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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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/ʌ̱nkɒ̱mən/
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[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。

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  • 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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