n.[C]
- 陌生人[(+to)]
I feel strange in the presence of
strangers.
在陌生人面前,我感到不自在。
- 外地人;新來者[(+to)]
Sorry, I don't know. I'm a
stranger here myself.
對不起,我不清楚。我對這裡也不熟。
- 外行,生手;不習慣於……的人[(+to)]
He is no
stranger to sorrow.
他飽經憂患。
I'm a
stranger to statistics.
我對統計學一竅不通。
- 外國人
- strange的形容詞比較級
參見
strange
a.
- 奇怪的,奇妙的,不可思議的
She was startled by a
strange voice.
一個奇怪的聲音使她嚇了一跳。
It's
strange that he's failed in the exam.
他竟然不及格,真是想不到。
- 陌生的;生疏的,不熟悉的[Z][(+to)]
The place is
strange to me.
這地方我不熟悉。
- 生手的,外行的;不習慣的[Z][F][(+to)]
My uncle is
strange to city life.
我叔父不習慣都市生活。
She is
strange to the work but will soon learn.
她對這個工作還很生疏,但很快就會學會的。
- 冷淡的,不親近的[(+to)]
片語
be a stranger to
- 對……一無所知
He
is a stranger to our language.
他對我們的語言一竅不通。
make a stranger of
- 冷淡地對待,不把……當作人
He
made a stranger of Tom.
他冷淡地對待湯姆。
make no stranger of
- 親熱地對待
They
made no stranger of the new comer.
他們親熱地對待那新來的人。
You are quite a stranger.
- 好久不見了,久違了。
辨析
n.
- a person whom one does not know.
▸a person who does not know, or is not known in, a particular place.
-
(stranger to)
a person entirely unaccustomed to (a feeling, experience, or situation).
- a person who is not a member or official of the House of Commons.
Etymology
ME: shortening of OFr. estrangier, from L. extraneus (see strange).