Word · Frequency #13904
freak
…迷;…狂;狂热爱好者
Someone who is extremely enthusiastic or obsessed with something.
常用于构成复合词,如 control freak(控制狂)、fitness freak(健身狂)。
- 1.
Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.
显著异常或不可预测的人或事物
- 2.
A man, particularly a bold, strong, vigorous man.
特别勇敢、强壮、有活力的男人
- 3.
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
明显异常或畸形的人或动物
- 4.
A person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development; often a bodybuilder weighing more than 260 pounds (120 kg).
体格远超正常肌肉发展的人;通常指体重超过260磅的健美运动员
- 5.
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
对某事物极度热衷的人,类似于上瘾
- 6.
An enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.
对某事物有极大热情或极端知识的人
- 7.
A wild dance.
狂野的舞蹈
怪人;怪物;畸形的人(或动物);反常的事;壮汉;魁梧有力的男人;超级健美运动员;肌肉异常发达的人;狂野的舞蹈;怪诞舞;显著异常或不可预测的人或事物
In use
My brother is a total fitness freak; he goes to the gym every single day.
She's a music freak who owns over a thousand albums.
Tech freaks always line up for the latest gadgets on release day.
a bodybuilding freak
Connections
Collocations
- control freak
- 控制狂
- My boss is a total control freak and checks every detail.我老板是个十足的控制狂,每个细节都要检查。
- fitness freak
- 健身狂
- She goes to the gym every day; she's a real fitness freak.她每天都去健身房,真是个健身狂。
- clean freak
- 有洁癖的人
- He is a clean freak who washes his hands constantly.他是个有洁癖的人,不停地洗手。
- freak of nature
- 天生畸形的人(或动物);反常的事物
- The two-headed calf was a freak of nature.那双头小牛是个天生畸形的动物。
Idioms & figurative uses
- control freak
- 控制狂;凡事都要控制别人的人Her boyfriend is such a control freak that he plans every minute of their trips.她男朋友是个控制狂,连旅行的每一分钟都要安排。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 freak 联想为“怪咖”:对某事物狂热到反常的人,行为像怪物般特别,记住“怪人/狂热者”的意思。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常口语、健身/健康话题、兴趣爱好讨论 作“…迷;…狂;狂热爱好者”讲时,多用于非正式口语或轻松书面语,常构成名词短语如 a fitness freak。正式场合中更常用 enthusiast 或 fan。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
本词条 freak 标注为 /frik/,与 -ick 结尾的词(pick /pɪk/、sick /sɪk/、kick /kɪk/)押韵。注意 -eak 拼写词如 beak、leak、peak 通常读 /iːk/,与 /frik/ 发音不同,只是拼写相似。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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