unusual
常考释义
1.特别的;不寻常的;罕见的different from what is usual or normal
It's unusual for the trees to flower so early.这种树这么早开花很少见。
She has a very unusual name.她的名字很特别。
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。
2.独特的;与众不同的;别致的different from other similar things and therefore interesting and attractive
an unusual colour特别的颜色
For a mainstream technological device like the iPad to have been instantly embraced by the disabled is unusual.
对于像IPAD这样的主流技术设备立即被残疾人士接受是不寻常的。
A customer with an unusual but familiar name came up to my window at the bank.
一位有着与众不同而又很熟悉的名字的顾客来到我在银行的窗口。
I find him in a state of unusual depression. He hasn't slept a wink all night, he tells me.
我发现他情绪异常低落,他告诉我他一夜未曾合眼。
It was not unusual in the 1990s to hear Sonia Gandhi referred to in Delhi social circles as "the Italian au pair" .
20世纪90年代,能听闻到索尼娅在德里的社交圈被称为“意大利互惠圈”之类的传闻,便也不足为奇了。
She did look vexed, she did speak pointedly - and at last, with a decision of action unusual to her, proposed a removal.
简看样子的确有些懊恼,话也说得尖刻起来——最后,她采取了一个在她来说并不寻常的果断行动,建议再走一走。
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic.
美国,有一个关于一位机械工女儿的不寻常的故事。
ESPN took the unusual step last night of confirming it had been a losing bidder.
昨晚ESPN采取了不同寻常的步骤,确认他们已经是失败的竞标者。
Over a hundred years ago people in London were surprised to see a very unusual boat come sailing up the Thames River .
一百多年以前,伦敦人很惊讶的看到一艘罕见的船沿着泰晤士河逆流而上。
And for those of you thinking that it might be the German participants who are unusual, these other studies were carried out on Americans.
有人或许认为德国参与者有些独特,但之前的两个研究都是基于美国人而得出的。
Well, now we are finding these art works turning up in the most unusual places in London.
这回,这些美术作品走出了层层保护他们的美术馆,来到了伦敦街头的墙上。
Meeks said he looked for any type of encounter, seeking out unusual places and pursuing the supernatural as a pastime and passion.
米克斯说,他对所有形式的灵异遭遇都进行过寻觅。追寻灵异场所,发掘超自然事件,是他的消遣,也是爱好所在。
I heard it had an unusual plot, where it was a survival game based on a chunk of money.
我听说它有一个不同寻常的阴谋,是一个基于大量金钱的生存游戏。
Prime ministers of Japan and the Czech Republic have had an unusual dinner companion as they met for a state dinner in Prague.
日本首相和捷克总理在布拉格举行的国宴上有一位不同寻常的陪同。
When Gaynor got home, she told her mother about this unusual experience, but her family decided to keep quiet about it.
当盖纳回到家,她告诉了她的母亲关于这异常的经验,但是她的家庭决定保持安静对此。
Mr. Little said the U. S. has detected 'no unusual North Korean military movements' since Mr. Kim's death on Saturday.
利特尔说,自金正日上周六去世以来,美国还未发现朝鲜有任何反常的军事举动。
What's unusual is the borrowing of just a single bit of English: that "-ing" ending.
招牌的奇特之处是从英语里借了一点东西:-ing词尾。
When Lu Su came again to see Zhuge Liang, he did not find anything unusual. Nothing happened on the second day either.
鲁肃又来见诸葛亮,第一天不见动静,第二天也不动。
So, it is not unusual that a family member would not know how much money another one earns.
所以一个家庭成员不知道另外一个家庭成员的收入是多少是很平常的。
Not only was that unusual in this normally passive woman, but while we were making love, she said, "Can I tell you a secret? "
对于这个平时被动接受的女人来说,令人惊奇的还不止这个。在我们做爱的过程中,她说:“我能跟你说个秘密吗?”
A scissor bite is preferred, but a level bite is acceptable. It is not unusual to see dropped (receding) lower central incisor teeth.
如剪刀状完全吻合的咬合是最好的,咬合稍微偏差一点是可以被接受的。但上下齿看起来不可以是明显地前后落差。
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