释义
n.
a peculiar behavioural habit
古怪举动；怪癖
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they accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks .他们认为她的态度不过是她的一种小怪癖，没有介意。
a strange chance occurrence
偶发事件；怪事；巧合
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a strange quirk of fate had led her to working for Nathan .她鬼使神差地竟为内森工作了。
a sudden twist, turn, or curve
急转；急弯
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wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth .冷嘲式的幽默使他的嘴忽然略微一歪。
【建筑】 狭凹槽，深槽，沟。
v.
(of a person's mouth or eyebrow)move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement
（人的嘴巴或眉毛）突然翘起，扭曲。
[with obj.]move or twist (one's mouth or eyebrow) in such a way
突然翘起，扭曲（嘴巴或眉毛）。
词源
" early 16th cent． （as a verb）： of unknown origin． The early sense of the noun was ‘subtle verbal twist, quibble'， later ‘unexpected twist’． "