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Definition of strange in English: strangeadjective streɪn(d)ʒstreɪndʒ 1Unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain. children have some strange ideas 孩子们有一些古怪的想法。 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。 Example sentencesExamples - At that time, the three of them could not explain how this strange feeling came about.
- It is strange how such concealment goes hand in hand with record-breaking council tax rises.
- It was strange, it was unusual and to be honest, it was a little bit frightening.
- It is strange how even when it all comes to an end you never stop loving those people.
- One company was so surprised at the strange story, they rang The Times to check it was not a hoax.
- The effects of this strange publicity campaign were not difficult to miss.
- I did not think there was anything strange, unusual or threatening in what he said.
- She had to find out what it was, and she had the strange idea that he would help her.
- The stage has been strange somehow, difficult as regards concentration and with a lot of dust.
- But these guys hear voices and have strange ideas that they can't explain themselves.
- It is strange how educationalists so often look at things from the wrong angle.
- It is strange how ideas such as these last almost as long as brick and mortar buildings.
- It is all a little unusual and strange because there is a more practical aspect of its relevance.
- At the same time, it goes far to explain why we engage in these strange games with them.
- I decided to persevere with my list of questions, provoking a strange response.
- A few days ago, a cop had come to our door to explain the strange incident with Nick's dad.
- I found that explanation very strange and I don't understand why I was sent there.
- He is always accusing me of having strange ideas about what word should be stressed.
- It was strange how the country air smelled so different from the city air.
- The twins were very young, and they wanted their grandmother to explain this strange wind.
Synonyms unusual, odd, curious, peculiar, funny, bizarre, weird, uncanny, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, untypical, different, out of the ordinary, out of the way, extraordinary, remarkable, puzzling, mystifying, mysterious, perplexing, baffling, unaccountable, inexplicable, incongruous, uncommon, irregular, singular, deviant, aberrant, freak, freakish, surreal suspicious, dubious, questionable eerie, unnatural French outré Scottish unco informal fishy, creepy, spooky British informal rum North American informal bizarro weird, eccentric, odd, peculiar, funny, bizarre, unusual, abnormal unconventional, idiosyncratic, outlandish, offbeat, freakish, quirky, quaint, zany, off-centre informal wacky, way out, freaky, kooky, kinky, oddball, like nothing on earth, cranky North American informal screwy, off the wall, wacko Australian/New Zealand informal, dated dilly - 1.1 Slightly or undefinably unwell or ill at ease.
her head still felt strange 她仍然感到头有些不适。 Example sentencesExamples - I cannot bear to hear certain words and hearing them earlier made me feel strange and now i feel disconnected and bewildered.
- His face was falling closer and closer to mine and I felt that strange, dizzy feeling again.
- As she sits up, a strange sensation begins to develop inside of her.
- My brain felt cloudy, and my stomach was doing a strange tingly thing that was making me feel quite nauseous.
- I have seen plenty of posts on here from people who feel strange and not with it.
- Joey felt a strange tingling sensation in her stomach, but quickly dismissed it.
- Fire seemed to surge through my right arm, creating a strange numb sensation.
- I just thought of her that way whilst writing that and have come over all strange and nauseous.
Synonyms ill, unwell, poorly, indisposed, not (very) well, not oneself, out of sorts, not up to par, under/below par, peaky, liverish, sick, queasy, nauseous British off, off colour informal under the weather, not up to snuff, funny, peculiar, crummy, lousy, rough British informal ropy, grotty Scottish informal wabbit Australian/New Zealand informal crook vulgar slang crappy dated queer, seedy ill at ease, uneasy, edgy, uncomfortable, awkward, self-conscious, embarrassed out of place, like a fish out of water, disorientated
2Not previously visited, seen, or encountered; unfamiliar or alien. 陌生的，生疏的，不熟悉的 she was lost in a strange country a harsh accent that was strange to his ears 他不熟悉的刺耳口音。 Example sentencesExamples - Indeed, whenever he visited a strange town his first port of call was always the local cemetery.
- I value it, and it is special, deeply special, and strange and unfamiliar, and very precious.
- I opened up the jiffy bag and inside were four pink hard back tomes with some strange alien language on the cover.
- Granted, some of the strange new places to be visited were not glamorous, precisely.
- This is by no means strange and alien terrain for the Bank of England.
- She heard the call of some unknown, strange bird in the boughs as she was led into the jungle.
- Anyway, at the point I left the house there were no strange alien calls and it was still dark.
- To be honest, the dishes sounded so strange and unfamiliar that I was stumped as to what to order.
- Acceptance of the strange and unfamiliar is not a leap that depends on logic alone.
- When a member of the household is sick our lives are rendered strange and detached from the world about us.
- Cambodian music may sound somewhat strange at first to those who are unfamiliar with Asian music.
- This can be explained by the fact that Europeans found Africans to be alien and strange.
- He looked at it as though it were some strange alien object that he had never seen before.
- For such speakers, Latin had always been a strange, alien, and bookish tongue.
- For many bank customers, digital banking is no longer a strange or unfamiliar term.
- You can imagine an alien civilisation observing this strange scene and finding it fascinating or amusing.
- Two evenings this week, I have encountered strange weather whilst driving home from work.
- For these humans the picture only represents a strange object, nature and function unknown.
- They converse in strange tongues, using words and expressions that are totally alien to me.
Synonyms unfamiliar, unknown, new, alien, previously unencountered - 2.1strange to/at/inarchaic Unaccustomed to or unfamiliar with.
〈古〉不习惯的；外行的，生手的 我对这项工作很外行。 Example sentencesExamples - I smiled at him, feeling unfamiliar but not altogether strange in the compacted apartment.
- The land itself is not actually cold and brutal, it's just because I am strange to the land.
- I am strange to myself. I am here, as in a dream.
Synonyms unaccustomed to, unfamiliar with, unused to, unacquainted with, new to, fresh to, inexperienced in, unpractised in, unversed in, unconversant with
3Physics
(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 Example sentencesExamples - So with three strange quarks, the property which distinguishes them must be capable of at least three distinct values.
- The lightest particles containing a strange quark cannot decay by the strong interaction, and must instead decay via the much slower weak interaction.
PhrasesIt is surprising or unusual that. 说来也怪 strange to say, most people have no idea who he is Example sentencesExamples - But, strange to say, this dominance is inevitable.
- Graham had need of a new backpack and, strange to tell, my legs gave out on me just then.
- It may sound strange to say now, but these things did bother me.
- Incidentally, the elements, strange to say, also supported the winners in the final period as the direction of the wind changed on the restart when skies darkened in the build-up to a hail shower.
- It's strange to say that a president doesn't get enough attention - that his speeches and arguments are ignored.
- It seems strange to say now that I felt so lonely, yet I did.
- And suddenly, strange to tell, exactly enough money is saved to pass the budget.
- She said: ‘It may sound strange to say but I feel normal.’
- He came softly, unobserved, and yet, strange to say, everyone recognised Him.
- But there is one notable absence from the list and - strange to say - that is the schoolchildren.
OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estrange, from Latin extraneus 'external, strange'. Strange is a shortening of Old French estrange, from Latin extraneus ‘external, strange’, also the source of stranger (Late Middle English).
Rhymesarrange, change, counterchange, estrange, exchange, grange, interchange, Lagrange, mange, part-exchange, range, short-change Definition of strange in US English: strangeadjectivestrānjstreɪndʒ 1Unusual 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。 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。 Example sentencesExamples - It is strange how even when it all comes to an end you never stop loving those people.
- I decided to persevere with my list of questions, provoking a strange response.
- It is strange how ideas such as these last almost as long as brick and mortar buildings.
- It is strange how educationalists so often look at things from the wrong angle.
- One company was so surprised at the strange story, they rang The Times to check it was not a hoax.
- I found that explanation very strange and I don't understand why I was sent there.
- I did not think there was anything strange, unusual or threatening in what he said.
- She had to find out what it was, and she had the strange idea that he would help her.
- At that time, the three of them could not explain how this strange feeling came about.
- But these guys hear voices and have strange ideas that they can't explain themselves.
- It is strange how such concealment goes hand in hand with record-breaking council tax rises.
- At the same time, it goes far to explain why we engage in these strange games with them.
- A few days ago, a cop had come to our door to explain the strange incident with Nick's dad.
- The stage has been strange somehow, difficult as regards concentration and with a lot of dust.
- He is always accusing me of having strange ideas about what word should be stressed.
- It was strange, it was unusual and to be honest, it was a little bit frightening.
- The twins were very young, and they wanted their grandmother to explain this strange wind.
- It is all a little unusual and strange because there is a more practical aspect of its relevance.
- The effects of this strange publicity campaign were not difficult to miss.
- It was strange how the country air smelled so different from the city air.
Synonyms unusual, odd, curious, peculiar, funny, bizarre, weird, uncanny, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, untypical, different, out of the ordinary, out of the way, extraordinary, remarkable, puzzling, mystifying, mysterious, perplexing, baffling, unaccountable, inexplicable, incongruous, uncommon, irregular, singular, deviant, aberrant, freak, freakish, surreal weird, eccentric, odd, peculiar, funny, bizarre, unusual, abnormal 2Not previously visited, seen, or encountered; unfamiliar or alien. 陌生的，生疏的，不熟悉的 a harsh accent that was strange to his ears 他不熟悉的刺耳口音。 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。 Example sentencesExamples - I opened up the jiffy bag and inside were four pink hard back tomes with some strange alien language on the cover.
- To be honest, the dishes sounded so strange and unfamiliar that I was stumped as to what to order.
- She heard the call of some unknown, strange bird in the boughs as she was led into the jungle.
- Two evenings this week, I have encountered strange weather whilst driving home from work.
- For such speakers, Latin had always been a strange, alien, and bookish tongue.
- They converse in strange tongues, using words and expressions that are totally alien to me.
- For many bank customers, digital banking is no longer a strange or unfamiliar term.
- I value it, and it is special, deeply special, and strange and unfamiliar, and very precious.
- This is by no means strange and alien terrain for the Bank of England.
- This can be explained by the fact that Europeans found Africans to be alien and strange.
- He looked at it as though it were some strange alien object that he had never seen before.
- For these humans the picture only represents a strange object, nature and function unknown.
- Granted, some of the strange new places to be visited were not glamorous, precisely.
- Anyway, at the point I left the house there were no strange alien calls and it was still dark.
- You can imagine an alien civilisation observing this strange scene and finding it fascinating or amusing.
- When a member of the household is sick our lives are rendered strange and detached from the world about us.
- Indeed, whenever he visited a strange town his first port of call was always the local cemetery.
- Cambodian music may sound somewhat strange at first to those who are unfamiliar with Asian music.
- Acceptance of the strange and unfamiliar is not a leap that depends on logic alone.
Synonyms unfamiliar, unknown, new, alien, previously unencountered - 2.1strange to/at/inarchaic predicative Unaccustomed to or unfamiliar with.
〈古〉不习惯的；外行的，生手的 我对这项工作很外行。 Example sentencesExamples - I am strange to myself. I am here, as in a dream.
- I smiled at him, feeling unfamiliar but not altogether strange in the compacted apartment.
- The land itself is not actually cold and brutal, it's just because I am strange to the land.
Synonyms unaccustomed to, unfamiliar with, unused to, unacquainted with, new to, fresh to, inexperienced in, unpractised in, unversed in, unconversant with
3Physics
(of a subatomic particle) having a nonzero value for strangeness. 〔物理〕（亚原子粒子）有奇异性非零值的；奇异性的 Example sentencesExamples - So with three strange quarks, the property which distinguishes them must be capable of at least three distinct values.
- The lightest particles containing a strange quark cannot decay by the strong interaction, and must instead decay via the much slower weak interaction.
PhrasesIt is surprising or unusual that. 说来也怪 strange to say, most people have no idea who he is Example sentencesExamples - Incidentally, the elements, strange to say, also supported the winners in the final period as the direction of the wind changed on the restart when skies darkened in the build-up to a hail shower.
- She said: ‘It may sound strange to say but I feel normal.’
- But, strange to say, this dominance is inevitable.
- Graham had need of a new backpack and, strange to tell, my legs gave out on me just then.
- It may sound strange to say now, but these things did bother me.
- It seems strange to say now that I felt so lonely, yet I did.
- He came softly, unobserved, and yet, strange to say, everyone recognised Him.
- It's strange to say that a president doesn't get enough attention - that his speeches and arguments are ignored.
- And suddenly, strange to tell, exactly enough money is saved to pass the budget.
- But there is one notable absence from the list and - strange to say - that is the schoolchildren.
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。 Synonyms ill, unwell, poorly, indisposed, not well, not very well, not oneself, out of sorts, not up to par, below par, under par, peaky, liverish, sick, queasy, nauseous ill at ease, uneasy, edgy, uncomfortable, awkward, self-conscious, embarrassed - 1.1Be 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。 Example sentencesExamples - I feel strange… I have a feeling something has gone terribly wrong!
- If we ask them to withdraw from ‘normal’ activities, they'll only feel strange and different, and alienated from us as parents.
- Now that report has finished I feel strange and empty.
- I feel strange stating it as a fact when it's not my own feelings that I'm talking about.
- It can make a conversation with him feel strange and disjointed.
- Everyone's schedule is impacted by random events, but it must feel strange to be one of these folks.
- Leon began to feel strange as he watched her sit there.
- So you're saying you're acting funny just because you feel strange?
- She did feel strange, but she wasn't sure what it was.
- As I walked home, I could not help but feel strange about what had happened.
OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French estrange, from Latin extraneus ‘external, strange’. |