weird
US /wɪrd/
adjective Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The machine started making a weird noise just before it stopped working.
Word Family
NounNoun
weird gốc
weirdness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
weird gốc
AdverbAdv
weirdly
Synonyms
- bizarreconspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
- strangebeing definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
- oddnot divisible by two
Collocations
- Easy weird noise coming from the enginedescribing weird noise coming from the engine (fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters)
- Medium weird glitch in the software codedescribing weird glitch in the software code (fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters)
- Hard weird anomalies in quarterly trade statisticsdescribing weird anomalies in quarterly trade statistics (fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters)
- Very Hard navigate a weird and surreal labyrinth of intrigueto navigate a weird and surreal labyrinth of intrigue, meaning to travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.