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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. 这种情况非常不寻常。 Police then took the unusual step of publishing the names and pictures of the two suspects. 警方随后采取了非同寻常的步骤，公布了两名嫌犯的姓名和照片。 - 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. 早上九点之前和她见面有点不寻常。 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举动有什么异常之处。
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. 他是一位对过去与现在之间的差异异常敏感的作家。 If you have an unusual hobby you would like to share with our readers, write to… 如果您有不同寻常的爱好，想与我们的读者分享，请写信给… 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. 她这么晚很不寻常。 The best teachers had enthusiasm and an unusual energy and commitment. 最好的老师充满热情，并拥有非同寻常的精力和奉献精神。 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. 新任董事长经验丰富。 The painter reveals unusual skill in representing three-dimensional objects. 画家展现了代表三维物体的非凡技巧。
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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? 您今年圣诞节是否在寻找不寻常的礼物创意？ their unusual mix of funk, rock, hip hop, jazz and techno 他们不寻常的混搭风格包括：放克，摇滚，嘻哈，爵士乐和Techno
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cruel and unusual punishment
a category of very severe punishment that is banned under US law This important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. 这个重要案件面临着构成残酷和不寻常惩罚的问题。 Detainees are subjected to malnutrition, forced labor, and to other cruel and unusual punishments. 被拘留者遭受了营养不良，强迫劳动以及其他残忍和不寻常的惩罚。