- (informal)
a person with a very strong interest in a particular subject 狂热爱好者 a health/fitness/jazz, etc. freak 对健康、健身、爵士乐等着迷的人
Extra ExamplesHe's a real fitness freak— he goes to the gym every single day. 他是个十足的健身狂，天天都去健身房。 For the real speed freak, there is a 2-litre, fuel-injection version of the car. 对于那些玩命追求极速的车迷，有种2 升、燃料喷射的车型。 I'm such a neat freak that I clean up after other people. 我是个有洁癖的人，其他人一走我就要彻底打扫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- computer
- fitness
- health
- …
- a bit of a freak
- (disapproving)
a person who is considered to be unusual because of the way they behave, look or think （行为、外表、想法）怪异的人；怪人 She was treated like a freak because she didn't want children. 她因为不要孩子而被当作怪人。 He's going out with a real freak. 他和一个真正的怪人在谈恋爱。
Extra ExamplesI felt a bit of a freak in my strange clothes. 穿着奇装异服，我觉得自己有点像个怪物。 Other students regarded him as a freak. 其他学生把他当成怪物。 What kind of sick freak is this guy? 这家伙是个什么样的变态之人？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- total
- sick
- feel like
- regard somebody as
- see somebody as
- …
- a bit of a freak
- (also freak of nature)(sometimes offensive)
a person, an animal, a plant or a thing that is not physically normal （指人、动植物和东西）畸形 This butterfly is a freak of nature, black and white instead of blue. 这只蝴蝶畸形，黑白相间，而不是蓝色。 In the past freaks were shown at fairs. 过去，怪胎会在集市上出现。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- total
- sick
- feel like
- regard somebody as
- see somebody as
- …
- a bit of a freak
a very unusual and unexpected event 怪异的事；不寻常的事 By some freak of fate they all escaped without injury. 由于命运之神的奇特安排，他们全都死里逃生，毫发未损。 This was no more than a freak of history. 这只不过是历史上的一件怪事罢了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- freak of
- a freak of nature
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally meaning a whim or sudden change of mind): probably from a dialect word.