freak
n
1 (infml derog 口, 貶) person considered abnormal because of his behaviour, appearance, ideas, etc (因行為、 相貌、 思想等而被看作)不正常的人
People think she's a freak just because she's religious. 就因為她信教, 人們就把她當成怪人.
2 (infml 口) person with a specified interest or obsession; fan 有特別興趣或著迷的人; 迷
health/health-food freaks 對健康[保健食品]著迷的人
a jazz freak 爵士樂迷
an acid freak, ie sb addicted to the drug LSD 有迷幻藥癮的人.
3 very unusual event or action 極不尋常的事或行為
By some freak (of chance) I was overpaid this month. 真稀奇, 這個月多給我錢了.
[attrib 作定語]
a freak accident, storm, etc 反常的事故、 暴風雨等.
4 (also ,freak of `nature) person, animal or plant that is abnormal in form 畸形的人、 動物或植物.
freak v (infml 口)
1 [I, Ip] ~ (out) have an extreme reaction to sth 對某事物有極端強烈的反應
My parents (really) freaked (out) when they saw my purple hair, ie were shocked and angry. 我父母看見我的紫紅頭發, 大驚失色.
When they told me I'd won a car, I absolutely freaked, ie was extremely happy. 聽說我贏得一輛小汽車, 簡直欣喜若狂.
2 (phr v) freak out
(a) temporarily lose control of oneself; go crazy; act abnormally, usu under the influence of drugs 暫時對自己失去控制, 發瘋, 行為異常(通常為毒品所致)
This ordinary quiet guy just freaked out and shot ten people. 這個平時溫和的家伙簡直發瘋了, 開槍打死了十個人.
John's party was really wild everyone freaked out (on drugs), ie hallucinated. 約翰搞的聚會真夠瘋狂的--大家都(因吸食毒品)神魂顛倒了.
(b) adopt an unconventional style of life 采取不平常的生活方式. freak sb out make sb feel extreme pleasure or unease 使某人感到極度的欣喜或不安
Listening to a good stereo system always freaks me out. 我一聽到好的立體聲音樂就樂不可支.
?? 擴展釋義
*[fri:k]n. 畸形人, 畸形物, 不正常的事物, 反復無常a. 奇異的, 反常的【醫】 雀斑相關詞組: out of mere freak freak out