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    eccentric

    US /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk, ɛk-/

    ・

    UK /ɪkˈsentrɪk/

    B1
    adj.AdjectiveOut of the ordinary; acting unusually or oddly
    The professors eccentric behavior amused his students
    n.NounPerson who acts unusually or bizarrely
    He's eccentric because he collects nothing but toy cars

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    How Rich People Hide Their Money

    08:33How Rich People Hide Their Money
    • Back in 2020, when we knew Elon Musk mostly as that eccentric electric car guy, he held $548 million in personal loans.

      Back in 2020, when we knew Elon Musk mostly as that eccentric electric car guy, he held $548 million in personal loans.

    • Back in 2020, when we knew Elon Musk mostly as that eccentric electric car guy, he held $548 million in personal loans.

      Back in 2020, when we knew Elon Musk mostly as that eccentric electric car guy, he held $548 million in personal loans.

    B1

    Why Is It Impossible To Make Another Good Jurassic Movie?

    09:50Why Is It Impossible To Make Another Good Jurassic Movie?
    • Where the first movie gives us endearing scientists, mathematicians, and eccentric millionaires with childlike joy,

      Where the first movie gives us endearing scientists, mathematicians, and eccentric millionaires with childlike joy,

    • eccentric millionaires with childlike joy, Jurassic World gives us a shockingly ripped member of Parks and Rec racing dinosaurs on a motorcycle.

      eccentric millionaires with childlike joy, Jurassic World gives us a shockingly ripped member of Parks and Rec racing dinosaurs on a motorcycle.

    B1

    William Buckland: The man who tried to eat every animal on Earth| BBC Ideas

    04:05William Buckland: The man who tried to eat every animal on Earth| BBC Ideas
    • Eccentric as they were, the Bucklands remind us that science can happen anywhere, including at home, and that great science can also be great fun, as long as you're not a mouse.

      Eccentric as they were, the Bucklands remind us that science can happen anywhere, including at home, and that great science can also be great fun, as long as you're not a mouse.

    • Eccentric as they were, the Bucklands remind us that science can happen anywhere, including at home,

      Eccentric as they were, the Bucklands remind us that science can happen anywhere, including at home,

    B2

    10 Darkest Moments in Music History

    13:2010 Darkest Moments in Music History
    • He appeared eccentric, troubled, lonely, a man mired in his own darkness.

      He appeared eccentric, troubled, lonely, a man mired in his own darkness.

    • He appeared eccentric, troubled, lonely, a man mired in his own darkness.

      He appeared eccentric, troubled, lonely, a man mired in his own darkness.

    B1

    Best Exercises for Brain Health, Performance & Motivation | Dr. Andrew Huberman

    13:46Best Exercises for Brain Health, Performance & Motivation | Dr. Andrew Huberman
    • You can move the weight ballistically, you can control the eccentric, you can do any number of different things, but some proportion of the exercises that you do during your resistance training during the week should include time under tension training, where you're really emphasizing the contraction of the muscles, the slow lowering of the weight, as well as the lifting of the weight, contracting the muscles as hard as you can.

      You can move the weight ballistically, you can control the eccentric, you can do any number of different things, but some proportion of the exercises that you do during your resistance training during the week should include time under tension training, where you're really emphasizing the contraction of the muscles, the slow lowering of the weight, as well as the lifting of the weight, contracting the muscles as hard as you can.

    • And then the fourth category of exercise that I believe everybody should include in their existing workouts or add if you're not currently working out is some sort of explosive jumping and or eccentric landing.

      And then the fourth category of exercise that I believe everybody should include in their existing workouts or add if you're not currently working out is some sort of explosive jumping and or eccentric landing.

    B1

    The Last Split Squat Video You'll Ever Need

    19:24The Last Split Squat Video You'll Ever Need
    • One, putting force into the ground, both during the eccentric and concentric phase of the movement, or on the way down and on the way up.

      One, putting force into the ground, both during the eccentric and concentric phase of the movement, or on the way down and on the way up.

    • One, putting force into the ground both during the eccentric and concentric phase of the movement, or on the way down and on the way up.

      One, putting force into the ground both during the eccentric and concentric phase of the movement, or on the way down and on the way up.

    B2

    Learn English Grammar: The Adjective Clause (Relative Clause)

    20:59Learn English Grammar: The Adjective Clause (Relative Clause)
    • So, the eccentric billionaire donated to charity; that's your independent clause.

      So, the eccentric billionaire donated to charity; that's your independent clause.

    • So: "The eccentric billionaire donated to charity"-that's your independent clause-

      So: "The eccentric billionaire donated to charity"-that's your independent clause-

    B1

    Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 2 "Dead-Ucation"

    27:55Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 2 "Dead-Ucation"
    • Look, I know his ways are a little eccentric.

      Look, I know his ways are a little eccentric.

    • Eccentric?

      Eccentric?

    B1

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • The first was a will, drawn in the same eccentric  terms as the one which he had returned six months  

      The first was a will, drawn in the same eccentric  terms as the one which he had returned six months  

    • The first was a will, drawn in the same eccentric terms as the one which he had returned six months before, to serve as a testament in case of death and as a deed of gift in case of disappearance;

      The first was a will, drawn in the same eccentric terms as the one which he had returned six months before, to serve as a testament in case of death and as a deed of gift in case of disappearance;

    B1

    Personality Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #34

    10:58Personality Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #34
    • The first cluster, cluster A, includes what are often labeled simply as odd or eccentric personality characteristics.

      The first cluster, cluster A, includes what are often labeled simply as odd or eccentric personality characteristics.

    • The first cluster, cluster A, includes what are often labeled simply as "odd" or "eccentric"

      The first cluster, cluster A, includes what are often labeled simply as "odd" or "eccentric"

    B2