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.
[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。
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[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; NAmEʌnˈkɑːmən/adjective1not existing in large numbers or in many places 不常有的;罕见的;稀罕的SYN
unusual
,
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( formalorliterary) 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; NAmEʌnˈkɑːmən/
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.
WDF
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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