| 单词 | quirk |
| 释义 | quirk /kwerrk/, n. 1. a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism: He is full of strange quirks. 2. a shift, subterfuge, or evasion; quibble. 3. a sudden twist or turn: He lost his money by a quirk of fate. 4. a flourish or showy stroke, as in writing. 5. Archit. a. an acute angle or channel, as one dividing two parts of a molding or one dividing a flush bead from the adjoining surfaces. b. an area taken from a larger area, as a room or a plot of ground. c. an enclosure for this area. 6. Obs. a clever or witty remark; quip. adj. 7. formed with a quirk or channel, as a molding. [1540-50; orig. uncert.] Syn. 1. See eccentricity. |
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