unusual

adj.

1. 特别的；不寻常的；罕见的
   different from what is usual or normal
   1. It's unusual for the trees to flower so early.
      这种树这么早开花很不寻常。
   2. She has a very unusual name.
      她的名字很特别。
   3. 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。
2. 独特的；与众不同的；别致的
   different from other similar things and therefore interesting and attractive
   1. an unusual colour
      特别的颜色

1. ADJ-GRADED 不寻常的；不常见的；罕见的
   If something is unusual, it does not happen very often or you do not see it or hear it very often.
   1. They have replanted many areas with rare and unusual plants...
      他们在许多地方重新种上了珍稀植物。
   2. To be appreciated as a parent is quite unusual.
      可怜天下父母心。
2. ADJ-GRADED 异于常人的；与众不同的；不同凡响的
   If you describe someone as unusual, you think that they are interesting and different from other people.
   1. He was an unusual man with great business talents.
      此人不同凡响，具有异常敏锐的商业头脑。

1. The Chancellor, by his unusual statement, has put his head on the block.
   这位总理冒着丢乌纱帽的风险发表了一份非同寻常的声明。
2. Mr. Hitchens said you have solved some very unusual cases.
   希钦斯先生说您破过一些非常离奇的案子。
3. A man I chanced to meet proved to be a most unusual character
   我邂逅了一个人，后来发现他是个极为与众不同的家伙。
4. Like most cases of extreme weather, its severity was due to an unusual confluence of events.
   如同大多数极端天气状况一样，其剧烈程度是由于几种气象条件反常地汇集在一起造成的。
5. She is unusual to the point of eccentricity.
   她特立独行到了古怪的地步。
6. Reports of the plot of this unusual film tend to excite revulsion.
   有关这部不同寻常电影的情节的报道常常令人生厌。
7. Perhaps the most unusual feature in the room is an extraordinary pair of candles.
   也许，这间屋子最与众不同之处就是一对非同寻常的蜡烛。
8. Powell's unusual journey to high office is an inspiration to millions
   鲍威尔升任高官的不寻常历程对数以百万计的人都是一个激励。
9. She's a very unusual woman, one of a kind.
   她是个非常与众不同的女人，是独一无二的。
10. The sparse line of spectators noticed nothing unusual.
    那一排稀稀落落的观众没留意到任何不寻常之处。
11. There were several things about that evening that marked it out as very unusual
    那晚因几件事情显得非同寻常。
12. Because I had an unusual accent people were not able to put me into a pigeon-hole.
    因为我与众不同的口音，人们无法把我归入任何一类。
13. I grew up in rather unusual circumstances
    我在非同寻常的环境下长大。
14. Her gaze sharpened, as if she had seen something unusual
    她眼睛一亮，仿佛看见了什么不寻常的事情。
15. The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.
    这个特殊分子的化学结构很不寻常。
16. They have replanted many areas with rare and unusual plants
    他们在许多地方重新种上了珍稀植物。
17. To be appreciated as a parent is quite unusual.
    可怜天下父母心。
18. He was an unusual man with great business talents.
    此人不同凡响，具有异常敏锐的商业头脑。
19. It is not unusual for women to work a 40-hour week.
    女性一周工作40小时并不少见。
20. This collision had a very unusual cause.
    这次冲突有着非同寻常的原因。
21. The weather is a bit unusual these days.
    最近天气有点儿反常。
22. If you find anything unusual, report at once.
    发现情况，赶紧报告。
23. This is an unusual sign.
    这是一种不寻常的迹象。
24. We can't get unwary just because nothing unusual has cropped up.
    不能因为没发生什么问题就麻痹大意起来。
25. This patient has rather unusual symptoms.
    这个病人的症状比较特殊。
26. His voice was uncertain: it sounded unusual.
    他的声音犹豫不决，听起来也不自然。
27. He discovered an unusual meteorite.
    他发现了一块奇异的陨石。
28. The children's quiet behaviour was unusual.
    孩子们沉静无声的行为异乎寻常。
29. He observed well on her unusual appearance.
    他对她那不寻常的外表评价很好。
30. This is a man of unusual literary talent.
    这个人很有文采。

adj

1. not commonly encountered
   1. two-career families are no longer unusual

2. not usual or common or ordinary
   1. a scene of unusual beauty
   2. a man of unusual ability
   3. cruel and unusual punishment
   4. an unusual meteorite

3. being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected
   1. a strange exaltation that was indefinable
   2. a strange fantastical mind
   3. what a strange sense of humor she has

   Synonym:    strange