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queer adj.古怪的；奇怪的；可疑的；<俚>同性恋的n.<俚>同性恋者vt.把...弄糟；使陷入不利 (1) 他有些古怪。(2) 她古怪的着装方式引起了过路人的注意。(3) 我昨晚做了一个奇怪的梦。(4) 我听到花园里有些可疑的声音。(5) 这机器声音不对。(6) 他犯的大错肯定会毁了他晋升的机会。(7) 他在大考中作弊影响了他的毕业。 Like many words, queer has many meanings. One is "odd," as in "I feel kind of queer today." The other is "gay." Calling someone queer is a slur: it has about the same meaning and level of offensiveness as fag. As a verb, queering can mean to endanger or expose to risk, and also to hinder, thwart, foil, or baffle. As usual, you can figure out which meaning of queer someone intends by the other words around it.

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英 [kwɪə(r)] 美 [kwɪr] (1) There is something queer about him.(2) Her queer way of dressing attracted the attention of the passerby.(3) I have a queer dream last night.(4) I heard some very queer noises in the garden.(5) The machine makes a queer noise.(6) His blunder would certainly queer his chances of promotion.(7) His cheating on the final queered his chances of graduation. Queer originally just meant "weird," but it's unfortunately evolved into an offensive term for "homosexual." 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

英语单词	queer
英美音标	英 [kwɪə(r)] 美 [kwɪr]
中文释义	adj.古怪的；奇怪的；可疑的；<俚>同性恋的 n.<俚>同性恋者 vt.把...弄糟；使陷入不利
英语例句	(1) There is something queer about him. (2) Her queer way of dressing attracted the attention of the passerby. (3) I have a queer dream last night. (4) I heard some very queer noises in the garden. (5) The machine makes a queer noise. (6) His blunder would certainly queer his chances of promotion. (7) His cheating on the final queered his chances of graduation.
中文例句	(1) 他有些古怪。 (2) 她古怪的着装方式引起了过路人的注意。 (3) 我昨晚做了一个奇怪的梦。 (4) 我听到花园里有些可疑的声音。 (5) 这机器声音不对。 (6) 他犯的大错肯定会毁了他晋升的机会。 (7) 他在大考中作弊影响了他的毕业。
vocabulary简明	Queer originally just meant "weird," but it's unfortunately evolved into an offensive term for "homosexual."
vocabulary扩展	Like many words, queer has many meanings. One is "odd," as in "I feel kind of queer today." The other is "gay." Calling someone queer is a slur: it has about the same meaning and level of offensiveness as fag. As a verb, queering can mean to endanger or expose to risk, and also to hinder, thwart, foil, or baffle. As usual, you can figure out which meaning of queer someone intends by the other words around it.
柯林斯解释	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

Queer I Chances Meaning 同性恋男子 Homosexual 英 Kwɪə(R)] 美