peculiar

US [pɪˈkjuljər]
UK [pɪˈkjuːliə(r)]
  • adj.古怪的；奇异的；离奇的；独特的
  • Web奇怪的；特有的；特殊的

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peculiar
adj.
1.
怪异的；奇怪的；不寻常的strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying
a peculiar smell/taste
奇怪的气味╱味道
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。
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。
2.
~ (to sb/sth)
（某人、某地、某种情况等）特有的，特殊的belonging or relating to one particular place, situation, person, etc., and not to others
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 peculiar properties of mercury
水银的特殊性质
3.
(informal)
不适；不舒服slightly ill/sick

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1.
When I was visiting him at his home, during the vacation I talked to his mother about his peculiar problem.
当我去他家拜访时，我跟他母亲谈论他的这个奇怪的问题。
dāng wǒ qù tā jiā bài fǎng shí , wǒ gēn tā mǔ qīn tán lùn tā de zhè ge qí guài de wèn tí 。
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2.
The peculiar nature of Cistanche are very different from other plants, its growth and distribution depend on its host plant completely.
其特异性很强，它的生长发育及分布完全是由寄主植物所决定。
qí tè yì xìng hěn qiáng , tā de shēng zhǎng fā yù jí fēn bù wán quán shì yóu jì zhǔ zhí wù suǒ jué dìng 。
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3.
Yet we know that life came out of the sea, as the first peculiar living forms flopped out, and gasped in air, on such a beach as this.
但我们知道，生命最初始于海洋，从第一个奇特的生命体从海洋中冒出来，在空气中呼吸，在类似这里的海滨上呼吸。
dàn wǒ men zhī dào , shēng mìng zuì chū shǐ yú hǎi yáng , cóng dì yī gè qí tè de shēng mìng tǐ cóng hǎi yáng zhōng mào chū lái , zài kōng qì zhōng hū xī , zài lèi sì zhè lǐ de hǎi bīn shàng hū xī 。
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4.
Each project, be it a sound track, a video, a drawing, or a performance, is a peculiar expedition in a new context, person, tool, and place.
因此她的每一个项目，无论是声音、影像、绘画，还是行为表演，都是一次对新的背景、人物、工具、场所的独特考察和探险。
yīn cǐ tā de měi yī gè xiàng mù , wú lùn shì shēng yīn 、 yǐng xiàng 、 huì huà , hái shì xíng wéi biǎo yǎn , dōu shì yī cì duì xīn de bèi jǐng 、 rén wù 、 gōng jù 、 chǎng suǒ de dú tè kǎo chá hé tàn xiǎn 。
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5.
She pronounced the syllables of the name with a peculiar clearness, as if she had tapped on two silver bells.
她将那名字的音节说得特别清晰，仿佛敲响两只银铃似的。
tā jiāng nà míng zì de yīn jié shuō de tè bié qīng xī , fǎng fú qiāo xiǎng liǎng zhī yín líng shì de 。
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But Thailand's peculiar politics also make it a special case.
但泰国独特的政治环境也使其成为一个特殊的案例。
dàn tài guó dú tè de zhèng zhì huán jìng yě shǐ qí chéng wéi yī gè tè shū de àn lì 。
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7.
I must have had a peculiar look on my face because then she said, "You've seen it too. "
我脸上的表情一定很奇怪，因为她对我说：“你也见过他了。”
wǒ liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng yí dìng hěn qí guài , yīn wèi tā duì wǒ shuō : " nǐ yě jiàn guò tā le 。 "
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8.
She gazed upon her daughter asleep in her arms with the air peculiar to a mother who has nursed her own child.
她瞧着睡在她怀里的女儿的那种神情只有亲自哺乳的母亲才会有。
tā qiáo zhe shuì zài tā huái lǐ de nǚ ér de nà zhǒng shén qíng zhǐ yǒu qīn zì bǔ rǔ de mǔ qīn cái huì yǒu 。
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I stared at the empty frames with a peculiar feeling that some mystery was about to be solved.
我望着空荡荡的画框，感觉到一些谜团正要被解开。
wǒ wàng zhe kōng dàng dàng de huà kuàng , gǎn jué dào yì xiē mí tuán zhèng yào bèi jiě kāi 。
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10.
Round his brow he had a peculiar yellow band, with brownish speckles , which seemed to be bound tightly round his head.
他的眉毛上围着一条奇特的带棕色斑点的黄色带子，似乎紧紧的绑在头上。
tā de méi mao shàng wéi zhe yī tiáo qí tè de dài zōng sè bān diǎn de huáng sè dài zǐ , sì hū jǐn jǐn de bǎng zài tóu shàng 。
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