freak
/friːk/ (bre, ipa) · /friːk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfrēk/ (ame, mw)
freak — 名詞
- freaksingular
- freaksplural
1. someone whose dedication to a specific hobby, interest, or pastime is unusually
狂熱者；迷
對某事物極度著迷的人
someone whose dedication to a specific hobby, interest, or pastime is unusually strong
Mizuki is a total fitness freak who goes to the gym at five every morning.
Mizuki 是個健身狂，每天早上五點就去健身房。
compound: 'fitness freak'
João's brother is a history freak and can name every Roman emperor in order.
João 的哥哥是個歷史迷，能按順序說出每一位羅馬皇帝的名字。
Hassan is such a control freak that he plans every minute of the trip.
Hassan 是個控制狂，他把旅程的每一分鐘都規劃好了。
Élise is a grammar freak who corrects everyone's use of semicolons.
Élise 是個文法狂，會糾正每個人使用分號的方式。
- enthusiast
neutral and positive; does not suggest an unhealthy level of interest
- fanatic
stronger, often with a negative tone similar to 'freak' but slightly more formal
文法句型
[subject] + freak
control freak
health freak
fitness freak
用法筆記
Usually combined with a preceding noun to specify the area of interest. The compound 'control freak' is the most common and has a distinctly negative meaning — it describes someone who needs to control everything.
常見錯誤
2. a living being, object, or situation that is so unusual or abnormal that it stan
怪胎；異象
不正常且異常的人事物
a living being, object, or situation that is so unusual or abnormal that it stands out clearly from what is normal or expected
Villagers called the white deer a freak of nature after it was born.
村民們稱那頭白鹿為大自然的異象。
collocation: 'freak of nature'
The tomato that grew in the shape of a human hand was a complete freak.
那顆長成人手形狀的番茄真是個異象。
Joaquín spotted a purple grasshopper and called it a freak of nature.
Joaquín 看到一隻紫色的蚱蜢，稱它為大自然的異象。
That storm was a freak — it came out of nowhere and lasted only ten minutes.
那場暴風雨真是怪異——說來就來，只下了十分鐘就不見了。
- oddity
less negative; suggests curiosity rather than disgust
- anomaly
more formal and technical, common in science and statistics
- aberration
formal; suggests a temporary departure from the normal pattern
文法句型
freak + of nature
用法筆記
Can be offensive when used to describe a person with a physical difference or unusual appearance. The phrase 'freak of nature' is more neutral and often used for animals or natural phenomena.
常見錯誤
freak — 動詞
- freakpresent simple I / you / we / they
- freaks3rd person singular
- freaking-ing form
- freakedpast simple
1. to react with sudden and strong emotion, such as fear, anger, or excitement, oft
嚇瘋；嗨翻
突然變得非常激動或恐慌
to react with sudden and strong emotion, such as fear, anger, or excitement, often in a way that seems out of control
When Ava saw the spider on her pillow, she completely freaked out.
Ava 看到枕頭上的蜘蛛時，完全嚇瘋了。
intransitive: 'freak out'
The sudden loud noise from the construction site freaked the cat out.
建築工地突然傳來巨響，把那隻貓嚇瘋了。
transitive: 'freak + object + out'
Aarav freaked out with joy when he saw his exam results.
Aarav 看到考試成績時，開心到嗨翻。
Don't freak out, but I accidentally spilled coffee on your laptop.
別緊張，我不小心把咖啡灑在你的筆電上了。
文法句型
freak out
freak + noun + out
freak + out + noun
用法筆記
The phrasal verb form 'freak out' is far more common than the bare verb 'freak'. The bare form ('He freaked') can be used but sounds informal. The transitive form ('The news freaked me out') uses 'out' as a separable particle.
常見錯誤
freak — 形容詞
- freakpositive
- freakercomparative
- freakestsuperlative
1. describing a very unusual event that happens by chance and seems to go against w
異常；離奇
因偶然而非正常現象發生的
describing a very unusual event that happens by chance and seems to go against what is normal or expected
A freak wave, three times taller than the others, appeared without warning and hit the boat.
一道異常的巨浪——比周圍的浪高出三倍——毫無預警地出現，打上了小船。
collocation: 'freak wave' — unexpected and abnormally large
The athlete broke his leg in a freak accident during warm-up.
那位運動員在熱身時因一場離奇事故摔斷了腿。
collocation: 'freak accident'
A freak snowstorm hit the city in April, closing all the schools.
四月間一場異常的暴風雪襲擊了這座城市，所有學校都關閉了。
The farmer lost his crop in a freak hailstorm that lasted just five minutes.
那位農夫在一場僅持續五分鐘的異常冰雹中失去了收成。
文法句型
freak + noun
用法筆記
Used only before nouns (attributive position), not after linking verbs. You can say 'a freak accident' but NOT 'the accident was freak.' The closely related adjective 'freakish' can be used predicatively.