unusual

英 [ʌnˈjuːʒuəl]

美 [ʌnˈjuːʒuəl]

adj.  特别的; 不寻常的; 罕见的; 独特的; 与众不同的; 别致的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2152 / COCA.2037

牛津词典

adj.

• 特别的；不寻常的；罕见的
  different from what is usual or normal
  1. It's unusual for the trees to flower so early.
     这种树这么早开花很不寻常。
  2. She has a very unusual name.
     她的名字很特别。
  3. It's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often) .
     年轻的医生每周工作70小时并不罕见。
• 独特的；与众不同的；别致的
  different from other similar things and therefore interesting and attractive
  1. an unusual colour
     特别的颜色

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不寻常的；不常见的；罕见的
  If something isunusual, it does not happen very often or you do not see it or hear it very often.
  1. They have replanted many areas with rare and unusual plants...
     他们在许多地方重新种上了珍稀植物。
  2. To be appreciated as a parent is quite unusual.
     可怜天下父母心。
• ADJ-GRADED 异于常人的；与众不同的；不同凡响的
  If you describe someone asunusual, you think that they are interesting and different from other people.
  1. He was an unusual man with great business talents.
     此人不同凡响，具有异常敏锐的商业头脑。

英英释义

adj

• not commonly encountered
  1. two-career families are no longer unusual
• not usual or common or ordinary
  1. a scene of unusual beauty
  2. a man of unusual ability
  3. cruel and unusual punishment
  4. an unusual meteorite
• being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected
  1. a strange exaltation that was indefinable
  2. a strange fantastical mind
  3. what a strange sense of humor she has
  Synonym:strange

双语例句

• I grew up in rather unusual circumstances
  我在非同寻常的环境下长大。
• The sparse line of spectators noticed nothing unusual.
  那一排稀稀落落的观众没留意到任何不寻常之处。
• Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual
  她眼睛一亮，仿佛看见了什么不寻常的事情。
• To be appreciated as a parent is quite unusual.
  可怜天下父母心。
• This is a man of unusual literary talent.
  这个人很有文采。
• She's a very unusual woman, one of a kind.
  她是个非常与众不同的女人，是独一无二的。
• The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.
  这个特殊分子的化学结构很不寻常。
• His voice was uncertain: it sounded unusual.
  他的声音犹豫不决，听起来也不自然。
• She is unusual to the point of eccentricity.
  她特立独行到了古怪的地步。
• It is not unusual for women to work a 40-hour week.
  女性一周工作40小时并不少见。