bizarre
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bi·zarre /bəˈzɑː $ -ˈzɑːr/ ●●○ adjective STRANGEvery unusual or strange 古怪的；奇异的 a bizarre coincidence 奇怪的巧合 dancers in rather bizarre costumes 身着奇装异服的舞者► see thesaurus at strange —bizarrely adverb
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bizarre• The characters Arden creates are often odd and sometimes bizarre.• The marriage between the two stars was as bizarre as it was short-lived.• Woods disappeared in very bizarre circumstances, and no trace of him has ever been found.• The bizarre circumstances of her early life left her with a scatter-shot education and an early talent for embellishing the truth.• Watching this movie is like having a bizarre, detailed series of dreams just prior to dawn.• It was bizarre - if we took longer than five minutes in the bathroom, we had to explain why to our manager.• A bizarre interpretation occurred to him.• First, and perhaps most bizarre, is the field entitled design history.• They are not just a little different, they are bizarre looking.• Half the fun is working out where bizarre reality parts from realistic fantasy!• bizarre religious sects• They tell the most bizarre stories about him.• Colin later took his own life in a bizarre suicide pact with his mother.Origin bizarre (1600-1700) French Italian bizzarro “always changing, unreasonable”, from Spanish bizarro “brave”, perhaps from Basque bizarra “beard”bi·zarre adjectiveChineseSyllable
very unusual or Corpus strange
bizarre
bi‧zarre /bəˈzɑː, bɪˈzɑː $ -ˈzɑːr/
adjective
a bizarre coincidence
dancers in rather bizarre costumes
—bizarrely adverb
■ very strange
▪weird very strange or very different from what you are used to: I had a weird dream last night. | It’s a weird and wonderful place.
▪bizarre extremely strange and different from what is usually considered normal: It was a bizarre situation. | Mark’s behaviour was really bizarre.
▪surreal extremely strange and unconnected with real life or normal experiences, like something out of a dream: His paintings are full of surreal images. | There is something surreal about the climate change talks in Bali. | The plant’s flowers were so big that they seemed almost surreal
▪uncanny very strange – used especially about someone having an unusual ability to do something, or looking surprisingly similar to someone: She had an uncanny knack (=ability) of putting her finger right on a problem. | Alice had an uncanny resemblance to Josie. | his uncanny ability to pick racing winners
bi‧zarre /bəˈzɑː, bɪˈzɑː $ -ˈzɑːr/
adjective Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: Italian bizzarro 'always changing, unreasonable', from Spanish bizarro 'brave', perhaps from Basque bizarra 'beard'
very unusual or strange:Language: French
Origin: Italian bizzarro 'always changing, unreasonable', from Spanish bizarro 'brave', perhaps from Basque bizarra 'beard'
—bizarrely adverb
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