| 单词 | unusual |
| 释义 | unusual (once / 134 pages) adj Something unusual is uncommon. It's odd, weird, or out of the ordinary in some way. Unusual is the opposite of usual, thanks to the prefix un, meaning "not." Unusual things are noteworthy: you don't see them every day. A dog chasing a squirrel is usual. A squirrel chasing a dog would be unusual. Unusual can mean strange and bizarre, or just things that are rare. If someone is always absent, showing up would be unusual. Most surprising things are unusual. WORD FAMILYunusual: unusually, unusualness+/usual: unusual, usualest, usually, usualness USAGE EXAMPLESSunwing’s gate agents found the pilot’s behavior to be unusual and alerted the co-pilot. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) A look at some unusual situations from years past: Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The victories of these unusual candidates speak to the depth of Brazilian discontent with politics. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj not usual or common or ordinary a scene of unusual beauty a man of unusual ability cruel and unusual punishment an unusual meteorite Syn|Ant uncommon not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind differentdiffering from all others; not ordinary extraordinary(of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials oddnot easily explained out-of-the-wayout of the ordinary peculiarmarkedly different from the usual unaccustomednot customary or usual uniquehighly unusual or rare but not the single instance usual occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure commonhaving no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual accustomed, customary, habitual, wontedcommonly used or practiced; usual chronic, inveteratehabitual regularin accord with regular practice or procedure 2adj being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird Syn|Ant strange antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque ludicrously odd crazybizarre or fantastic curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singularbeyond or deviating from the usual or expected eerie, eeryinspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening exoticstrikingly strange or unusual freakystrange and somewhat frightening gothiccharacterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque oddishsomewhat strange othervery unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected quaintstrange in an interesting or pleasing way quaintvery strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance weirdstrikingly odd or unusual familiar within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange common, usualcommonly encountered common or gardenthe usual or familiar type everydaycommonplace and ordinary 3adj not commonly encountered two-career families are no longer unusual Syn uncommon not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind |
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