Unreal ˌʌnriˈæləti Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Strange Related People Situation
This flashcard explains "unreal" with three meanings: strange and hard to believe, not related to reality or imaginary, and informally, as something excellent or surprisingly good. Examples illustrate these different contexts.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不真实的;怪异的;难以相信的 If you say that a situation is unreal, you mean that it is so strange that you find it difficult to believe it is happening.
[v-link ADJ]
It was unreal. Like some crazy childhood nightmare...
这不是真的,就像儿时的某个荒唐的噩梦一样。
It felt so unreal to be talking about our son like this.
真不敢相信我们会这样谈论我们的儿子。
unreality
To his surprise he didn't feel too weak. Light-headed certainly, and with a sense of unreality, but able to walk.
令他惊讶的是他并没有感到很虚弱。虽然的确感到头晕,并有点儿虚飘飘的感觉,但他还是能走的。
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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]不可能的;虚构的 If you use unreal to describe something, you are critical of it because you think that it is not like, or not related to, things you expect to find in the real world.
[disapproval]
...unreal financial targets...
不切实际的理财目标
Almost all fictional detectives are unreal.
几乎所有小说中的侦探都是虚构的。
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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]极好的 Some people use unreal to indicate that they like something very much.
[usu v-link ADJ]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Oh, I can't explain it. It's just unreal. Everybody is so happy.
啊,我都没法形容。就是太棒了,每个人都很高兴。
Oxford
un·real/ˌʌnˈrɪəl; NAmEˌʌnˈriːəl/adjective1so strange that it is more like a dream than reality 奇异的;虚幻的;梦幻般的◆The party began to take on an unreal, almost nightmarish quality.聚会开始呈现出虚幻、近乎梦魇般的气氛。2not related to reality 不真实的;脱离现实的SYN
unrealistic
◆Many people have unreal expectations of what marriage will be like.许多人对婚姻生活抱有不切实际的憧憬。3( informal) used to say that you like sth very much or that sth surprises you (表示十分喜爱或惊讶)◆‘That's unreal!’ she laughed.“这怎么可能!”她笑了起来。▶un·real·ity/ˌʌnriˈæləti; NAmEˌʌnriˈæləti/noun[uncountable ]un·real/ˌʌnˈrɪəl; NAmEˌʌnˈriːəl/un·real·ity/ˌʌnriˈæləti; NAmEˌʌnriˈæləti/
LDC
unrealun‧real /ˌʌnˈrɪəl◂/ ●○○ adjective
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1[not before noun] an experience, situation etc that is unreal seems so strange that you think you must be imagining it: It seemed unreal to be sitting and talking to someone so famous.2not related to real things that happen: Many people go into marriage with unreal expectations.3spoken very excitingSYN excellent: Our trip to Disneyland was unreal.—unreality /ˌʌnriˈæləti/ noun [uncountable]
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unreal
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不真实的(66%),虚幻的(22%),虚构的(6%),空想的(3%),不实在的(3%)
adj.不真实的;假的;幻想的;虚构的
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