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unknown adj.
⇨ strange 2strange2 adjective A strange thing happened this morning. 今天上午发生了一件怪事。Never accept rides from strange men. 千万别搭陌生男子的便车。strange ♦︎ unknown ♦︎ unfamiliar ♦︎ alienThese words all describe people, places or things that you do not know or recognize. 这些词均表示陌生的、未知的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆strange / unknown / unfamiliar / alien to sb◆a strange / an unknown / an unfamiliar / an alien place◆a strange / an unfamiliar / an alien environment◆a strange / an unfamiliar situation / feeling■ strange that you do not know or recognize because you have not been there before or met the person before 陌生的；不熟悉的◆Never accept rides from strange men.千万别搭乘陌生男子的便车。◆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。◆At first the place was strange to me.起先我对这个地方不熟悉。■ unknown not known or identified 未知的；不详的；未被确认的◆a species of insect previously unknown to science科学上以前未知的一种昆虫◆He was trying, for some unknown reason, to count the stars.不知何故，他在数星星。◆The man's identity remains unknown.这名男子的身份还是个谜。■ unfamiliar that you do not know or recognize 陌生的；不熟悉的；不认识的◆An unfamiliar sound came from the hall.大厅里传来了陌生的声音。◆Please highlight any terms that are unfamiliar to you.请把你们不熟悉的用语都标示出来。 OPP familiar ⓘ A person, place or thing that is familiar is well known to you because you have often seen, met, etc. them before. * familiar表示熟悉的，指曾经多次见过或去过◆to look / sound / taste familiar看／听／尝起来熟悉◆He's a familiar figure in the neighbourhood.他在这个街区是大家都熟悉的人物。 NOTE 辨析 Strange or unfamiliar?In this meaning strange is used especially to describe people and places. If strange is used to describe other things, such as a word, term, name, face, voice, sound or feeling it is more likely to mean 'unusual': if you mean 'not known' use unfamiliar. * strange表达此义时尤用于描述人和地方。若strange用于描述其他事物，如word、term、name、face、voice、sound或feeling，则更可能表示不寻常，表示不熟悉要用unfamiliar。■ alien / /ˈeɪliən/ / (written) strange and frightening; different from what you are used to 陌生而可怕的；不熟悉的◆In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security.在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。 |