strange
/streɪndʒ/adjective
1
- unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand不平常的, 奇特的; 奇怪的, 不可思议的：
children have some strange ideas
孩子们有一些古怪的想法
he's a very strange man
他是一个非常古怪的人
with clause it is strange how things change.事物如此变化真是奇怪。
2
- not previously visited, seen, or encountered; unfamiliar or alien陌生的, 生疏的, 不熟悉的：
she found herself in bed in a strange place
她发现自己躺在一个陌生地方的床上
a harsh accent that was strange to his ears.
他不熟悉的刺耳口音。
2.1
- predic.
strange to/at/in
archaic unaccustomed to or unfamiliar with〈古〉不习惯的; 外行的, 生手的： I am strange to the work.
我对这项工作很外行。
3
- Physics (of a subatomic particle) having a non-zero value for strangeness【物理】（亚原子粒子）有奇异性非零值的; 奇异性的。
短语
feel strange
1
- (of a person or part of the body) feel unwell; have unpleasant sensations（人或身体的某部位）感觉不舒服：
her head still felt strange.
她仍然感到头有些不适。
1.1
- be uncomfortable or ill at ease in a situation感到不自在, 感到不安：
the family had expected to feel strange in Stephen's company.
这一家人早就料到有斯蒂芬相伴会不自在。
strange to say（或〈诗/文〉 tell）
- it is surprising or unusual that说来也怪：
strange to say, I didn't really like carol singers.
说来也怪, 我还真的不喜欢唱颂歌的歌手。
派生词
strangely
adverb那房子出奇的静
真够奇怪的, 人们轻而易举地就可以完成这项任务。
词源
Middle English: shortening of Old French estrange, from Latin extraneus 'external, strange'.