strange
adjective /streɪndʒ/
/streɪndʒ/
(comparative stranger, superlative strangest)
Idioms - unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand
奇怪的；奇特的；异常的 - A strange thing happened this morning.
今天上午发生了一件怪事。 - He had a strange feeling that he had seen her somewhere before.
他有一种奇怪的感觉，觉得以前在什么地方见过她。 - This may seem strange but it's the truth.
这看似奇怪，但却是事实。 - strange (that)… It’s strange (that) we haven’t heard from him.
奇怪，我们一直没有他的消息。 - strange how… It's strange how childhood impressions linger.
童年的印象经久不忘，真是不可思议。 - That's strange—the front door's open.
怪事，正门开着。 - There was something strange about her eyes.
她的眼睛有些异常。 - She was looking at me in a very strange way.
她用十分异样的目光看着我。 - I'm looking forward to the exam, strange as it may seem.
别人可能感到奇怪，我在盼望这场考试。 - Strange to say, I don't really enjoy television.
说来奇怪，我不大喜欢看电视。
Topics Personal qualitiesa2- He's nice, but a little strange.
他人很好，只是有点儿怪。 - His actions were regarded as very strange.
他的举动被认为非常奇怪。 - Their accent was strange to her ears.
他们的口音在她听来很陌生。 - Suddenly I heard a strange noise.
突然我听到一个奇怪的声音。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- strange and wonderful
- A strange thing happened this morning.
- not familiar because you have not been there before or met the person before
陌生的；不熟悉的 - I am still a stranger in a strange land.
我还是一个陌生土地上的陌生人。 - She woke up in a strange bed in a strange room.
醒来时她发现自己躺在一个陌生房间里一张陌生的床上。 - Never accept lifts from strange men.
千万别搭陌生男人的车。 - strange to somebody At first the place was strange to me.
起先我对这个地方不熟悉。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- strange and wonderful
- I am still a stranger in a strange land.
词源Middle English: shortening of Old French estrange, from Latin extraneus ‘external, strange’.
Idioms
feel strange
- to not feel comfortable in a situation; to have an unpleasant physical feeling
感觉不自在；感觉不舒服 - She felt strange sitting at her father's desk.
坐在父亲的书桌前，她感觉不自在。 - It was terribly hot and I started to feel strange.
酷热难当，我逐渐感到不舒服。
- She felt strange sitting at her father's desk.
funny strange/weird (US English)
(British English funny peculiar)
- (informal) used to show that ‘funny’ is being used with the meaning of ‘strange’
现实比虚构更不可思议
truth is stranger than fiction
- (saying) used to say that things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are invented
现实比虚构更不可思议