queer
US: /ˈkwɪɹ/
UK: /kwˈiə/
UK: /kwˈiə/
English Vietnamese dictionary
queer /kwiə/
- tính từ
- lạ lùng, kỳ quặc
- khả nghi, đáng ngờ
- there's something queer about him: hắn ta có vẻ khả nghi
- khó ở, khó chịu, chóng mặt
- to feel queer: cảm thấy khó chịu
- to be queer: (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) bị ốm
- (từ lóng) say rượu
- giả (tiền)
- queer money: tiền giả
- tình dục đồng giới
- to be in Queen street
- (từ lóng) mắc nợ; gặp lúc khó khăn; gặp việc rầy rà
- danh từ
- người tình dục đồng giới
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) tiền giả
- ngoại động từ
- (từ lóng) làm hại, làm hỏng
- to queer someone's plan: làm hỏng kế hoạch của ai
- to queer the pitch for somebody: chơi xỏ ai; phỗng tay trên ai
- làm cho cảm thấy khó chịu
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đẩy vào một tình thế lúng túng bất lợi
- (từ lóng) làm hại, làm hỏng
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun, verb
+ adjective (queerer, queerest)
1 (old-fashioned) strange or unusual: His face was a queer pink colour. + She had a queer feeling that she was being watched.
2 (!!!, slang) an offensive way of describing a HOMOSEXUAL, especially a man, which is, however, also used by some homosexuals about themselves
Idioms see FISH n.
+ noun (!!!, slang) an offensive word for a HOMOSEXUAL, especially a man, which is, however, also used by some homosexuals about themselves
verb
Idioms: queer sb's pitch
queer the pitch (for sb) (BrE, informal) to spoil sb's plans or their chances of getting sth
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 odd, strange, different, peculiar, funny, curious, uncommon, unconventional, unorthodox, atypical, singular, exceptional, anomalous, extraordinary, unusual, weird, bizarre, uncanny, unnatural, freakish, remarkable, offbeat, irregular, unparalleled, incongruous, outlandish, outré, exotic, eccentric, fey, quaint, absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, unexampled:
How do you explain Basil's queer behaviour at the office party? Her attire could only be described as queer, given her age and status
2 questionable, dubious, suspicious, suspect, doubtful, puzzling, mysterious, Colloq fishy, shady:
We had a feeling that something queer was going on when the clocks started running backwards
3 (slightly) ill, queasy, sick, unwell, poorly, faint, uneasy, dizzy, giddy, vertiginous, light-headed:
It's not surprising that you feel queer after drinking all that wine
4 mad, unbalanced, unhinged, demented, deranged, insane, daft, touched, Colloq dotty, potty, nutty, nuts, loony, batty, cracked:
Francis seems to have gone a bit queer - fancies himself a reincarnation of Cicero.
v.
5 ruin, spoil, bungle, botch, muddle, muff, mar, wreck, destroy, Colloq make a hash or mess of, gum up (the works), Slang muck up, screw up, louse up, US ball up, Taboo Slang Brit balls up:
Grimstone queered the deal by telling the buyer the company was worth half what we were asking.
Concise English dictionary
queers|queered|queering|queerer|queerestkwɪr /kwɪə
noun
+offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
verb
+hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
+put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
adj.
+beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
+homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
