Unusual

(adj.) not commonly encountered; 'two-career families are no longer unusual' .

(adj.) not usual or common or ordinary; 'a scene of unusual beauty'; 'a man of unusual ability'; 'cruel and unusual punishment'; 'an unusual meteorite' .

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• The newspapers had previously published articles showing the unusual capacity and performance of the battery, and public interest had thus been greatly awakened. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Miss Eliott is a very sweet girl, and seemed to enjoy herself, I thought, observed Beth, with unusual warmth. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Did I not say we should see unusual things ere long? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• A four-oared galley hovering about in so unusual a way as to attract this notice was an ugly circumstance that I could not get rid of. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• In about three weeks from that time--as well as I can remember--the first warning reached me of something unusual going on under the surface. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• This speech was delivered with an energy and readiness quite unusual with Mr. Casaubon. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• At least it must be owned, that heroic virtue, being as unusual, is as little natural as the most brutal barbarity. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• His mother drew near, and looked so earnestly into his eyes, that he at once divined that something unusual was the matter. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Bell, inheriting unusual knowledge of the laws of speech and sound, came from the other direction. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The moonlight was strong enough to let him see his daughter in her unusual place and attitude. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Yes, but I do not think that it is such a very unusual thing to have a small opening between two rooms. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• An unusual--to me--a perfectly new character I suspected was yours: I desired to search it deeper and know it better. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Her aunt Bertram had recollected her on this occasion with an unusual degree of wakefulness. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Meyler's spirits sunk into despondency: he actually shed tears, which, with him, was a very unusual event. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• One, his incessant restlessness and excitability--which may be caused, naturally enough, by unusual energy of character. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The apartments were restored to their pristine splendour, and the park, all disrepairs restored, was guarded with unusual care. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• How little practice he had had in dealing with unusual situations! 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• The governor and his family are served and attended by domestics of a kind somewhat unusual. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• Why is this unusual pressure of company? 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• He had been talking all day, on many subjects, and with unusual vivacity. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• This unusual movement attracted the attention of the young man, and as he continued to watch its deliberate movements, he did more than watch. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Upon which, as is not unusual in such cases, a rather angry colloquy ensued. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• They appeared to afford rather an unusual unction to his soul, and his astonishment seemed to me not quite unmixed with gratitude. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• We heard martial music--we saw an unusual number of soldiers walking hurriedly about--there was a general movement among the people. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• It is not my fault that so unusual an occurrence has taken place tonight. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Their reason for choosing so unusual an hour for a consultation was obviously to insure that there should be no other patient in the waiting-room. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• A dead silence greeted this unusual flow of words from Mr. van der Luyden. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• No, no--oh, not there,' replied Job, with a quickness very unusual to him, 'not there. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Quite so; but the sequel was rather unusual. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Mr. Bell slept soundly, after his unusual exercise through the day. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.

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