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different from what is usual or normal 特别的；不寻常的；罕见的 The case is highly unusual. 此案极不寻常。 Police then took the unusual step of publishing the names and pictures of the two suspects. 警方随后采取了不同寻常的步骤，公布了两名嫌疑人的姓名和照片。 - it is unusual for somebody/something to do something
It's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often). 年轻的医生每周工作 70 小时并不罕见。 It's unusual for the trees to flower so early. 这种树这么早开花很少见。 - it is unusual to do something
It was a bit unusual to see her up and about before nine in the morning. 早上九点左右看到她起床有点不寻常。 She has a very unusual name. 她的名字很特别。 She hadn't noticed anything unusual about Susan's behaviour. 她没有注意到苏珊的行为有什么异常。
Extra ExamplesIt was considered unusual for a woman to study medicine. 女人学医被认为是很不寻常的事情。 It's not at all unusual to feel very tired in the early months of pregnancy. 怀孕头几个月觉得非常疲劳很正常。 The organization is unusual in several respects. 这个机构的特别之处体现在几个方面。 This is a highly unusual case. 这种情况很罕见。 He's a man of unusual strength and courage. 他是个力量和勇气非凡的男人。 He's a writer with an unusual sensitivity to the differences between past and present. 他是一个对过去和现在的差异有着不同寻常的敏感的作家。 If you have an unusual hobby you would like to share with our readers, write to… 如果你有一个不寻常的爱好，你想与我们的读者分享，写信给… It was unusual to see anyone out on the streets at this hour. 这个时段在街上见到人很不寻常。 It's highly unusual for her to be so late. 她这么晚来是很不寻常的。 The best teachers had enthusiasm and an unusual energy and commitment. 最好的老师有热情，有不同寻常的精力和承诺。 The conference has generated an unusual degree of interest. 这次会议引起了非同寻常的关注。 The house has several unusual but interesting features. 这座房子有几个不同寻常但有趣的特征。 The new chairman has an unusual breadth of experience. 新主席有着非同寻常的丰富经验。 The painter reveals unusual skill in representing three-dimensional objects. 这位画家在表现三维物体时表现出不同寻常的技巧。
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different from other similar things and therefore interesting and attractive 独特的；与众不同的；别致的 an unusual colour 特别的颜色 Are you looking for an unusual gift idea this Christmas? 今年圣诞节你在寻找一个不寻常的礼物创意吗？ their unusual mix of funk, rock, hip hop, jazz and techno 他们不寻常的放克、摇滚、嘻哈、爵士乐和电子乐的结合
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cruel and unusual punishment
a category of very severe punishment that is banned under US law 不寻常： 根据美国法律禁止的一种非常严厉的惩罚This important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. 这一重要案件面临着什么是残忍和不寻常的惩罚的问题。 Detainees are subjected to malnutrition, forced labor, and to other cruel and unusual punishments. 被拘留者遭受营养不良、强迫劳动和其他残忍和不寻常的惩罚。