un·u·su·al
adjective/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/, /ʌnˈjuːʒəl/
/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/, /ʌnˈjuːʒəl/
Idioms - different from what is usual or normal
特别的；不寻常的；罕见的 - The case is highly unusual.
这个案子极不寻常。 - Police then took the unusual step of publishing the names and pictures of the two suspects.
警方随后采取了不寻常的措施，公布了两名嫌疑人的名字和照片。 - it is unusual for somebody/something to do something 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。 - It's unusual for the trees to flower so early.
这种树这么早开花很少见。 - it is unusual to do something It was a bit unusual to see her up and about before nine in the morning.
早上九点之前看到她起床走来走去有点不寻常。 - She has a very unusual name.
她的名字很特别。 - She hadn't noticed anything unusual about Susan's behaviour.
她没有注意到苏珊的行为有什么异常。
Extra Examples- It was considered unusual at the time for a woman to study medicine.
在当时，女性学习医学被认为是不寻常的。 - It's not at all unusual to feel very tired in the early months of pregnancy.
怀孕头几个月觉得非常疲劳很正常。 - The organization is unusual in several respects.
这个机构的特别之处体现在几个方面。 - This is a highly unusual case.
这种情况很罕见。 - He's a man of unusual strength and courage.
他是个力量和勇气非凡的男人。 - He's a writer with an unusual sensitivity to the differences between past and present.
他是一位对过去和现在的差异有着异常敏感的作家。 - If you have an unusual hobby you would like to share with our readers, write to…
如果您有一个不寻常的爱好想与我们的读者分享，请写信给…… - It was unusual to see anyone out on the streets at this hour.
这个时段在街上见到人很不寻常。 - It's highly unusual for her to be so late.
她这么晚来是很不寻常的。 - The best teachers had enthusiasm and an unusual energy and commitment.
最好的老师都充满热情、非凡的精力和奉献精神。 - The conference has generated an unusual degree of interest.
这次会议引起了非同寻常的关注。 - The house has several unusual but interesting features.
这所房子有几个不寻常但有趣的特征。 - The new chairman has an unusual breadth of experience.
新任主席拥有非同寻常的丰富经验。 - The painter reveals unusual skill in representing three-dimensional objects.
画家展现了表现三维物体的非凡技巧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- in
- The case is highly unusual.
- different from other similar things and therefore interesting and attractive
独特的；与众不同的；别致的 - an unusual colour
特别的颜色 - Are you looking for an unusual gift idea this Christmas?
今年圣诞节您是否在寻找不寻常的礼物创意？ - their unusual mix of funk, rock, hip hop, jazz and techno
他们不同寻常地融合了放克、摇滚、嘻哈、爵士乐和电子音乐
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- in
- an unusual colour
Idioms
cruel and unusual punishment
- a category of very severe punishment that is banned under US law
不寻常：根据美国法律禁止的一种非常严厉的惩罚 - This important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
这个重要案件面临着什么构成残酷和非常刑罚的问题。 - Detainees are subjected to malnutrition, forced labor, and to other cruel and unusual punishments.
被拘留者遭受营养不良、强迫劳动以及其他残酷和不寻常的惩罚。
- This important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.