strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or makes you worried 怪异的；奇怪的；不寻常的 a peculiar smell/taste 奇怪的气味／味道 The meat tasted rather peculiar. 这肉的味道很怪。 There was something peculiar in the way he smiled. 他笑起来有点怪。 I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before. 我有一种奇怪的感觉，觉得我们以前见过面。 He died in very peculiar circumstances. 他的死很不寻常。 For some peculiar reason, she refused to come inside. 出于某种奇怪的原因，她拒绝到里面来。
Extra ExamplesI find her attitude a bit peculiar, to say the least. 至少可以说，我发觉她的态度有点奇怪。 Her behaviour was a peculiar mixture of the sophisticated and the childlike. 她的行为是世故和天真的奇特结合。 The peculiar thing was that no one mentioned her disappearance. 奇怪的是没有人提到她的失踪。 They behaved in a very peculiar way. 他们的行为非常古怪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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belonging or relating to one particular place, situation, person, etc., and not to others （某人、某地、某种情况等）特有的，特殊的 a humour that is peculiar to American sitcoms 美国情景喜剧特有的幽默 a species of bird peculiar to Asia 亚洲独有的鸟类 He has his own peculiar style which you'll soon get used to. 他有自己独特的风格，你会很快习惯的。 the family’s peculiar importance in the affair 这个家庭在这件事上的特殊重要性 the peculiar properties of mercury 水银的特殊性质
Extra ExamplesThese problems are by no means peculiar to this country. 这些问题绝不是这个国家所特有的。 We shall concentrate on environmental features that are peculiar to the tropics. 我们将集中讨论热带特有的环境特征。 He waved in a way entirely peculiar to himself. 他挥手的方式完全是他自己独有的。 Each house had its own peculiar smell. 每栋房子都有自己特殊的气味。 Every case presents its own peculiar problems. 每个案例都有其独特的问题。
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slightly ill 不适；不舒服 I don’t think I’ll eat anything—I’m feeling a bit peculiar. 我想我不会吃任何东西——我觉得有点不舒服。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘particular’): from Latin peculiaris ‘of private property’, from peculium ‘property’, from pecu ‘cattle’ (cattle being private property). The sense ‘strange’ dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms
funny peculiar (British English)
(US English funny weird/strange)
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used to show that ‘funny’ is being used with the meaning of ‘strange’ 稀奇古怪