freak
noun uk/friːk/ us/friːk/
(STRANGE)
[ C ]怪物；奇物；怪人；另类
a thing, person, animal, or event that is extremely unusual or unlikely, and not like any other of its type
I was born with black hair all over my back, like some sort of freak. 我天生背上就全是黑毛，像个怪物。
The pearl is so big that it has been described as a freak of nature. 这颗珍珠个头很大，被称为自然界的奇物。
humorous At my school you were considered to be a freak if you weren't interested in sport. 在我所在的学校，不爱好体育就会被视为异类。
(ENTHUSIASTIC PERSON)
a health, computer, surf, etc. freak informal 保健／电脑／冲浪（等等）迷
someone who is extremely interested in a particular subject or activity
You won't be eating burgers with Tom - he's a complete health freak.
She's a fitness freak - running or working out every day.
In his teens he was a computer freak and, left to his own devices, stayed in his room all day.
Chris has turned into a gym freak of late.
He'd assumed I was some kind of yoga freak just because I went to two classes a week!
freak
verb [ I or T ] informal uk/friːk/ us/friːk/
（使）极度激动
to become or cause someone to become extremely emotional
My parents freaked when I told them I was pregnant. 我告诉父母自己怀孕后，他们非常激动。
Phrasal verb
freak (someone) out 使…极度激动
to become or cause someone to become extremely emotional
He freaked out when he heard he'd got the job. 他听到自己得到了那份工作后欣喜若狂。
This song just freaks me out whenever I hear it. 这首歌我无论什么时候听到，都会非常激动。
freak
adjective [ before noun ] uk/friːk/ us/friːk/
不寻常的，怪异的
very unusual or unexpected
She was crushed in a freak (= very unlikely) accident in a cave in France. 她在一起离奇的事故中被压死在法国的一个山洞里。
The village was destroyed by a freak storm. 这座村庄毁于一场异常的风暴。