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extraordinary adj.
⇨ remarkable (an extraordinary achievement) ⇨ special (an extraordinary general meeting) ⇨ surprising (What an extraordinary thing to say!) special adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ unique 另见unique条special ♦︎ exceptional ♦︎ particular ♦︎ extraordinaryThese words all describe things or events that are different from what is usual or normal. 这些词均表示特殊的、特别的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a special / an exceptional case / situation◆special / exceptional circumstances◆exceptional / extraordinary costs / losses / profit / items◆a special / an extraordinary meeting◆a special / particular threat◆of special / particular concern / importance / interest◆to take special / particular notice of sb / sth■ special [usually before noun] not ordinary or usual; different from what is normal 特殊的；特别的；不寻常的；不一般的◆Journalists were given no special privileges.新闻记者并不享受任何特权。◆The oil industry was treated as a special case.石油工业被看作是个特例。◆There really is something special about the place.那地方真的有几分特别。OPP ordinary ⇨ normal see also special ⇨ unique ■ exceptional / /ɪkˈsepʃənl/ / very unusual; (of costs or income) that you pay or receive only once 异常的；特别的；罕见的；（费用或收入）仅此一次的◆The deadline can be extended only in exceptional circumstances.最后期限只有在特殊情况下才能延长。◆Exceptional items in the last financial year increased profits by $25 million.上个财政年度一些特殊项目使利润增加了2 500万元。 OPP normal ⇨ normal see also exception ⇨ exception ▸ exceptionally adverb ◆There was an exceptionally high tide.发生了一次特别高的满潮。◆Exceptionally, the director may override the decision of the committee.在特殊情况下，董事可以推翻委员会的决定。■ particular [only before noun] greater than usual 不寻常的；格外的◆The high inflation rates were of particular concern.高通货膨胀率格外引人关注。◆The chemicals pose a particular threat to water quality.这些化学物质对水质构成了极大威胁。▸ particularly adverb ◆Traffic is bad, particularly in the downtown area.交通状况很差，特别是在市中心。◆'Did you enjoy it?' 'No, not particularly (= not very much).'“你玩得开心吗？”“不很开心。”◆The lecture was not particularly interesting.那次讲座并不特别精彩。■ extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːdnri; NAmE ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri/ [only before noun] (formal) in addition to what is usual, regular or normal 特别的；临时的◆The club convened an extraordinary general meeting.该俱乐部召开了一次特别全体会议。 surprising adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ amazing 另见amazing条surprising ♦︎ unexpected ♦︎ unpredictable ♦︎ extraordinary ♦︎ unforeseen ♦︎ unforeseeableThese words all describe things that surprise you because you did not expect them. 这些词均表示令人吃惊的、出乎意料的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen events◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen effects / changes◆surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary results◆a surprising / an unexpected / an extraordinary / an unforeseen development◆unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen demand / problems◆unexpected / extraordinary / unforeseen / unforeseeable circumstances◆quite surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary / unforeseen◆totally unexpected / unpredictable / unforeseen◆very / rather surprising / unexpected / unpredictable / extraordinary■ surprising causing surprise 令人吃惊的；使人惊奇的；出人意料的；奇怪的◆It is not surprising (that) they lost.他们吃败仗并不奇怪。◆It is surprising how quickly rumours spread.谣言传播得如此之快，真令人吃惊。◆It's surprising what people will do for money.人为了钱什么都肯干，想想真令人愕然。◆The surprising thing is how little it costs.出人意料的是它只花很少钱。◆I find that rather surprising.我觉得这事很出人意料。◆Quite a surprising number of people turned up.到场的人出奇地多。ⓘ Surprising is by far the most frequent and most general of these words and can describe any fact or event that causes surprise. * surprising在本组词中最常用，含义最广，可以描述任何令人吃惊的事实或事件。 OPP unsurprising ⇨ predictable 1 ▸ surprisingly adverb ◆The event was surprisingly popular.这项活动出奇地受欢迎。◆Not surprisingly, the request was refused.毫不奇怪地，那个要求被拒绝了。■ unexpected not expected and therefore surprising 出乎意料的；始料不及的◆We had an unexpected visitor this morning.今天上午我们来了一位意外的访客。◆Although not unexpected, his death had still come as a shock.虽然有心理准备，但他的死讯还是让大家感到震惊。◆The following day something quite unexpected happened.第二天发生了一件非常意外的事。ⓘ Unexpected can describe either an event that you did not expect to happen, or a person, when they do sth that you did not expect them to do. * unexpected可描述让人始料不及的事件，或做了出乎意料之事的人。▸ the unexpected noun [singular] ◆Police officers must be prepared for the unexpected.警察必须随时准备应付突发事件。▸ unexpectedly adverb ◆The plane was unexpectedly delayed.飞机意外地延误了。◆They encountered an unexpectedly high level of demand.他们遇到了预料之外的大量需求。■ unpredictable that cannot be predicted because it changes a lot or depends on too many different things 无法预言的；不可预测的；难以预料的◆The result is entirely unpredictable.结果是完全无法预料的。◆The unpredictable weather in the mountains can make climbing extremely hazardous.山里那变幻莫测的天气可以使登山变得异常危险。OPP predictable ⇨ predictable 1 ■ extraordinary unexpected, surprising or strange 意想不到的；令人惊奇的；奇怪的◆It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.真想不到他竟然能够从聚会开始一直睡到结束。◆What an extraordinary thing to say!真是咄咄怪事！ see also extraordinary ⇨ remarkable ■ unforeseen /ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn; NAmE ˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːn/ (rather formal) that you did not expect to happen 未想到的；始料不及的◆We reserve the right to alter the timetable in the event of unforeseen circumstances.我们保留在遇到意外情况时变更时刻表的权利。NOTE 辨析 Unexpected or unforeseen? Unforeseen is more formal than unexpected and only describes events, not people. 与unexpected相比，unforeseen更正式些，且只能修饰事件，不能修饰人◆an unforeseen visitor ■ unforeseeable /ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːəbl; NAmE ˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːəbl/ (rather formal) that you cannot predict 无法预见的；难以预测的◆You need to allow for any unforeseeable expenses.你需要将无法预见的花费计算在内。OPP foreseeable ⇨ predictable 1 |