange and very different from what you are used to 〔经历、情感、景象或声音〕奇怪的，奇异的 She only had lipstick on her bottom lip which looked pretty weird. 她只在下嘴唇上擦了口红，看上去很奇怪。 It's a weird feeling to go back to a place that you lived in a long time ago. 回到很久以前住过的地方，有一种奇怪的感觉。bizarre /bɪˈzɑːʳ, bəˈzɑːʳ/ [adjective]extremely strange, and very different from what is generally considered to be normal, especially in a frightening or slightly worrying way 异乎寻常的，怪诞的〔尤指可怕或令人担心的〕 Woods disappeared in very bizarre circumstances, and no trace of him has ever been found. 伍兹莫名其妙地失踪了，从此下落不明。 It was bizarre - if we took longer than five minutes in the bathroom, we had to explain why to our manager. 这种做法很怪——我们要是待在卫生间里超过五分钟，就得向经理说明原因。eerie /ˈɪəri/ [adjective]strange and frightening 怪诞而可怕的 An eerie howl filled the cave. 恐怖的嚎叫声响彻山洞。 I had the eerie feeling that somebody was watching me. 我有一种可怕的感觉，觉得有人在监视我。 The pumps were shut off now. It was eerie, being in the factory without their sound. 现在油泵都关掉了，在工厂里没有油泵的声音感觉很奇怪。eerily [adverb] The forest around them remained eerily silent. 他们周围的森林寂静得可怕。surreal /səˈrɪəl/ [adjective]extremely strange, because nothing seems connected with real life or normal experiences, and things happen or appear together that do not belong together 荒诞的；梦幻般的；离奇的 Living on the commune turned out to be a surreal experience. 住在群居社区是一种离奇的经历。 The whole trial and the media circus surrounding it was surreal. 这整个审讯，以及媒体围绕此事的炒作，都很离奇。curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ [adjective usually before noun]strange and surprising but interesting, so that you want to know more about it 稀奇古怪的，奇特的 Life in the village was a curious combination of the old and the very new. 这个村子里的生活很奇特，有很古老的习俗，也有最新的时尚。 He had come to some curious arrangement with his landlady. 他与女房东达成了一个奇怪的协定。curiously [adverb] It was a curiously organized office. 那是一间布局很奇特的办公室。ironic /aɪˈrɒnɪkǁaɪˈrɑː-/ [adjective]anironic situation seems strange and amusing, because something happens that you would not expect at all 奇怪的，可笑的，令人啼笑皆非的 Her car was stolen from outside the police station, which is pretty ironic. 她的汽车在警察局外面被盗，真令人啼笑皆非。 One of the study's ironic discoveries is that TV trials educate the public about the justice system better than actual trials. 这个调查的可笑发现之一，就是电视里的审讯比实际的审讯更能教育公众认识司法制度。it is ironic that It's ironic that professional athletes are often such unhealthy people. 讽刺的是，职业运动员往往是很不健康的人。ironically [adverb] Ironically, it was his very success which led to the media attention and his eventual downfall. 具有讽刺意味的是，正是他的成功吸引了媒体的注意，也招致了他后来的失败。2 strange people, behaviour, objects or ideas 奇怪的人、行为、东西或想法strange /streɪndʒ/ [adjective] Pearl was a strange girl who never played with the other children. 珀尔是个奇怪的女孩，她从不跟其他小孩一起玩。 He's very strange - you never really know what he's thinking. 他这人很奇怪—你永远都没法知道他在想什么。 Marla has some strange ideas about raising children. 玛拉对于如何抚养孩子有一些奇怪的想法。strangely [adverb] Witnesses said the man was carrying a gun and behaving strangely. 有目击者说这名男子带着一把枪，行为古怪。eccentric /ɪkˈsentrɪk/ [adjective]aneccentric person has strange and slightly crazy habits or ideas, which people think are amusing 〔习惯或想法〕怪异的，古怪的 Our neighbour is an eccentric old lady who has about 25 cats. 我们的邻居是一个古怪的老太太，她养了大约25只猫。 Mr. Withers is a little eccentric, but he's basically harmless. 威瑟斯先生有点古怪，但是他基本上不会伤害别人。weird /wɪəʳd/ [adjective]strange and slightly frightening, and making you feel uncomfortable 古怪而可怕的，怪异的 I don't really want to spend the evening with Helen - she's so weird. 晚上我不是很想和海伦待在一起—她这人很古怪。 She's dating a really weird guy who's into witchcraft and black magic. 她在和一个很古怪的家伙交往，那人对巫术和魔法很着迷。 The museum has a collection of the weirdest sculptures I've ever seen. 这家博物馆收藏了一批我从来没有见过的奇怪雕塑。bizarre /bɪˈzɑːʳ, bəˈzɑːʳ/ [adjective]extremely strange, and very different from what is generally considered to be normal, especially in a frightening or slightly worrying way 异乎寻常的，怪诞的〔尤指可怕或令人担心的〕 They tell the most bizarre stories about him. 他们在议论他的一些最怪异的事情。！ The marriage between the two stars was as bizarre as it was short-lived. 这两位明星之间的婚姻离奇而短暂。 Colin later took his own life in a bizarre suicide pact with his mother. 科林后来和他母亲签了一个奇怪的自杀协议，结束了自己的生命。bizarrely [adverb] Roland was dressed rather bizarrely in the robes of a priest. 罗兰德穿着神父的长袍，样子相当古怪。outlandish /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/ [adjective]something that isoutlandish is very strange, and not at all like anything you are used to 古怪的，奇特的 Parts of Lisa's story sounded outlandish, and no one would believe her. 莉萨的叙述中有些内容听起来很离奇，没人会相信她。 She came to the party wearing an outlandish costume and blond wig. 她穿了一身古怪的服装，戴着金色的假发来参加聚会。funny/odd /ˈfʌni, ɒdǁɑːd/ [adjective]especially Britishslightly strange and difficult to understand 【尤英】古怪的，难以理解的 Did Anna warn you that her aunt is rather... well, rather odd? 安娜有没有提醒你，她的姨妈有点一有点怪? He's a bit funny - sometimes he's very friendly, other times he just ignores you. 他有点古怪—有时候很友好，有时候又会对你不理不睬。peculiar /pɪˈkjuːliəʳ/ [adjective]slightly strange, and different from what you would normally expect, especially in a way that is either amusing or a little worrying 有点古怪的，异常的〔尤指滑稽或有点令人担心的〕 She's actually very friendly in her own peculiar way. 她实际上很友好，只是方式与众不同罢了。 Glenn started acting peculiar after his wife's funeral. 格伦在妻子的葬礼之后开始表现得很古怪。kinky /ˈkɪŋki/ [adjective]someone who iskinky, or who doeskinky things, has strange ways of getting sexual excitement 性行为反常的 kinky sex 反常的性行为 I think he's a bit kinky - but I like him. 我觉得他在那个方面有点怪—但是我喜欢他。warped /wɔːʳpt/ [adjective]informalsomeone who iswarped has ideas or thoughts that most people think are unpleasant and strange 【非正式】〔思想〕怪诞的 Some of my professors at college were pretty warped. 我上大学时候的一些教授思想很古怪。 In his statement the chief of police said, ‘We are dealing with a warped mind, and we have to take all precautions.’ 警察局长在他的声明中说：“我们面对的是一个思想怪诞的人，我们必须采取一切预防措施。” Only someone with a warped sense of humor would think the accident is funny. 只有有很奇怪的幽默感的人才会认为这样的事故好笑。3 a strange person 一个怪人weirdo /ˈwɪəʳdəʊ/ [countable noun]informalsomeone who is very strange in an unpleasant and sometimes threatening way 【非正式】〔令人不舒服、有时可怕的〕怪人 There's a weirdo who stands in front of the store and talks to himself. 有一个怪人站在商店的前面自言自语。 When I travel by underground I always seem to end up sitting next to some weirdo. 我乘地铁好像总是会坐在某个怪人的旁边。oddball /ˈɒdbɔːlǁˈɑːd-/ [countable noun]informala strange person 【非正式】奇怪的人 Most of my family's OK, but my brother's a bit of an oddball. 我们家多数人都正常，就是我哥哥有点怪。 Growing up, most of the other kids considered me an oddball. 我从小就被大多数别的孩子认为是个怪人。freak /friːk/ [countable noun]informala very strange person, especially one who behaves oddly and has strange ideas 【非正式】怪人〔尤指行为、想法古怪的人〕 The guy is probably just some freak who saw her on TV and decided he loves her. 这家伙说不定只是个什么怪人，他在电视上看到她后，就认定自己爱的就是她了。control/neat/fast food etc freak Her husband's a control freak - he won't let her leave the house without him. 她丈夫是个控制欲极强的人—没有自己陪着就不让她出家门。crank /kræŋk/ [countable noun]Britishsomeone who other people think is strange, especially because they have beliefs, aims, or habits that are thought to be very unusual or too extreme 【英】怪人〔尤因其信仰、目标或习惯被认为异乎寻常〕 Vegetarians were once regarded as cranks. 素食者一度被认为是怪人。 Call me a crank, but I think the world was a lot better before mobile phones came along. 就算我是怪人吧，但我认为移动电话出现之前世界美好得多。