a peculiar behavioural habit
古怪举动;怪癖
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they accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks .他们认为她的态度不过是她的一种小怪癖,没有介意。
a strange chance occurrence
偶发事件;怪事;巧合
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a strange quirk of fate had led her to working for Nathan .她鬼使神差地竟为内森工作了。
a sudden twist, turn, or curve
急转;急弯
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wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth .冷嘲式的幽默使他的嘴忽然略微一歪。
【建筑】 狭凹槽,深槽,沟。
(of a person's mouth or eyebrow)move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement
(人的嘴巴或眉毛)突然翘起,扭曲。
[with obj.]move or twist (one's mouth or eyebrow) in such a way
突然翘起,扭曲(嘴巴或眉毛)。
" early 16th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin. The early sense of the noun was ‘subtle verbal twist, quibble', later ‘unexpected twist’. "