unusual

英 [ʌnˈjuːʒuəl]

美 [ʌnˈjuːʒuəl]

adj. 特别的; 不寻常的; 罕见的; 独特的; 与众不同的; 别致的

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2152 / COCA.2037

牛津词典

adj.

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。
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

ADJ-GRADED 不寻常的；不常见的；罕见的
If something isunusual, 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。
ADJ-GRADED 异于常人的；与众不同的；不同凡响的
If you describe someone asunusual, 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。

adj

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

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。
I grew up in rather unusual circumstances
我在非同寻常的环境下长大。
She is unusual to the point of eccentricity.
她特立独行到了古怪的地步。
This is a man of unusual literary talent.
这个人很有文采。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
He observed well on her unusual appearance.
他对她那不寻常的外表评价很好。