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Uncommon ʌnˈkɒmən Describe Quality Good Unusually Great Degree

This flashcard defines "uncommon" as either infrequent or unusually great in degree. It provides examples for both definitions: not common and exceptionally good.

This flashcard defines "uncommon" in two ways: first, as not happening often or not being seen frequently, and second, as unusually great in degree or amount, often referring to a good quality. Examples are provided for both meanings.

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uncommon ★☆☆☆☆
/ʌ̱nkɒ̱mən/
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不平常的;罕见的 If you describe something as uncommon, you mean that it does not happen often or is not often seen.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  • Cancer of the breast in young women is uncommon...

    乳腺癌在年轻女子当中并不常见。

  • A 15-year lifespan is not uncommon for a dog.

    狗活15年并不少见。

2
[ADJ 形容词]非凡的;杰出的;罕有的 If you describe a quality, usually a good quality, as uncommon, you mean that it is unusually great in degree or amount.
  [ADJ n]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • Both are blessed with uncommon ability to fix things...

    两人在修理东西方面都身手不凡。

  • She read Cecelia's last letter with uncommon interest.

    她怀着极大的兴趣读完了塞塞莉娅的最后一封信。

uncommonly
  • Mary was uncommonly good at tennis.

    玛丽的网球打得非常出色。


Oxford un·com·mon / ʌnˈkɒmən ; NAmE ʌnˈkɑːmən / adjective 1 not existing in large numbers or in many places 不常有的;罕见的;稀罕的 SYN
unusual
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rare
an uncommon occurrence 不寻常的事情 Side effects from the drug are uncommon. 这药很少有副作用。 It is not uncommonfor college students to live at home. 大学生住在家里并不少见。 Red squirrels are uncommon in England. 红松鼠在英格兰很少见。 OPP
common
2 ( formal or literary) unusually large in degree or amount; great 程度深的;特别大的 SYN
remarkable
She showed uncommon pleasure at his arrival. 他的到来令她异常欢喜。
un·com·mon / ʌnˈkɒmən ; NAmE ʌnˈkɑːmən /
LDC
uncommonun‧com‧mon /ʌnˈkɒmən $ -ˈkɑː-/ ●○○ adjective
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Thesaurus
Collocations
rare or unusual:  Violent crimes against the elderly are fortunately very uncommon.it is not uncommon for somebody to do something It is not uncommon for students to have bank loans.
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uncommon

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不常见的(54%),不寻常的(42%),极度的(4%)
adj.不寻常的;罕有的
adv.非常地

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