eccentric
adj
1 (of people, behaviour) unusual; peculiar; not conventional or normal (指人、 举止)异常的; 古怪的; 不合常规的; 不正常的
his eccentric habits 他那古怪的习惯
an eccentric old lady 一位古怪的老太太.
2
(a) (of circles) not having the same centre (指圆形)没有共同圆心的. Cf 参看 concentric.
(b) (of orbits) not circular (指轨道)不正圆的.
(c) (of planets, etc) moving in an eccentric orbit (指行星等)在不正圆的轨道上运行的. eccentric, n
1 eccentric person 古怪的人: The club seemed to be full of eccentrics. 这个俱乐部里好像都是怪人.
2 mechanical device consisting of a disc at the end of a shaft for changing circular movement into backward-and-forward movement 偏心器; 偏心轮.
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
I knew that experts from the local museum would soon visit the cave.