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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++strange·ly /ˈstreɪndʒli/ ●●○ adverb  MYSTERIOUSin an unusual or surprising way 奇怪地,不寻常地 SYN oddly Mick’s been acting very strangely lately. 米克最近的行为相当怪。 strangely shaped hills 奇形怪状的小山 The crowd fell strangely silent. 人群奇怪地安静下来。 Strangely enough, I wasn’t that disappointed. 真奇怪,我并没有那么失望。
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strangelyAfter moving into the new house, she began behaving strangely.We went into the hallway, which now looked strangely barren.But at that time, biologists also saw sick, disoriented manatees acting strangely by curling their lips and arching their backs.To Mr Utterson the streets seemed strangely empty and lonely.Also, strangely, he noted there was a similarity in the faces of the aunt and niece.Dickinson sailed down in slow, sweeping curves, feeling strangely innocent.The whole city was strangely peaceful.She'd felt strangely vulnerable, half afraid, overcome by a mass of conflicting emotions.Strangely enoughCable Strangely enough the thing that most people have problems with when installing a new drive is the ribbon cable.
strange·ly adverbChineseSyllable
way or an unusual Corpus surprising in


strangely
strangely /ˈstreɪndʒli/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: stranger, strangeness, estrangement; adjective: strange, estranged; adverb: strangely
in an unusual or surprising way
   SYN  oddly:
    Mick’s been acting very strangely lately.
    strangely shaped hills
    The crowd fell strangely silent.
    Strangely enough, I wasn’t that disappointed.


🔑 strange·lyBrE /ˈstreɪndʒli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstreɪndʒli/ 🔊 adverbin an unusual or surprising way 异常地;奇怪地;不可思议地She's been acting very strangely lately. 近来她举止十分反常。🔊🔊The house was strangely quiet. 房子里静得出奇。🔊🔊strangely shaped rocks奇形怪状的岩石Strangely enough, I don't feel at all nervous. 真奇怪,我一点也不紧张。🔊🔊


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