Jesus freak
noun [ C ] offensive uk/ˈdʒiː.zəs ˌfriːk/ us/ˈdʒiː.zəs ˌfriːk/
耶稣怪(对拥有坚定基督教信仰并试图劝说他人信教的人的蔑称)
an offensive word for a Christian with strong beliefs, especially one who tries to persuade others to have the same beliefs
Maybe they were Jesus freaks, but these were like no religious folks he'd ever known. 也许可以说他们是耶稣怪,但他们和他所认识的任何宗教人士都不一样。
I was nervous about being thought of as a Jesus freak. 我很担心被人认为是个耶稣怪。
- More examples
- A handful of Jesus freaks urged the assembled crowd to convert before it was too late.
- One adult son became a Jesus freak.
- By the time he reached Vancouver Island, he had become, as one acquaintance told police, "a Jesus freak".