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Queer Homosexual Offensive Kwɪr Old Fashioned Noun Word Verb

Queer can mean strange or unusual, and is also used as a term for homosexual people, though it can be considered offensive.

queer (古怪的;奇特的;异常的;同性恋的)

word queer
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/kwɪ͟ə(r)/
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]古怪的;奇特的;异常的 Something that is queer is strange.
  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
  • If you ask me, there's something a bit queer going on.

    要是你问我的话,我觉得有点儿不太对劲。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]同性恋男子 People sometimes call homosexual men queers .
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  [OFFENSIVE 冒犯]
  • Queer is also an adjective.
    • ...queer men.

      同性恋男子

3
[ADJ 形容词](某些同性恋者用语)同性恋的 Queer means relating to homosexual people, and is used by some homosexuals.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...contemporary queer culture.

    当代同性恋文化

  • ...queer activism.

    同性恋激进主义


Oxford queer / kwɪə(r) ; NAmE kwɪr /
adjective
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noun
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verb
queer queers queered queering queerer queerest
adjective ( queer·er , queer·est ) 1 ( old-fashioned) strange or unusual 奇怪的;反常的 SYN
odd
His face was a queer pink colour. 他满脸奇怪的粉红色。
2 ( taboo, slang) an offensive way of describing a homosexual,especially a man, which is, however, also used by some homosexualsabout themselves 娘儿们似的;妖里妖气的 IDIOMsee
an odd/a queer fish
at fish n.
noun ( taboo, slang) an offensive word for a homosexual,especially a man, which is, however, also used by some homosexualsabout themselves 同性恋者;假娘儿们;赛妖婆 verb IDIOM queer sb's ˈpitch | queer the ˈpitch (for sb) ( BrE) ( informal) to spoil sb's plans or their chances of getting sth 破坏…的计划(或机会) queer / kwɪə(r) ; NAmE kwɪr /
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queer1 adjective
queer2 noun
queer3 verb
queerqueer1 /kwɪə $ kwɪr/ adjective
Word Origin
Examples
1taboo an offensive word used to describe someone who is homosexual, especially a man. Do not use this word.2old-fashioned strange or difficult to explain:  She gave a queer laugh. Hank was beginning to feel a little queer.3queer in the head old-fashioned slightly crazyqueerly adverb:  Sue looked at him queerly.
queer1 adjective
queer2 noun
queer3 verb
queerqueer2 noun [countable] taboo an offensive word for a homosexual person, especially a man. Do not use this word.
queer1 adjective
queer2 noun
queer3 verb
queerqueer3 verb
Verb Table
Examples
queer somebody’s pitch/queer the pitch for somebody British English informal to make it difficult for someone to do something that they had planned to do
WDF

queer

[kwɪə(r)]queered, queering, queers级别:queerer, queerest

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queers[794]
奇怪的(46%),古怪的(35%),可疑的(15%),使陷入不利(2%),把...弄糟(2%)
n.同性恋者;怪人;伪造的货币
adj.奇怪的;同性恋的;不舒服的;心智不平衡的
vt.搞糟;使陷于不利地位

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