not previously known, seen, felt, heard of, etc.
unusual; surprising
"a strange exaltation that was indefinable"
"a strange fantastical mind"
"what a strange sense of humor she has"
"used many strange words"
"saw many strange faces in the crowd"
"don't let anyone unknown into the house"
"foreign nations"
"a foreign accent"
"on business in a foreign city"
To the reader, both English and strange.
出自: M. Parker
我对这项工作还很生疏。
He is still strange to the job.
他还不太习惯这工作。
The term is strange to the common men.
这术语普通人听起来觉得奇怪。
The new boys are strange to the school.
新来的男孩对学校很生疏。
He is still strange to city life.
他仍不习惯城市生活。
My grandma is still strange to city life.
我的奶奶还是过不惯城市生活。
The village boy was strange to city life.
这个乡下男孩对于城市生活很不适应。
She is strange to her new duties, but she'll soon learn.
她对新的工作很生疏,但她很快会学会的。 be strange to sb
This area is strange to us.
这个地区对我们来说很陌生。
This part of the town is strange to me.
此镇的这个地方对我来说是陌生的。
The street he stood in was strange to him.
他所站的街道对他来说很陌生。
Everything here is strange to him.
这里的一切对他来说都是陌生的。
The handwriting is strange to me.
这种笔迹我没见过。
误 I like that painting, it is most strange.
正 I like that painting, it is most unusual.
析 strange表示“奇怪的,奇特的”,通常带有贬义。误句中strange可改用 unusual (少见的,独特的)。
误 她不认识我。
正 我不认识她。
析 be strange to me的含义是“我不认识…”,而非“…不认识我”。