funk

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Related topics: Music, Odours

funk1 /fʌŋk/ noun [uncountableU]

1. APMa style of music with a strong rhythm that is based on jazz and African music 乡土爵士乐，放克乐〔一种以爵士乐和非洲音乐为基础的音乐风格，节奏强劲〕

2 in a (blue) funk American EnglishAmE informalWORRIED very unhappy, worried, or afraid 沮丧；焦虑；惊恐

She’s in a funk about giving her talk on Sunday.

她在为星期天的演讲犯愁。

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in a (blue) funk• Montross is frank enough to admit that all this put him in a funk for a third of the season.• Sam drove off in a funk.• At extremely fast tempos this lilt is lost and they even out as they would in a funk or fusion context.

3. American EnglishAmE informalCO a strong smell that comes from someone’s body 〔身体发出的〕恶臭，体臭

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funk• That reality serves as a useful check whenever journalists go into a funk over our role in the grand scheme of things.• Music ranges from funk and rap to house, but is always the last word in drop-dead cool.• Davis began incorporating funk, rock and electric instrumentation with a vengeance.• These guys are an energetic amalgam of jazz, funk and something a little harder.• Heavy rock with a tinge of funk that still sounds fresh and exciting today.• Well, that explains the strange funk in your room.• Second, the other Lakers will be jolted from their funk by the appearance of Magic.• Since so much of house is pure beats, why not buy your funk in skeletal form too?

funk2 verb [transitiveT] British EnglishBrE old-fashioned

AVOIDto avoid doing something because it is difficult, or because you are afraid 〔因困难或害怕而〕逃避，畏缩

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funk• The right Hon. Gentleman has funked his responsibilities.• I feel almost certain he funked it, as he funked the cheque.• What was it about the name that made them want to funk on down and start praising the Lord?• Our leaders funked that responsibility, and the Kurds and Shiites are paying for it.

Origin funk

1. (1900-2000) funky

2. (1700-1800) Probably from Flemish fonck

3. (1600-1700) Perhaps from French funquer “to produce smoke”

funk1 nounfunk2 verb

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