striking

adjective

/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/

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interesting and unusual enough to attract attention引人注目的；异乎寻常的；显著的 synonym marked
- a striking feature显著的特征
- 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.姑娘们既聪明伶俐，又妩媚动人，跟她们的兄弟形成鲜明的对照。
- The similarities between the two cases are striking.这两个案例之间的相似之处是惊人的。
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surprisingHighlighting interesting data强调有趣的数据
- What is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.这些结果令人吃惊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.令人吃惊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，他们的孩子也只有26%的机会是左撇子。
- One of the most interesting findings is that only 2 per cent of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents.最有趣的发现之一是，在接受调查的左撇子中，只有2%的人有两个左撇子父母。
- 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，母亲是左撇子的人比父亲是左撇子的人更可能成为左撇子。
- The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely to have left-handed children.这些结果中最引人注目的一点是左撇子母亲更可能生左撇子孩子。
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- The picture was striking in its simplicity.这幅画的动人之处在于它的简洁。
- What is immediately striking is how resourceful the children are.最令人注目的是孩子们出色的应变能力。
- The painting is a striking example of nineteenth-century portraiture.这幅画是十九世纪肖像画的突出例子。
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very attractive, often in an unusual way妩媚动人的；标致的；俊秀的 synonym stunning
- striking good looks姣好的面容
- She was undoubtedly a very striking young woman.她无疑是一个非常引人注目的年轻女子。
- 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