eccentric
adj
1 (of people, behaviour) unusual; peculiar; not conventional or normal (指人、 举止)异常的; 古怪的; 不合常规的; 不正常的
his eccentric habits 他那古怪的习惯
an eccentric old lady 一位古怪的老太太.
2
(a) (of circles) not having the same centre (指圆形)没有共同圆心的. Cf 参看 concentric.
(b) (of orbits) not circular (指轨道)不正圆的.
(c) (of planets, etc) moving in an eccentric orbit (指行星等)在不正圆的轨道上运行的. eccentric, n
1 eccentric person 古怪的人: The club seemed to be full of eccentrics. 这个俱乐部里好像都是怪人.
2 mechanical device consisting of a disc at the end of a shaft for changing circular movement into backward-and-forward movement 偏心器; 偏心轮.
OK, everyone. Less noise, please! Gather round and listen carefully. First we are going to search the beach and the rock pools. Let me remind you what we are looking for: seaweeds, fish, plants, all living things. When you find anything, make a note where
00在这里集合,游泳之后再吃午餐。别着急!我们有足够的时间。
What was to become of them all, he wondered.
他们这些人会怎么样呢?他感到很纳闷。
The clouds had come down so suddenly we had no warning.