striking

adjective

/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/

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interesting and unusual enough to attract attention引人注目的；異乎尋常的；顯著的 synonym marked
- a striking feature顯著的特征
- She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister.她酷似她姐姐。
- In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming.姑娘們既聰明伶俐，又妩媚動人，跟她們的兄弟形成鮮明的對照。
- The similarities between the two cases are striking.這兩個案例之間的相似之處是驚人的。
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surprisingHighlighting interesting data強調有趣的數據
- What is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.這些結果令人吃驚的是男生比女生更可能是左撇子。
- Surprisingly, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.令人吃驚的是男生比女生更可能是左撇子。
- Interestingly, even when both parents are left-handed, there is still only a 26 per cent chance of their children being left-handed.有趣的是，即使父母都是左撇子，他們的孩子也只有26%的機會是左撇子。
- One of the most interesting findings is that only 2 per cent of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents.最有趣的發現之一是，在接受調查的左撇子中，只有2%的人有兩個左撇子父母。
- It is interesting to note that people are more likely to be left-handed if their mother is left-handed than if their father is.有趣的是，母親是左撇子的人比父親是左撇子的人更可能成爲左撇子。
- The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely to have left-handed children.這些結果中最引人注目的一點是左撇子母親更可能生左撇子孩子。
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- The picture was striking in its simplicity.這幅畫的動人之處在於它的簡潔。
- What is immediately striking is how resourceful the children are.最令人注目的是孩子們出色的應變能力。
- The painting is a striking example of nineteenth-century portraiture.這幅畫是十九世紀肖像畫的突出例子。
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adverb
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very attractive, often in an unusual way妩媚動人的；標致的；俊秀的 synonym stunning
- striking good looks姣好的面容
- She was undoubtedly a very striking young woman.她無疑是一個非常引人注目的年輕女子。
- That hat looks very striking.那帽子很引人注目。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- in
See full entry