strange1 /streɪndʒ/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp stranger, superlativesupl strangest)1 STRANGEMYSTERIOUSunusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to explain or understand 奇怪的,不尋常的;不可思議的 SYN oddDoes Geoff’s behaviour seem strange to you? 你覺得傑夫的行爲反常嗎?
She felt there was something strange about Dexter’s voice. 她覺得德克斯特的聲音有點奇怪。
Isn’t it strange how animals seem to sense danger? 動物似乎能感覺到危險,這不是很奇怪嗎?
It’s strange that we’ve never met before. 很奇怪,我們以前居然從來沒有碰見過。
For some strange reason, I slept like a baby despite the noise. 很奇怪,不知爲什麽,盡管很吵鬧,但我仍睡得很香。
Strange as it may seem, I actually prefer cold weather. 聽上去也許很奇怪,我竟然喜歡冷天。
That’s strange. I was sure Jude was right here a second ago. 真奇怪,我肯定祖德剛剛還在這兒的。
The strange thing is all four victims had red hair. 令人奇怪的是,四名受害者都是紅頭發的。
strange to say British EnglishBrE (=strangely) 說來奇怪Strange to say, I was just thinking that myself. 說來奇怪,我自己剛才也是那麽想的。
2 STRANGEsomeone or something that is strange is not familiar because you have not seen or met them before 陌生的,不熟悉的As a child, she’d been taught never to speak to strange men. 她從小就受到教育絕對不要和陌生男人說話。
I was just 20, a young girl in a strange city. 我只有20歲,一個小姑娘待在一座陌生的城市裏。
strange toIt was all strange to him, but he’d soon learn his way around. 這一切對他來說都很陌生,但他很快就會適應的。
3 feel strange ILLNESS/DISEASEto feel as if something is slightly wrong or unusual, either physically or emotionally 覺得不舒服[不自在]Can you get me a glass of water? I feel a bit strange. 你能幫我拿杯水嗎? 我覺得有點不舒服。
It felt strange to be back in Dublin. 重回都柏林,我感到有點不自在。
feel strange• But after one particularly long session of playing on it he began to feel strange.• When I first went in, it felt strange.• He says that he felt strange and fell on to the floor.• I was tired and felt strange and lost in a faraway, disgusting place.• It must have felt strange for her not to head directly for the Loreto Convent at Entally.• I left the debate feeling strange - I didn't know what to believe.• One reason Muriel felt strange in Atchison was that she had to be on her best behavior for her grandparents.• It felt strange to be in possession of two hats.• It felt strange to be in the schoolhouse at night. —strangeness noun [uncountableU]
THESAURUSstrange unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand, or that is a little frightening 奇怪的,不尋常的,不可思議的What’s that strange noise downstairs? 樓下那怪聲是怎麽回事?
That’s strange – I’m sure I left my keys on the table. 真奇怪,我肯定把鑰匙放在桌上的。
funny/odd especially spoken a little strange and making you feel slightly surprised or worried 古怪的〔令人有點吃驚或擔憂的〕There’s a funny smell in the kitchen. 廚房裏有股怪味。
It’s odd that you can’t remember him at all. 真奇怪,你竟然一點都不記得他了。
curious especially written strange, especially in an interesting way. Curious is a little more formal than strange 古怪的〔尤指怪得有趣的;curious 比 strange 稍顯正式〕There’s something rather curious about small-town America. 美國小鎮頗有奇趣。
She remembered curious little details. 她記得一些奇怪而有趣的小細節。
mysterious strange – used about something that people know little about and are unable to explain or understand 神秘的,難以解釋[理解]的He had disappeared in mysterious circumstances. 他神秘失蹤了。
There were reports of mysterious lights in the sky. 有人報告發現空中出現神秘亮光。
eccentric strange in a way that seems slightly crazy and amusing – used about people and their behaviour 〔人及其行爲〕怪異的,古怪的He lived completely alone and had some slightly eccentric habits. 他一個人生活,還有一些怪癖。
an eccentric old lady 古怪的老婦人
peculiar slightly strange, and different from what you would normally expect – used especially when this is either amusing or worrying 奇怪的,異常的〔尤指令人好笑或擔憂的〕She sometimes wears rather peculiar clothes. 她有時候會穿得很怪。
He had a peculiar expression on his face. 他臉上有一種古怪的表情。
very strange 非常奇怪weird very strange or very different from what you are used to 古怪的,怪異的I had a weird dream last night. 昨天晚上我做了一個怪夢。
It’s a weird and wonderful place. 那是個古怪而奇妙的地方。
bizarre extremely strange and different from what is usually considered normal 極爲奇怪的,極不尋常的It was a bizarre situation. 那情形太奇怪了。
Mark’s behaviour was really bizarre. 馬克的行爲真是奇怪。
surreal extremely strange and unconnected with real life or normal experiences, like something out of a dream 超現實的,離奇的,夢幻般的His paintings are full of surreal images. 他的畫作中充滿了超現實的意象。
There is something surreal about the climate change talks in Bali. 巴厘島氣候變化談判中有些事情匪夷所思。
nThe plant’s flowers were so big that they seemed almost surreal
uncanny very strange – used especially about someone having an unusual ability to do something, or looking surprisingly similar to someone 〔尤指某人做某事的超常能力或與他人的相像程度〕離奇的,不可思議的 She had an uncanny knack (=ability) of putting her finger right on a problem. 她竟能一下子指出問題所在,真不可思議。
Alice had an uncanny resemblance to Josie. 艾麗斯竟和喬茜這麽相像,真奇怪。
nhis uncanny ability to pick racing winners