[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不自然的;诡异的;反常的 If you describe something as unnatural, you mean that it is strange and often frightening, because it is different from what you normally expect.
The aircraft rose with unnatural speed on take-off...
那架飞机以反常的速度起飞升空。
The altered landscape looks unnatural and weird.
改造后的景观看起来很不自然,极其怪异。
unnaturally
The house was unnaturally silent.
房子里异常安静。
...unnaturally cold conditions.
异常寒冷的环境
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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]不自然的;做作的 Behaviour that is unnatural seems artificial and not normal or genuine.
[usu v-link ADJ]
She gave him a bright, determined smile which seemed unnatural.
她对他开朗、坚定地一笑,但笑得有点不自然。
unnaturally
Try to avoid shouting or speaking unnaturally.
尽量不要高声喧哗或是不自然地讲话。
Oxford
un·nat·ural/ʌnˈnætʃrəl; NAmEʌnˈnætʃrəl/adjective1different from what is normal or expected, or from what is generally accepted as being right 不自然的;勉强的;反常的◆It seems unnatural for a child to spend so much time alone.一个孩子独自一人待那么长时间似乎有点反常。◆There was an unnatural silence and then a scream.一阵反常的寂静,接着便是一声尖叫。◆unnatural sexual practices反常的性行为◆He gave an unnatural smile (= that did not seem genuine).他勉强笑了笑。2different from anything in nature 不正常的;怪异的◆Her leg was bent at an unnatural angle.她的腿弯曲的角度反常。◆an unnatural death (= one not from natural causes)非正常死亡OPP
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▶un·nat·ur·al·ly/ʌnˈnætʃrəli; NAmEʌnˈnætʃrəli/adverb◆She was, not unnaturally,very surprised at the news. 这消息自然让她大吃一惊。◆His eyes were unnaturally bright.他的眼睛异常明亮。un·nat·ural/ʌnˈnætʃrəl; NAmEʌnˈnætʃrəl/un·nat·ur·al·ly/ʌnˈnætʃrəli; NAmEʌnˈnætʃrəli/
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unnaturalun‧nat‧u‧ral /ʌnˈnætʃərəl/ ●○○ adjective
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1different from what you would normally expect: It was very cold, which seemed unnatural for late spring.2seeming false, or not real or naturalSYN fake: Julia’s laugh seemed forced and unnatural.3different from normal human behaviour in a way that seems morally wrong: unnatural sexual practices4different from anything produced by natureSYN artificial, fake: Her hair was an unnatural orange.—unnaturally adverb
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unnatural
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不自然的(75%),反常的(15%),不近人情的(10%)
adj.不自然的;反常的;不近人情的
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