funk

英 [fʌŋk]

美 [fʌŋk]

n.  (伴奏现代舞蹈的)乡土爵士乐; 放克音乐; 恐惧; 忧虑; 浓烈臭味; 恶臭
v.  (因畏惧而)逃避，回避

现在分词：funking　过去式：funked　过去分词：funked　第三人称单数：funks　复数：funks　

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Collins.1 / BNC.27484 / COCA.13330

牛津词典

noun

• （伴奏现代舞蹈的）乡土爵士乐；放克音乐
  a type of modern dance music with a strong rhythm
• 恐惧；忧虑
  a state of fear or anxiety
• 浓烈臭味；恶臭
  a strong unpleasant smell

verb

• （因畏惧而）逃避，回避
  to avoid doing sth because you are afraid to or find it difficult

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (由爵士乐和布鲁斯发展而来的)乡土爵士乐，放克音乐
  Funkis a style of dance music based on jazz and blues, with a strong, repeated bass part.
  1. ...a mixture of experimental jazz, soul and funk.
     实验性爵士乐、灵乐和放克音乐的融合
• N-VAR (尤因处于自己无法控制的情形中而出现的)恐慌，惊恐
  If someone isin afunk, they are frightened, especially because they are in a situation they cannot control.
  1. He was in a blue funk! Worse than me!...
     他神经极为紧张！比我还糟！
  2. My face went crimson (which it does out of sheer funk).
     我的脸变得通红(我极度恐慌时就会如此)。
• VERB (因害怕而)逃避
  If youfunksomething, you avoid doing it because you are afraid.
  1. If he funks it, he will confirm the impression of cowardice given by his recent letter.
     如果他对此畏缩，那就会证实他在最近一封信里表现出来的怯懦。

英英释义

noun

• an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul
• a state of nervous depression
  1. he was in a funk
  Synonym:blue funk

verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain
  1. she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
  Synonym:flinchsquinchcringeshrinkwincerecoilquail

双语例句

• Word expert Charles Funk says an eighteen seventy-four publication called the Slang Dictionary explains throwing in the towel.
  词汇专家查尔斯·芬克说，一本1874年出版的俚语词典解释了throwinthetowel这句短语。
• The patient was in a blue funk when he was ill.
  病人在他生病的时候有种恐惧、怯懦！
• Their version of jazz funk is a pale imitation of the real thing.
  他们演奏的音乐不过是对真正的乡土爵士乐的拙劣模仿。
• The singer James Brown is a master of funk.
  歌手詹姆斯布朗是乡土爵士乐的大师。
• Now capitalism is in a funk in its heartlands.
  如今，资本主义的中心地带处于恐惧之中。
• My face went crimson ( which it does out of sheer funk).
  我的脸变得通红（我极度恐慌时就会如此）。
• But there are crucial differences between downloading fiction and downloading funk.
  但下载小说和下载那些重金属音乐之间却有很大的不同。
• A man who will climb a cliff may funk grasping a snake.
  一个敢于攀登悬崖峭壁的男子汉也许害怕用手去抓蛇。
• We can't play funk without a bass line.
  没有低音手，我们演不了。
• Peter is in a blue funk about playing with Michael in the tennis tournament tomorrow.
  对于和迈克尔明天举行的网球淘汰赛，彼得显得十分担忧。