strange or odd; unusual
奇怪的,古怪的;不寻常的
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his accent was a peculiar mixture of Cockney and American .他的口音是伦敦土腔和美国腔混合成的奇怪腔调。
[predic.]
〈非正式〉 不舒服的;虚弱的;头晕的
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I felt a little peculiar for a while, but I'm absolutely fine now .有一小会儿我感到有点不舒服,但现在我完全好了。
[predic.](
独特的,特有的,独具的
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the air hung with an antiseptic aroma peculiar to hospitals .空气中漂浮着医院独有的防腐剂气味。
〈正式〉 特殊的,特别的
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any attempt to explicate the theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties .任何想阐述这个主题的尝试都注定会遇到一些特别的困难。
〈主英〉 (不受主教教区管辖而受君王或大主教管辖的)特殊教区(或教堂)。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘particular, special’): from Latin