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stranger n.陌生人；外地人；新手 (1) 警官要求这个陌生人出示通行证。(2) 我刚要离去，一个陌生人拽我的袖子。(3) 他惯常坐在桌旁的位置被一个陌生人占据了。(4) 外地人在这个城里很难交朋友。(5) 在显微外科方面,他绝非门外汉。 Parents tell their kids, "Don't talk to strangers." That's because strangers are people they don't know, who could be dangerous. Just like strange things are odd or weird, a stranger is unknown and therefore potentially scary. Also, anyone out of place can be considered a stranger. A fireman in a police station is a stranger, and a mascot in a scientific lab is a stranger. Either type of stranger is likely to make someone say, "Who's that?"

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英 ['streɪndʒə(r)] 美 ['streɪndʒər] (1) A sergeant asked the stranger to show his pass.(2) A stranger plucked at my sleeve as I was leaving.(3) His habitual place at the table was occupied by a stranger.(4) It's hard for a stranger to make friends in this town.(5) He is no stranger in mirosurgery. A stranger is someone you don't know or who doesn't belong in a specific place. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]陌生人 A stranger is someone you have never met before. Telling a complete stranger about your life is difficult...要对一个素昧平生的人谈自己的生活经历是比较困难。Sometimes I feel like I'm living with a stranger.有时我觉得自己和一个陌生人生活在一起。2[N-PLURAL 复数名词]互不相识的人 If two people are strangers, they do not know each other. The women knew nothing of the dead girl. They were strangers.女人们都对死去的女孩一无所知。她们互不相识。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]外乡人；外地人 If you are a stranger in a place, you do not know the place well. 'You don't know much about our town, do you?'—'No, I'm a stranger here.'“你不太了解我们这个镇，是吗？”——“是的，我是外地人。”4[N-COUNT 可数名词]生手；外行；(对…)一无所知的人 If you are a stranger to something, you have had no experience of it or do not understand it.   [oft with brd-neg]He is no stranger to controversy...他是个颇具争议的人物。We were both strangers to diplomatic life.我们俩在外交方面都是生手。5See also:strange；  Usage Note :You do not use stranger to talk about someone who comes from a country which is not your own. You can refer to him or her as a foreigner, but this word can sound rather rude. It is better to talk about someone from abroad.指非本国人不能用 stranger，要用foreigner，但 foreigner 一词听起来很不礼貌。更恰当的说法是 someone from abroad。

英语单词	stranger
英美音标	英 ['streɪndʒə(r)] 美 ['streɪndʒər]
中文释义	n.陌生人；外地人；新手
英语例句	(1) A sergeant asked the stranger to show his pass. (2) A stranger plucked at my sleeve as I was leaving. (3) His habitual place at the table was occupied by a stranger. (4) It's hard for a stranger to make friends in this town. (5) He is no stranger in mirosurgery.
中文例句	(1) 警官要求这个陌生人出示通行证。 (2) 我刚要离去，一个陌生人拽我的袖子。 (3) 他惯常坐在桌旁的位置被一个陌生人占据了。 (4) 外地人在这个城里很难交朋友。 (5) 在显微外科方面,他绝非门外汉。
vocabulary简明	A stranger is someone you don't know or who doesn't belong in a specific place.
vocabulary扩展	Parents tell their kids, "Don't talk to strangers." That's because strangers are people they don't know, who could be dangerous. Just like strange things are odd or weird, a stranger is unknown and therefore potentially scary. Also, anyone out of place can be considered a stranger. A fireman in a police station is a stranger, and a mascot in a scientific lab is a stranger. Either type of stranger is likely to make someone say, "Who's that?"
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]陌生人 A stranger is someone you have never met before. Telling a complete stranger about your life is difficult... 要对一个素昧平生的人谈自己的生活经历是比较困难。 Sometimes I feel like I'm living with a stranger. 有时我觉得自己和一个陌生人生活在一起。 2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]互不相识的人 If two people are strangers, they do not know each other. The women knew nothing of the dead girl. They were strangers. 女人们都对死去的女孩一无所知。她们互不相识。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]外乡人；外地人 If you are a stranger in a place, you do not know the place well. 'You don't know much about our town, do you?'—'No, I'm a stranger here.' “你不太了解我们这个镇，是吗？”——“是的，我是外地人。” 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]生手；外行；(对…)一无所知的人 If you are a stranger to something, you have had no experience of it or do not understand it. [oft with brd-neg] He is no stranger to controversy... 他是个颇具争议的人物。 We were both strangers to diplomatic life. 我们俩在外交方面都是生手。 5 See also:strange ； Usage Note : You do not use stranger to talk about someone who comes from a country which is not your own. You can refer to him or her as a foreigner, but this word can sound rather rude. It is better to talk about someone from abroad. 指非本国人不能用 stranger，要用foreigner，但 foreigner 一词听起来很不礼貌。更恰当的说法是 someone from abroad。

Stranger Place Talk N Count 可数名词 I Make People