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quirks
怪癖；古怪之处
quirks is the plural of quirk.
核心释义
A peculiar habit or mannerism; something unusual in a person's behaviour or in the way something is done.
- 1.
怪癖；轻微故障；独特习惯；某人或某事物风格上的异常之处。
An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
- 2.
线脚与拱腹之间纵向的凹槽；分隔线脚上部的锐角。
An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a molding and a soffit.
（线脚等的）凹槽；峻角；怪癖；轻微故障；独特习惯；某人或某事物风格上的异常之处。；线脚与拱腹之间纵向的凹槽；分隔线脚上部的锐角。；古怪举动；俏皮话
用法In use
One of his quirks is that he always taps his coffee cup three times before drinking.
用法提示：quirk作名词，表示古怪的习惯或行为
The old house had a charming quirk: a hidden staircase behind the bookshelf.
用法提示：quirk作名词，表示独特或古怪的特征
She accepted his many quirks because they made him who he was.
用法提示：quirk作名词（复数），表示古怪的性格特点
quirk of [noun phrase]
One quirk of the design is its asymmetrical shape.
该设计的一个古怪之处是其不对称的形状。
have a quirk
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- quirk of fate
- 命运的捉弄；机缘巧合
- By a quirk of fate, we ended up at the same hotel.由于命运的捉弄，我们最终住进了同一家酒店。
- personal quirk
- 个人怪癖
- His personal quirk is arranging books by color.他的个人怪癖是按颜色排列书籍。
- little quirk
- 小怪癖
- She has a little quirk of tapping her pen when she's thinking.她有一个思考时敲笔的小怪癖。
- quirk of nature
- 自然界的奇特现象
- This unusual flower color is a quirk of nature.这种不寻常的花色是自然界的奇特现象。
- quirk in the system
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：quirk 里的 q 像一根翘起的尾巴，独特显眼——一个人的怪癖就是这样引人注意。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、人物或事物的描写、评论文章 “quirk”在表示怪癖或独特之处时，通常用于日常和一般书面表达；在非常正式或学术文体中不太常见，但也不算粗俗或随意。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Shirk, smirk, lurk, work and perk all rhyme with quirk (/əːk/). Quilt looks similar because of the qu- spelling but is pronounced /kwɪlt/, not /kwəːk/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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