strange /ˈstreɪnʤ/ adjective stranger; strangest
stranger; strangest
Learner's definition of STRANGE
[also more strange; most strange]
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: different from what is usual, normal, or expected : odd奇怪的；不寻常的 -
Does his behavior seem strange to you?你觉得他的行为奇怪吗？
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Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.事实有时比虚构的事更不可思议。
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That is one of the strangest creatures I have ever seen.那是我见过的最奇怪的生物之一。
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What a strange-looking animal.模样多么古怪的一种动物啊。
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There was something strange [=peculiar] about his new friend.他的新朋友有点古怪。
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She got a strange [=weird] feeling when the phone rang.电话响的时候她有种异样的感觉。
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He gave me a strange look.他用奇怪的眼神看了我一眼。
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Strange as it may seem, I don't like walking barefoot on the grass.别人听着也许觉得奇怪，我不喜欢光脚在草地上走。
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It's strange that nobody told me about this before.很奇怪，以前居然没人告诉我这个。
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It's strange [=surprising] how quickly a person's opinion can change.真怪，一个人的想法可以变得如此之快。
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It is strange (that) he would leave town and not tell anybody.奇怪的是他居然不和任何人打招呼就要离开镇子。
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That's strange. He was here a minute ago.真奇怪，他刚刚还在这里。
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The strange thing is that nobody saw him enter or leave the building.奇怪的是，没人看见他进出这栋楼。
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A strange [=funny] thing happened to me on my way home.回家的路上我遇到了一件奇怪的事情。
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For some strange reason, we thought you weren't coming. [=it is strange that we thought you weren't coming]不知道为什么，我们认为你不会来。
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Strange to say [=strangely], I was thinking the same thing.说来奇怪，我也在想同样的事情。
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: not known, heard, or seen before : unfamiliar陌生的；不熟悉的 -
Children are taught not to talk to strange people.小孩子被教育不要和陌生人说话。
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The language was strange to me.我不熟悉这种语言。
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a strange city/country陌生的城市/国家
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not used before a noun : not entirely comfortable or well不舒服；令人不自在 -
He felt strange being the boss of people who were as old as his parents.他当老板，手下都是和自己父母一样的人，他感到不自在。
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My stomach feels a little strange.我的胃有点不舒服。
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I began to feel strange, and then I fainted.我开始觉得不舒服，然后就晕倒了。
— strangeness
/ˈstreɪnʤnəs/ noun [noncount]