单词 | anorak |
释义 | anorakn. 1. A hooded garment, waist-length or longer, made of skin or (later) cloth, usually pulled over the head rather than fastened, and worn in the Arctic, esp. by the Inuit of Greenland. Cf. parka n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for head and body > [noun] huke1630 haik1713 feridgi1717 burka1836 anorak1874 paranja1928 buibui1929 purdah1954 jilbab1972 1874 L. Mercier tr. K. Koldewey et al. German Arctic Exped. 1869–70 I. xii. 251 The youth had cleaned and adorned himself, wore a washed Anorak [Ger. Anorak] and handsomely stitched shoes. 1924 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 41/1 He was habited..in anorak and skin breeches and mukluks. 1936 Discovery Mar. 91/2 The bride was resplendent in her handsome national dress of scarlet boots, sealskin trousers, and anoraq with magnificent bead collar. 2010 G. Ehrlich In Empire of Ice iv. 251 Kneeling on the moving sled, Jens pulls on his fox-fur anorak. 2. a. A weatherproof jacket made of cloth or plastic, typically waist-length, having an attached hood, and often drawstrings at the waist and hood. Cf. parka n. 2. ΚΠ 1936 E. A. M. Wedderburn Alpine Climbing ii. 17 A wind-proof ‘Anorak’ or glacier smock, with a hood and without zip-fasteners..is a life-saver in foul weather. 1950 tr. Mountaineering Handbk. ii. 24 In rain an Anorak worn over the shoulders is an excellent protection. 1982 V. Alcock Sylvia Game (1988) i. 12 Don't go out without wrapping up well. Keep your anorak zipped up. Wear a scarf. Put your hood up if it rains. 2002 W. Fiennes Snow Geese (2003) vi. 155 A short, almost spherical man, sixty-odd, in an olive anorak, neatly creased charcoal trousers and shiny black leather shoes. b. British slang (derogatory). A boring, studious, or socially inept person (caricatured as typically wearing an anorak), esp. one who pursues an unfashionable and solitary interest with obsessive dedication. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > tedious or dull person grub1653 noddeea1680 insipid1699 rocker1762 bore1812 Dryasdust1819 insipidity1822 prose1844 bagpipe1850 vampire1862 pill1865 jeff1870 terebrant1890 poop1893 stodger1905 club bore1910 nudnik1916 stodge1922 dreary1925 dreep1927 binder1930 drip1932 douchebag1946 drear1958 drag1959 noodge1968 anorak1984 society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > boring or socially inept person weenie1956 anorak1984 spod1989 tragic1998 society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > one engaged in amusement or entertainment > derogatory anorak1984 1984 Observer 5 Aug. 5/3 At weekends boatloads of Dutch ‘anoraks’—pirate radio fans—come out to cheer on their latest hero. 1988 in T. Thorne Dict. Contemp. Slang (1991) 10 An anorak is one of those boring gits who sit at the front of every lecture with their Pringle jumpers asking the lecturer their clever questions. 1991 Straight No Chaser Winter 11/3 A guide to over three thousand blues records. Essential for scribblers and anoraks. 2007 Eve July 59 Anorak fact: every word spoken since the dawn of time would fill only five billion iPods. 2017 M. McCabe Two Closes & Referendum iii. 45 I'm gettin addicted to political programmes. Turnin into a right anorak. Derivatives ˈanoraked adj. wearing an anorak.Sometimes used with derogatory connotations (cf. sense 2b). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [adjective] > boring or socially inept person sad1934 anoraked1960 dorky1970 dorked-out1974 propeller-headed1987 anoraky1988 anorakish1992 society > leisure > entertainment > [adjective] > engaged in amusement > derogatory anoraked1960 the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > of persons weary1549 wearisome1573 musty1603 slow1840 anoraked1960 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing a jacket > types of Eton-jacketed1888 blazered1931 tuxedoed1934 anoraked1960 mackinawed1960 1960 Times Educ. Suppl. 30 Dec. 876/3 An anoraked huntin' and shootin' man. 1965 Guardian 13 Aug. 8/3 Anoraked and uniformed men are crowded into a tiny saloon of a fell-side inn. 1990 Observer 30 Dec. 15/2 A nerdy, anoraked, northern chemist. 2004 Daily Tel. 27 Oct. 23/1 Peel did not conform to the clichés of the rock'n'roll fast life: balding, paunchy, badly dressed, he had more the air of an anoraked trainspotter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < |
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