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单词 unaccustomed
释义
unaccustomedun‧ac‧cus‧tomed /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd◂/ adjective formal Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • unaccustomed speed and decisiveness
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As she stepped from her Rolls, Elinor shivered in the unaccustomed raw air of February.
  • Extensive field research can mean long periods living under adverse conditions to which the researcher is unaccustomed.
  • Government service also brought Mr Packard unaccustomed public attention and made him and his company a magnet for controversy and protest.
  • Imposing such a structure in baseball will take tough bargaining and unaccustomed discipline on the part of the owners.
  • In fact she felt off her head, her mind a sickening unaccustomed whirl.
  • Putting an economic rug back under the family means paying unaccustomed attention to issues of family business.
  • They were people who were unaccustomed to silence, who were comforted by the racket of their own voices.
  • We became unaccustomed to silence, which was a signal for alarm.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot used to something
· I'm not used to cold weather.· She's still not used to the new phone system.not be used to doing something · We're not used to losing, so the defeat came as a surprise.· Like most jazz musicians, Dan wasn't used to getting up so early in the morning.
formal to not be used to something, especially because it is not a normal part of your life: · Sorry, but I need to sit down and rest - I'm not accustomed to the heat.· Helen wasn't accustomed to such a big breakfast.not be accustomed to doing something: · Mr Tench was not accustomed to being treated with disrespect.
to be not used to something new or different, especially so that you find it unpleasant or hard to accept: · Coming from the country, I was entirely unused to city traffic.· My mother was unaccustomed to the hard physical work that was expected of her.be unaccustomed/unused to doing something: · He was a successful man, unused to sitting still.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Hazel, like nearly all wild animals, was unaccustomed to look up at the sky.
  • Human Resource departments are also unaccustomed to classifying employees according to these informal roles that are so vital to innovation.
  • Many had, during marriage, distinct conjugal roles and were therefore quite unaccustomed to undertaking partners' household tasks.
  • Some of these visitors will be unaccustomed to country roads and to the hazards of walking along a road with no footpath.
  • They had grown unaccustomed to using their power of collective action.
  • They were people who were unaccustomed to silence, who were comforted by the racket of their own voices.
  • Unemployed or still at school, often unaccustomed to budget discipline, young people now have unprecedented opportunities to outspend their means.
  • We became unaccustomed to silence, which was a signal for alarm.
1unaccustomed to (doing) something not used to something:  a country boy, unaccustomed to city ways2[only before noun] not usual, typical, or familiar:  She was completely exhausted by the unaccustomed heat.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that they are not used to something rather than unaccustomed to it:· She wasn't used to living on her own.
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