quirk
英 [kwɜːk]
美 [kwɜːrk]
n. 怪异的性格(或行为); 怪癖; (尤指偶发的)怪事，奇事
复数：quirks 过去式：quirked 现在分词：quirking
Collins.1 / BNC.14107 / COCA.12149
牛津词典
noun
- 怪异的性格（或行为）；怪癖
an aspect of sb's personality or behaviour that is a little strange - （尤指偶发的）怪事，奇事
a strange thing that happens, especially by accident- By a strange quirk of fate they had booked into the same hotel.
真是天缘奇遇，他们住进了同一家旅馆。
- By a strange quirk of fate they had booked into the same hotel.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (偶然发生的)奇事，趣事
Aquirkis something unusual or interesting that happens by chance.- By a tantalising quirk of fate, the pair have been drawn to meet in the first round of the championship...
仿佛是命运的捉弄，这对选手在锦标赛第一轮比赛中就狭路相逢。 - The spate of storms and hurricanes in recent years could be a statistical quirk.
从统计数字上看，近些年来暴风雨和飓风的频发非同寻常。
- By a tantalising quirk of fate, the pair have been drawn to meet in the first round of the championship...
- N-COUNT 怪癖;古怪的性格
Aquirkis a habit or aspect of a person's character which is odd or unusual.- Brown was fascinated by people's quirks and foibles.
布朗对人们的种种怪癖十分着迷。
- Brown was fascinated by people's quirks and foibles.
英英释义
noun
- a narrow groove beside a beading
- a strange attitude or habit
verb
- twist or curve abruptly
- She quirked her head in a peculiar way
双语例句
- Quirk# 2: Should the dialog be displayed?
状况2：是否应该显示对话？ - 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。 - I also discovered that XFS has a singular performance quirk: it doesn't delete files very quickly; it was easily bested by both ReiserFS and ext3 in this area.
我还发现XFS有一个单点性能缺陷：它删除文件不是很快；在这一方面，ReiserFS和ext3轻易地胜过了它。 - This is the result of a deliberate plan by the Hong Kong regulator rather than a quirk of fate.
这是香港监管机构有意而为的结果，并非天意如此。 - The standard theory of bad moods is rooted in a psychological quirk known as ego depletion.
有关坏情绪的标准理论源于心理学上的“自我损耗”。 - An individual characteristic; a quirk.
独特性，特色；特殊的东西；怪癖。 - That quirk dates back to the time when mammals began to evolve.
而这一现象是从进化哺乳动物的时候才开始出现转折了。 - Others among us, myself included, thought it just an odd quirk.
包括我在内的其他人则认为这只是一种怪癖。 - What do you think is 6's biggest unknown ( hidden?) quirk ( weird habit)?
你认为6最大的不为人知的怪癖是什么？ - Just about every banker has some quirk, says Charles Nelson, director of the Baron Group merchant bank.
差不多每个银行家都有些怪癖，BaronGroup商业银行总监查尔斯•尼尔森（CharlesNelson）说。