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anomaly

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·nom·a·ly /əˈnɒməli $ əˈnɑː-/ ●○○ noun (plural anomalies) [countable, uncountable] formal  UNUSUALsomething that is noticeable because it is different from what is usual 异常现象,反常现象 In those days, a woman professor was still an anomaly. 那个时候,女教授仍旧十分稀罕。anomaly in various anomalies in the tax system 税制中的种种不正常现象
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anomalyPohnpei is an anomaly - it's a Pacific island without a beach.He was an anomaly down to his very genes.The contradictions and anomalies in the 1954 scheme were obvious.One such charming and dated anomaly is that a school like Burleigh can be bought.When corrections are made to take account of these differences in crustal density the magnitude of gravity anomalies is significantly reduced.Whenever observations emerged that did not fit the mechanistic model, they were dismissed as insignificant anomalies.But on one such mission they came across a startling anomaly.There would be a return to all the anomalies that the old rating system caused.
a·nom·a·ly nounChineseSyllable
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anomaly
anomaly /əˈnɒməli $ əˈnɑː-/ noun (plural anomalies) [uncountable and countable] formal
something that is noticeable because it is different from what is usual:
    In those days, a woman professor was still an anomaly.
    anomaly in
    various anomalies in the tax system


anom·alyBrE /əˈnɒməli/ 🔊NAmE /əˈnɑːməli/ 🔊 noun (
plural
anom·alies
)
~ (in sth) a thing, situation, etc. that is different from what is normal or expected 异常事物;反常现象the many anomalies in the tax system税制中的许多破格现象the apparent anomaly that those who produced the wealth, the workers, were the poorest创造财富的工人最贫穷这一明显不正常现象