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 今天我们要学的词是 peculiar¹.

 

peculiar 的意思是独特的、奇特的。 A peculiar form of body art is gaining popularity in New York City – it's protest body art where people paint slogans aimed at promoting their causes. 一种奇特的人体艺术形式在纽约市越来越受欢迎，这是抗议人体艺术，就是人们在身上画上宣传他们理念的口号。

 

After a number of peculiar tweets appeared on Twitter CEO Jack² Dorsey's account, The company quickly noted³ his account had been compromised and suggested Dorsey's mobile carrier was at fault. 在推特首席执行官杰克·多尔西的账户上出现了一些奇诡的推文之后，该公司迅速注意到他的账户被侵入，并暗示多尔西的手机运营商应负责。

 

1 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。