Definition of extraordinary in English:

extraordinary

adjective ˌɛkstrəˈɔːdɪn(ə)riɪkˈstrɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri

1Very unusual or remarkable.
非凡的，非同寻常的；卓越的；反常的
the extraordinary plumage of the male
雄鸟异常美丽的羽毛。
with clause it is extraordinary that no consultation took place
反常的是没有进行任何磋商。
Example sentencesExamples
- And it was an amazing, extraordinary moment there at the Redwood City courthouse.
- Indeed, the general lack of panic is, it seems to me, extraordinary, remarkable, and deeply moving.
- There followed a remarkable journey for an extraordinary man.
- That, in my book, is highly unusual, extraordinary, and a new phenomenon in party politics.
- You should develop the unusual, extraordinary attitude of wishing that all their sufferings ripen upon yourself.
- This extraordinary woman lived a remarkable life.
- Her extraordinary remarks came in a speech commemorating the opening of a Greenwich Village campus of the New York University School of Law.
- And they remarked on the extraordinary contrasts of the river where it flows wide and deep for long stretches before being suddenly interrupted by rapids.
- Weaver's biography brings forth the life of an extraordinary talent and her remarkable career.
- They were faced with a remarkable, extraordinary, exhibition of magnanimity.
- As a sense grew that this would be the last night, St Peter's witnessed remarkable scenes of extraordinary emotional intensity.
- In an rare and extraordinary moment of role reversal, I stand sagging beside the counter, waiting for an assistant to return, while she shoots off to look at napkins.
- It is, as Byrne observes, extraordinary that such a remarkable personality should, until now, have escaped attention.
- He's an extraordinary father and a remarkable husband, a terrific human being.
- Taken alone, this is not an extraordinary remark.
- She was a woman of extraordinary courage and remarkable ability and no one can doubt that Tony Benn was lucky to have found and married her.
- Sometimes it has been a sincere feeling that an ordinarily appropriate remark is inappropriate at this extraordinary moment.
- There was no fireman's rule in English law requiring firemen to accept the ordinary risks incidental to fighting a fire, having claims only in respect of unusual or extraordinary risks.
- Given their unusual appearance and extraordinary biology, it is not surprising that Asians have credited sea horses with magical powers.
- The film has moments of extraordinary complexity presented with unbelievable simplicity.
Synonyms
remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, astounding, marvellous, wonderful, sensational, stunning, incredible, unbelievable, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, spectacular
striking, outstanding, momentous, impressive, singular, signal, pre-eminent, memorable, unforgettable, never to be forgotten, unique, arresting, eye-catching, conspicuous, noteworthy, notable, great
out of the ordinary, unusual, uncommon, rare, surprising, curious, strange, odd, peculiar, uncanny
Scottish unco
informal fantastic, terrific, tremendous, stupendous, awesome, amazeballs, out of this world, unreal
literary wondrous
1. 1.1 Unusually great.
  特大（或多）的
  young children need extraordinary amounts of attention
  小孩需要特别多的关注。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Britain produces an extraordinary amount of commentary, in print, on television and on radio; so much that the production of opinion can seem to be our dominant industry, the thing we are best at and most take to.
  So sought-after are high-ranking characters and the virtual trinkets that they amass that extraordinary amounts of real-world money are changing hands as they are traded.
  He said the raid was a result of the Crime Management Unit's two-week investigation into the extraordinary amount of robberies.
  The film had an extraordinary amount of violence.
  To them, £500 seemed an extraordinary amount of money for a team with no pedigree, a bunch of unknowns that would do little to entice the supporters through the gates at Inverleith.
  The fact that some of the defendants were well-known footballers meant an extraordinary amount of interest in the case but did not affect the decision to prosecute.
  There has been an extraordinary amount of cooperation between federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, and we're ready.
  We pay an extraordinary amount to keep the Art Centre, particularly the Playhouse and this theatre alive and as the spot in Melbourne to go and see good theatre.
  So, they do rely on snipers to a really extraordinary amount.
  Airline unions have an extraordinary amount of power.
  Change is extremely slow, and even small improvements take extraordinary amounts of time, energy, and money; but small changes can be found.
  The second is the gender division of work, she says, looking at the larger issue of why first generation schoolgoers in particular require an extraordinary amount of care and attention.
  Journalists spend an extraordinary amount of time paring the information in their copy down to the bare minimum, especially in the all-important lead paragraph.
  Now, the defense says that that amount of money is extraordinary.
  And I do think that we are getting an extraordinary amount of good information about a very complicated story.
  We can do things that otherwise it would take an extraordinary amount of money to do.
  It's just an extraordinary amount of money for anybody to take home.
  Platoon leaders and platoon sergeants spend an extraordinary amount of time not on deciding who deserves medals but working on the grammar and presentation of the citation.
  Despite the belief in some quarters that an extraordinary amount can be accomplished in a mere seven days, it will take a bit longer for people to come down from the emotions of the election.
  There are extraordinary amounts of work being done by the Brothers of Charity service in Waterford, to help people with an intellectual disability all around the South East region.
  Synonyms
  very great, considerable, tremendous, huge, enormous, immense, colossal, massive, prodigious, stupendous, monumental, mammoth, vast, gigantic, giant, mighty, epic, monstrous, substantial
  informal astronomical, almighty
2attributive (of a meeting) specially convened.
（会议）专门（或特别）召集的
an extraordinary session of the Congress
国会的一次特别会议。
Example sentencesExamples
- Immediately after the public meeting, Durrington parish council convened an extraordinary meeting and voted to oppose the English Heritage application.
- A move to dissolve the society and distribute assets was defeated at an extraordinary meeting convened by Mr Kelly in July that year.
- The prince also said he will convene an extraordinary session if it is necessary to finalize the bill.
- Archbishop Brady made his comments at a press conference following the extraordinary meeting of the Catholic Bishops in Maynooth yesterday.
- An extraordinary session was convened last Friday to enable the government to extend the Japanese antiterrorism law by another two years.
1. 2.1postpositive (of an official) specially employed in addition to the usual staff.
  an Ambassador Extraordinary
  Example sentencesExamples
  It states that the Ambassador Extraordinary was "considerably astonished" to be called upon to pay 600 francs for the hire of carriages.
  This Ambassador extraordinary was issued a red (diplomatic) passport as well.

noun ˌɛkstrəˈɔːdɪn(ə)riɪkˈstrɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri

usually extraordinaries

An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities.
（公司正常业务活动之外的）非常账目，特殊账目，特支款项。比较EXCEPTIONAL
Compare with exceptional
Example sentencesExamples
- Companies reporting profits before extraordinaries for several continuing years can suddenly tail spin to wipe out its entire capital and accumulated profits.
- Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the House of Commons on February 6, 1767, only £111,287 had arisen from North America.

Derivatives

extraordinariness

noun ɛkstrəˈɔːdɪnərɪnəs

John seemed the least harmed of the three famous brothers, but he was still prevented from taking an ordinary place in life, compelled to impress his extraordinariness in his work.
Example sentencesExamples
- Driven by the desire to be remembered for their extraordinariness, people go to absurd lengths to see their names in print to achieve some measure of immortality.
- This almost makes you overlook the extraordinariness of the voyage.
- Finally, I noted the extraordinariness of my letter.
- This doesn't mean there's no room for extraordinariness in some capacity, but some parenting books do contribute to a kind of hysteria.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem 'outside the normal course of events'.

This looks as though it is from extra and ordinary, but is actually comes from Latin extra ordinem, meaning ‘outside the normal course of events’. In English extra means ‘beyond, outside’ in many words such as extramarital (early 19th century) ‘outside marriage’, extracurricular (early 20th century) ‘outside the curriculum’, and extraterrestrial (mid 19th century). When it means ‘additional’ or ‘especially’, as in extra-special, it is really a shortened version of extraordinary, which in the 17th and 18th centuries often meant ‘additional, extra’, as in an extract from the diary of the traveller Celia Fiennes, written in 1710: ‘You pay a penny extraordinary for being brought from Tunbridge town.’

Definition of extraordinary in US English:

extraordinary

adjective

1Very unusual or remarkable.
非凡的，非同寻常的；卓越的；反常的
the extraordinary plumage of the male
雄鸟异常美丽的羽毛。
with clause it is extraordinary that no consultation took place
反常的是没有进行任何磋商。
Example sentencesExamples
- And it was an amazing, extraordinary moment there at the Redwood City courthouse.
- Sometimes it has been a sincere feeling that an ordinarily appropriate remark is inappropriate at this extraordinary moment.
- There followed a remarkable journey for an extraordinary man.
- And they remarked on the extraordinary contrasts of the river where it flows wide and deep for long stretches before being suddenly interrupted by rapids.
- There was no fireman's rule in English law requiring firemen to accept the ordinary risks incidental to fighting a fire, having claims only in respect of unusual or extraordinary risks.
- Taken alone, this is not an extraordinary remark.
- She was a woman of extraordinary courage and remarkable ability and no one can doubt that Tony Benn was lucky to have found and married her.
- They were faced with a remarkable, extraordinary, exhibition of magnanimity.
- The film has moments of extraordinary complexity presented with unbelievable simplicity.
- He's an extraordinary father and a remarkable husband, a terrific human being.
- Weaver's biography brings forth the life of an extraordinary talent and her remarkable career.
- In an rare and extraordinary moment of role reversal, I stand sagging beside the counter, waiting for an assistant to return, while she shoots off to look at napkins.
- Given their unusual appearance and extraordinary biology, it is not surprising that Asians have credited sea horses with magical powers.
- Her extraordinary remarks came in a speech commemorating the opening of a Greenwich Village campus of the New York University School of Law.
- That, in my book, is highly unusual, extraordinary, and a new phenomenon in party politics.
- As a sense grew that this would be the last night, St Peter's witnessed remarkable scenes of extraordinary emotional intensity.
- You should develop the unusual, extraordinary attitude of wishing that all their sufferings ripen upon yourself.
- It is, as Byrne observes, extraordinary that such a remarkable personality should, until now, have escaped attention.
- Indeed, the general lack of panic is, it seems to me, extraordinary, remarkable, and deeply moving.
- This extraordinary woman lived a remarkable life.
Synonyms
remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, astounding, marvellous, wonderful, sensational, stunning, incredible, unbelievable, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, spectacular
1. 1.1 Unusually great.
  特大（或多）的
  young children need extraordinary amounts of attention
  小孩需要特别多的关注。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are extraordinary amounts of work being done by the Brothers of Charity service in Waterford, to help people with an intellectual disability all around the South East region.
  And I do think that we are getting an extraordinary amount of good information about a very complicated story.
  He said the raid was a result of the Crime Management Unit's two-week investigation into the extraordinary amount of robberies.
  Journalists spend an extraordinary amount of time paring the information in their copy down to the bare minimum, especially in the all-important lead paragraph.
  So, they do rely on snipers to a really extraordinary amount.
  We pay an extraordinary amount to keep the Art Centre, particularly the Playhouse and this theatre alive and as the spot in Melbourne to go and see good theatre.
  Despite the belief in some quarters that an extraordinary amount can be accomplished in a mere seven days, it will take a bit longer for people to come down from the emotions of the election.
  To them, £500 seemed an extraordinary amount of money for a team with no pedigree, a bunch of unknowns that would do little to entice the supporters through the gates at Inverleith.
  Now, the defense says that that amount of money is extraordinary.
  Britain produces an extraordinary amount of commentary, in print, on television and on radio; so much that the production of opinion can seem to be our dominant industry, the thing we are best at and most take to.
  Airline unions have an extraordinary amount of power.
  There has been an extraordinary amount of cooperation between federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, and we're ready.
  Change is extremely slow, and even small improvements take extraordinary amounts of time, energy, and money; but small changes can be found.
  Platoon leaders and platoon sergeants spend an extraordinary amount of time not on deciding who deserves medals but working on the grammar and presentation of the citation.
  The second is the gender division of work, she says, looking at the larger issue of why first generation schoolgoers in particular require an extraordinary amount of care and attention.
  So sought-after are high-ranking characters and the virtual trinkets that they amass that extraordinary amounts of real-world money are changing hands as they are traded.
  It's just an extraordinary amount of money for anybody to take home.
  The film had an extraordinary amount of violence.
  We can do things that otherwise it would take an extraordinary amount of money to do.
  The fact that some of the defendants were well-known footballers meant an extraordinary amount of interest in the case but did not affect the decision to prosecute.
  Synonyms
  very great, considerable, tremendous, huge, enormous, immense, colossal, massive, prodigious, stupendous, monumental, mammoth, vast, gigantic, giant, mighty, epic, monstrous, substantial
2. 1.2attributive (of a meeting) specially convened.
  （会议）专门（或特别）召集的
  an extraordinary session of the Congress
  国会的一次特别会议。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Archbishop Brady made his comments at a press conference following the extraordinary meeting of the Catholic Bishops in Maynooth yesterday.
  The prince also said he will convene an extraordinary session if it is necessary to finalize the bill.
  An extraordinary session was convened last Friday to enable the government to extend the Japanese antiterrorism law by another two years.
  Immediately after the public meeting, Durrington parish council convened an extraordinary meeting and voted to oppose the English Heritage application.
  A move to dissolve the society and distribute assets was defeated at an extraordinary meeting convened by Mr Kelly in July that year.
3. 1.3postpositive (of an official) additional; specially employed.
  （官员）特派的，特命的
  his appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary in London
  他作为驻伦敦特派大使的任命。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This Ambassador extraordinary was issued a red (diplomatic) passport as well.
  It states that the Ambassador Extraordinary was "considerably astonished" to be called upon to pay 600 francs for the hire of carriages.

noun

usually extraordinaries

An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities.
（公司正常业务活动之外的）非常账目，特殊账目，特支款项。比较EXCEPTIONAL
Compare with exceptional
Example sentencesExamples
- Companies reporting profits before extraordinaries for several continuing years can suddenly tail spin to wipe out its entire capital and accumulated profits.
- Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the House of Commons on February 6, 1767, only £111,287 had arisen from North America.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem ‘outside the normal course of events’.

词汇	extraordinary
释义	Definition of extraordinary in English: extraordinary adjective ˌɛkstrəˈɔːdɪn(ə)riɪkˈstrɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri 1Very unusual or remarkable. 非凡的，非同寻常的；卓越的；反常的 the extraordinary plumage of the male 雄鸟异常美丽的羽毛。 with clause it is extraordinary that no consultation took place 反常的是没有进行任何磋商。 Example sentencesExamples And it was an amazing, extraordinary moment there at the Redwood City courthouse. Indeed, the general lack of panic is, it seems to me, extraordinary, remarkable, and deeply moving. There followed a remarkable journey for an extraordinary man. That, in my book, is highly unusual, extraordinary, and a new phenomenon in party politics. You should develop the unusual, extraordinary attitude of wishing that all their sufferings ripen upon yourself. This extraordinary woman lived a remarkable life. Her extraordinary remarks came in a speech commemorating the opening of a Greenwich Village campus of the New York University School of Law. And they remarked on the extraordinary contrasts of the river where it flows wide and deep for long stretches before being suddenly interrupted by rapids. Weaver's biography brings forth the life of an extraordinary talent and her remarkable career. They were faced with a remarkable, extraordinary, exhibition of magnanimity. As a sense grew that this would be the last night, St Peter's witnessed remarkable scenes of extraordinary emotional intensity. In an rare and extraordinary moment of role reversal, I stand sagging beside the counter, waiting for an assistant to return, while she shoots off to look at napkins. It is, as Byrne observes, extraordinary that such a remarkable personality should, until now, have escaped attention. He's an extraordinary father and a remarkable husband, a terrific human being. Taken alone, this is not an extraordinary remark. She was a woman of extraordinary courage and remarkable ability and no one can doubt that Tony Benn was lucky to have found and married her. Sometimes it has been a sincere feeling that an ordinarily appropriate remark is inappropriate at this extraordinary moment. There was no fireman's rule in English law requiring firemen to accept the ordinary risks incidental to fighting a fire, having claims only in respect of unusual or extraordinary risks. Given their unusual appearance and extraordinary biology, it is not surprising that Asians have credited sea horses with magical powers. The film has moments of extraordinary complexity presented with unbelievable simplicity. Synonyms remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, astounding, marvellous, wonderful, sensational, stunning, incredible, unbelievable, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, spectacular striking, outstanding, momentous, impressive, singular, signal, pre-eminent, memorable, unforgettable, never to be forgotten, unique, arresting, eye-catching, conspicuous, noteworthy, notable, great out of the ordinary, unusual, uncommon, rare, surprising, curious, strange, odd, peculiar, uncanny Scottish unco informal fantastic, terrific, tremendous, stupendous, awesome, amazeballs, out of this world, unreal literary wondrous 1.1 Unusually great. 特大（或多）的 young children need extraordinary amounts of attention 小孩需要特别多的关注。 Example sentencesExamples Britain produces an extraordinary amount of commentary, in print, on television and on radio; so much that the production of opinion can seem to be our dominant industry, the thing we are best at and most take to. So sought-after are high-ranking characters and the virtual trinkets that they amass that extraordinary amounts of real-world money are changing hands as they are traded. He said the raid was a result of the Crime Management Unit's two-week investigation into the extraordinary amount of robberies. The film had an extraordinary amount of violence. To them, £500 seemed an extraordinary amount of money for a team with no pedigree, a bunch of unknowns that would do little to entice the supporters through the gates at Inverleith. The fact that some of the defendants were well-known footballers meant an extraordinary amount of interest in the case but did not affect the decision to prosecute. There has been an extraordinary amount of cooperation between federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, and we're ready. We pay an extraordinary amount to keep the Art Centre, particularly the Playhouse and this theatre alive and as the spot in Melbourne to go and see good theatre. So, they do rely on snipers to a really extraordinary amount. Airline unions have an extraordinary amount of power. Change is extremely slow, and even small improvements take extraordinary amounts of time, energy, and money; but small changes can be found. The second is the gender division of work, she says, looking at the larger issue of why first generation schoolgoers in particular require an extraordinary amount of care and attention. Journalists spend an extraordinary amount of time paring the information in their copy down to the bare minimum, especially in the all-important lead paragraph. Now, the defense says that that amount of money is extraordinary. And I do think that we are getting an extraordinary amount of good information about a very complicated story. We can do things that otherwise it would take an extraordinary amount of money to do. It's just an extraordinary amount of money for anybody to take home. Platoon leaders and platoon sergeants spend an extraordinary amount of time not on deciding who deserves medals but working on the grammar and presentation of the citation. Despite the belief in some quarters that an extraordinary amount can be accomplished in a mere seven days, it will take a bit longer for people to come down from the emotions of the election. There are extraordinary amounts of work being done by the Brothers of Charity service in Waterford, to help people with an intellectual disability all around the South East region. Synonyms very great, considerable, tremendous, huge, enormous, immense, colossal, massive, prodigious, stupendous, monumental, mammoth, vast, gigantic, giant, mighty, epic, monstrous, substantial informal astronomical, almighty 2attributive (of a meeting) specially convened. （会议）专门（或特别）召集的 an extraordinary session of the Congress 国会的一次特别会议。 Example sentencesExamples Immediately after the public meeting, Durrington parish council convened an extraordinary meeting and voted to oppose the English Heritage application. A move to dissolve the society and distribute assets was defeated at an extraordinary meeting convened by Mr Kelly in July that year. The prince also said he will convene an extraordinary session if it is necessary to finalize the bill. Archbishop Brady made his comments at a press conference following the extraordinary meeting of the Catholic Bishops in Maynooth yesterday. An extraordinary session was convened last Friday to enable the government to extend the Japanese antiterrorism law by another two years. 2.1postpositive (of an official) specially employed in addition to the usual staff. an Ambassador Extraordinary Example sentencesExamples It states that the Ambassador Extraordinary was "considerably astonished" to be called upon to pay 600 francs for the hire of carriages. This Ambassador extraordinary was issued a red (diplomatic) passport as well. noun ˌɛkstrəˈɔːdɪn(ə)riɪkˈstrɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri usually extraordinaries An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities. （公司正常业务活动之外的）非常账目，特殊账目，特支款项。比较EXCEPTIONAL Compare with exceptional Example sentencesExamples Companies reporting profits before extraordinaries for several continuing years can suddenly tail spin to wipe out its entire capital and accumulated profits. Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the House of Commons on February 6, 1767, only £111,287 had arisen from North America. Derivatives extraordinariness noun ɛkstrəˈɔːdɪnərɪnəs John seemed the least harmed of the three famous brothers, but he was still prevented from taking an ordinary place in life, compelled to impress his extraordinariness in his work. Example sentencesExamples Driven by the desire to be remembered for their extraordinariness, people go to absurd lengths to see their names in print to achieve some measure of immortality. This almost makes you overlook the extraordinariness of the voyage. Finally, I noted the extraordinariness of my letter. This doesn't mean there's no room for extraordinariness in some capacity, but some parenting books do contribute to a kind of hysteria. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem 'outside the normal course of events'. This looks as though it is from extra and ordinary, but is actually comes from Latin extra ordinem, meaning ‘outside the normal course of events’. In English extra means ‘beyond, outside’ in many words such as extramarital (early 19th century) ‘outside marriage’, extracurricular (early 20th century) ‘outside the curriculum’, and extraterrestrial (mid 19th century). When it means ‘additional’ or ‘especially’, as in extra-special, it is really a shortened version of extraordinary, which in the 17th and 18th centuries often meant ‘additional, extra’, as in an extract from the diary of the traveller Celia Fiennes, written in 1710: ‘You pay a penny extraordinary for being brought from Tunbridge town.’ Definition of extraordinary in US English: extraordinary adjective 1Very unusual or remarkable. 非凡的，非同寻常的；卓越的；反常的 the extraordinary plumage of the male 雄鸟异常美丽的羽毛。 with clause it is extraordinary that no consultation took place 反常的是没有进行任何磋商。 Example sentencesExamples And it was an amazing, extraordinary moment there at the Redwood City courthouse. Sometimes it has been a sincere feeling that an ordinarily appropriate remark is inappropriate at this extraordinary moment. There followed a remarkable journey for an extraordinary man. And they remarked on the extraordinary contrasts of the river where it flows wide and deep for long stretches before being suddenly interrupted by rapids. There was no fireman's rule in English law requiring firemen to accept the ordinary risks incidental to fighting a fire, having claims only in respect of unusual or extraordinary risks. Taken alone, this is not an extraordinary remark. She was a woman of extraordinary courage and remarkable ability and no one can doubt that Tony Benn was lucky to have found and married her. They were faced with a remarkable, extraordinary, exhibition of magnanimity. The film has moments of extraordinary complexity presented with unbelievable simplicity. He's an extraordinary father and a remarkable husband, a terrific human being. Weaver's biography brings forth the life of an extraordinary talent and her remarkable career. In an rare and extraordinary moment of role reversal, I stand sagging beside the counter, waiting for an assistant to return, while she shoots off to look at napkins. Given their unusual appearance and extraordinary biology, it is not surprising that Asians have credited sea horses with magical powers. Her extraordinary remarks came in a speech commemorating the opening of a Greenwich Village campus of the New York University School of Law. That, in my book, is highly unusual, extraordinary, and a new phenomenon in party politics. As a sense grew that this would be the last night, St Peter's witnessed remarkable scenes of extraordinary emotional intensity. You should develop the unusual, extraordinary attitude of wishing that all their sufferings ripen upon yourself. It is, as Byrne observes, extraordinary that such a remarkable personality should, until now, have escaped attention. Indeed, the general lack of panic is, it seems to me, extraordinary, remarkable, and deeply moving. This extraordinary woman lived a remarkable life. Synonyms remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, astounding, marvellous, wonderful, sensational, stunning, incredible, unbelievable, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, spectacular 1.1 Unusually great. 特大（或多）的 young children need extraordinary amounts of attention 小孩需要特别多的关注。 Example sentencesExamples There are extraordinary amounts of work being done by the Brothers of Charity service in Waterford, to help people with an intellectual disability all around the South East region. And I do think that we are getting an extraordinary amount of good information about a very complicated story. He said the raid was a result of the Crime Management Unit's two-week investigation into the extraordinary amount of robberies. Journalists spend an extraordinary amount of time paring the information in their copy down to the bare minimum, especially in the all-important lead paragraph. So, they do rely on snipers to a really extraordinary amount. We pay an extraordinary amount to keep the Art Centre, particularly the Playhouse and this theatre alive and as the spot in Melbourne to go and see good theatre. Despite the belief in some quarters that an extraordinary amount can be accomplished in a mere seven days, it will take a bit longer for people to come down from the emotions of the election. To them, £500 seemed an extraordinary amount of money for a team with no pedigree, a bunch of unknowns that would do little to entice the supporters through the gates at Inverleith. Now, the defense says that that amount of money is extraordinary. Britain produces an extraordinary amount of commentary, in print, on television and on radio; so much that the production of opinion can seem to be our dominant industry, the thing we are best at and most take to. Airline unions have an extraordinary amount of power. There has been an extraordinary amount of cooperation between federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, and we're ready. Change is extremely slow, and even small improvements take extraordinary amounts of time, energy, and money; but small changes can be found. Platoon leaders and platoon sergeants spend an extraordinary amount of time not on deciding who deserves medals but working on the grammar and presentation of the citation. The second is the gender division of work, she says, looking at the larger issue of why first generation schoolgoers in particular require an extraordinary amount of care and attention. So sought-after are high-ranking characters and the virtual trinkets that they amass that extraordinary amounts of real-world money are changing hands as they are traded. It's just an extraordinary amount of money for anybody to take home. The film had an extraordinary amount of violence. We can do things that otherwise it would take an extraordinary amount of money to do. The fact that some of the defendants were well-known footballers meant an extraordinary amount of interest in the case but did not affect the decision to prosecute. Synonyms very great, considerable, tremendous, huge, enormous, immense, colossal, massive, prodigious, stupendous, monumental, mammoth, vast, gigantic, giant, mighty, epic, monstrous, substantial 1.2attributive (of a meeting) specially convened. （会议）专门（或特别）召集的 an extraordinary session of the Congress 国会的一次特别会议。 Example sentencesExamples Archbishop Brady made his comments at a press conference following the extraordinary meeting of the Catholic Bishops in Maynooth yesterday. The prince also said he will convene an extraordinary session if it is necessary to finalize the bill. An extraordinary session was convened last Friday to enable the government to extend the Japanese antiterrorism law by another two years. Immediately after the public meeting, Durrington parish council convened an extraordinary meeting and voted to oppose the English Heritage application. A move to dissolve the society and distribute assets was defeated at an extraordinary meeting convened by Mr Kelly in July that year. 1.3postpositive (of an official) additional; specially employed. （官员）特派的，特命的 his appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary in London 他作为驻伦敦特派大使的任命。 Example sentencesExamples This Ambassador extraordinary was issued a red (diplomatic) passport as well. It states that the Ambassador Extraordinary was "considerably astonished" to be called upon to pay 600 francs for the hire of carriages. noun usually extraordinaries An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities. （公司正常业务活动之外的）非常账目，特殊账目，特支款项。比较EXCEPTIONAL Compare with exceptional Example sentencesExamples Companies reporting profits before extraordinaries for several continuing years can suddenly tail spin to wipe out its entire capital and accumulated profits. Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the House of Commons on February 6, 1767, only £111,287 had arisen from North America. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem ‘outside the normal course of events’.
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