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词根:queer
adj.queer 奇怪的;同性恋的;不舒服的;心智不平衡的
n.queer 同性恋者;怪人;伪造的货币
queerness 奇异;不快
vt.queer 搞糟;使陷于不利地位
adjective
differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd, strange, weird The endless and numberless avenues of bewildering pine woods gave him a queer feeling that he was driving through the countless corridors of a dream.—G. K. Chesterton
"How queer it seems," Alice said to herself, "to be going messages for a rabbit!"—Lewis Carroll
eccentric, unconventional
Dwelling apart in the depths of the woods are the various kinds of mountaineers, —hunters, prospectors, and the like, —rare men, "queer characters," and well worth knowing.—John Muir
of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to members of one's own sex : gay entry 1 … the legendary Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, founded by lesbians in 1976 and still predominantly queer to this day.—The Out Traveler
Then I told them my story of being a Southern gay Christian alcoholic, or as a friend puts it, a queer, Bible-banging redneck drunk.—Jonathan Odell
of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction that is not limited to people of a particular gender identity or sexual orientation As a great deal of queer history has by now demonstrated, the strictly defined categories of "homosexual" and "heterosexual" are relatively new: bright lines drawn across the late-20th-century sexual landscape that made "coming out" a dichotomous choice.—Deborah Cohen
Queer people who are attracted to multiple genders often face erasure of their sexuality when they begin a monogamous relationship or a marriage. But your sexuality is about your identity—not your partner's gender.—Erika W. Smith
of, relating to, or being a person whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual and/or whose gender identity is not cisgender the queer movement For many queer folks, the clothing we wear can be a vital part of our identity expression. And thankfully, there are tons of businesses popping up, many of them internet-based, that offer queer folks clothes made by us, for us, whether that's lingerie fitted for transgender bodies or clothes cut to fit butch cisgender women.—James Loke Hale
queer spaces
of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity cannot be categorized as solely male or female : genderqueer, nonbinary
For Watson, playing Susie was always about representing an honest queer experience that could help others better understand what it's like to be gender non-binary, whether they're queer or not.—Shannon Carlin
of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity differs from the sex the person was identified as having at birth : transgender see also queer studies, queer theory
high-heeled shoes in sizes large enough to meet queer fashion demands
questionable, suspicious
He will be working to spread quack medicines, queer investments …—G. K. Chesterton
sick, unwell
I did get a job once, but I was off for a week because I was queer …—Somerset Maugham
noun
sometimes disparaging + offensive; see usage paragraph below a queer person: such as
a person who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, or otherwise not heterosexual
… he fixed her hair and he did her makeup and showed her how to dress, and when he was done she was so beautiful that he fell in love with her even though he was a queer.—P. J. O'Rourke
a person whose gender identity is nonbinary or differs from the sex they had or were identified as having at birth : a genderqueer or transgender person : a person who is not cisgender
verb
transitive verb
to consider or interpret (something) from a perspective that rejects traditional categories of gender and sexuality : to apply ideas from queer theory to (something) The term genderqueer was originally coined in the 1990s to describe those who "queered" gender by defying oppressive gender norms in the course of their binary-defying activism.—Vanessa Vitiello Urquhart What struck me about this book when I read it nearly two decades ago was how she queered the lives of black women who depend on one another to survive, who love each other intimately, and who exist at the intersections of race, gender, class and sexuality. It is a raw and complex narrative about coming into one's self, becoming more familiar and at ease with all of the parts of one's self, and it is a powerful accounting of a black lesbian facing head-on her own adversities.—Alicia Garza
And knowledge of [his identity as a gay man] opens a path to consider how and to what degree his art queered—to use a term from academic theory—received versions of American culture: questioned their validity, revealed their contradictions, turned them inside out.—Holland Cotter
to make or modify (something) in a way that reflects one's rejection of gender and sexuality norms
As for the actual tea, [professor E. Patrick] Johnson notes, black gay men riff on family recipes, often making them boozy, queering the more sober versions from their youths.—Kyle Fitzpatrick
to spoil the effect or success of (something)
Nothing queers an investigation like moving too rapidly.—Tom Clancy
to put or get (someone or something) into an embarrassing or disadvantageous situation
Do you think she'll believe you after that? … You can't queer me with her.—P. G. Wodehouse
Adjective origin unknown
The first known use of queer was circa 1513
quenchverb
extinguish sense 1
quench a fire
to bring to an end
satisfy sense 2b
quench your thirst
quenchverb
extinguish sense 1
quench a fire
to bring to an end
satisfy sense 2b
quench your thirst
quenchverb
extinguish sense 1
quench a fire
to bring to an end
satisfy sense 2b
quench your thirst
quenchverb
extinguish sense 1
quench a fire
to bring to an end
satisfy sense 2b
quench your thirst
quenchverb
extinguish sense 1
quench a fire
to bring to an end
satisfy sense 2b
quench your thirst
quellverb
to put down by force
quell a riot
quiet entry 3
quell fears
quellverb
to put down by force
quell a riot
quiet entry 3
quell fears
queer1 of 2adjective
differing from what is usual or normal : odd
a queer smell
eccentric, unconventional
not quite well : queasy
feeling a little queer today
gay entry 4
of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction not limited to people of a particular gender identity or sexual orientation
of, relating to, or being a person who is not heterosexual and/or who is not cisgender
relating to or being a person who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that is neither entirely male nor entirely female
transgender
queer2 of 2verb
to spoil the effect or success of : disrupt
a sudden storm queered our plans
queer1 of 2adjective
differing from what is usual or normal : odd
a queer smell
eccentric, unconventional
not quite well : queasy
feeling a little queer today
gay entry 4
of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction not limited to people of a particular gender identity or sexual orientation
of, relating to, or being a person who is not heterosexual and/or who is not cisgender
relating to or being a person who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that is neither entirely male nor entirely female
transgender
queer2 of 2verb
to spoil the effect or success of : disrupt
a sudden storm queered our plans
1 He was small and queerly built, wore a long coat that reached nearly to his heels, had gray hair, a ferociously curled moustache, and a short, closely cropped white beard.
2 The captain had acted queerly, as if out of his mind, and had run the ship into a situation among the icebergs from which it was impossible to escape.
3 I was new to New York , witnessing an adult future made thrillingly, queerly visible for the first time in my young life.
4 For a week or two, Jo behaved so queerly that her sisters were quite bewildered.
一两个星期以来, 裘行动诡秘,她的姐妹们都大惑不解.
5 The first thing noticed was that the birds were acting queerly, dipping their heads under water and keeping them there for a full minute or more at a time.
6 After each one came the interval of the queerly whispery chuckling noise that was The Brain in action.
7 The sudden storm queered our plans.
8 All the monkeys in these cages were infected with Ebola virus, and most of them were silent, passive, and withdrawn, although one or two of them seemed queerly deranged.
9 Don't you think he has been acting queer—queerly?
10 Mertuk had watched from a distance this wonderful youth, who spoke Inuit queerly, to the sly amusement of the listening Etahs.
11 But there was no doubt that the party was by and mostly catered to queer and queerly sex-positive folk like me, who rolled about with abandon.
12 “What do you suppose made her act so queerly when I spoke of the stealing of your purse?” asked Bess.
13 Mervyn looked at her, and strove not to look at her queerly.
14 Frank smiled at her queerly.
富兰克对她惊疑地一笑.
15 The Whitman method of reaching naïveté is here so queerly illustrated that it seems worth while to stop a moment and point it out.
16 Around him, Aziza had taken to giving an exasperated, queerly adult headshake.
17 Bigger saw Mr. Dalton gazing at him queerly.
18 An old-fashioned bloom, the low-growing Phlox amœna, with its queerly fuzzy leaves and bright crimson blossoms, was among the most distinctly old-fashioned flowers of the front yard.
19 The stenographer acted very queerly.
速记员的举动很奇怪。
20 "The first sergeant ordered me to report to ye," he announced in a queerly strained voice.
1 反常
extraordinary freak abnormal inconsistent unnatural queer atypical anomalous aberrant freakish outré abnormally abnormality aberration odd unhealthy outrageous freaky perverted unaccustomed oddly pathology oddity eccentricity
3 反常地
4 奇怪地
5 奇怪
funny strange odd surprising extraordinary mysterious singular peculiar ironic queer loopy strangely funnily peculiarly singularity peculiarity
6 稀奇古怪地