unusual
US: /ənˈjuˌʒuəɫ/, /ənˈjuʒwəɫ/
UK: /ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
unusual / n'ju: u l/- tính từ
- không thường, không thông thường, không thường dùng, không quen
- tuyệt vời
- (ngôn ngữ học) ít dùng
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 different from what is usual or normal
Synonym: STRANGE
It's unusual for the trees to flower so early. + She has a very unusual name. + It's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often).
2 different from other similar things and therefore interesting and attractive: an unusual colour / feature / hobby
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
uncommon, exceptional, atypical, untypical, different, unexpected, singular, out of the ordinary, extraordinary, odd, peculiar, curious, bizarre, strange, queer, remarkable, unique, freakish, unprecedented, unconventional, unorthodox, Slang off-the-wall:
It takes an unusual person to be as charitable as Jean. Don't you agree that an egg-laying mammal is a bit unusual?
Collocation
VERBS
appear, be, look, seem | become | consider sth
It was considered unusual for a gentleman's son to study medicine.
ADV.
decidedly, distinctly, extremely, highly, particularly, really, very
This is a highly unusual case.
| by no means, hardly, not at all
It's not at all unusual to feel very tired in the early months of pregnancy.
| a bit, fairly, a little, pretty, quite, rather, relatively, slightly, somewhat | enough, sufficiently
The arrival of a taxi was unusual enough; an unknown woman getting out of it was sensational.
PREP.
for
It's unusual for a woman to do this job.
Concise dictionary
adj.+not usual or common or ordinary
+being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
+not commonly encountered
