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unaccustomed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·ac·cus·tomed /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd◂/ adjective formal  1 unaccustomed to (doing) something formal USED TO/ACCUSTOMED TOnot used to something ()某事不习惯的 a country boy, unaccustomed to city ways 一个不习惯城市生活方式的乡下男孩2 [only before noun]UNUSUAL not usual, typical, or familiar 不寻常的;非惯例的;不熟悉的 She was completely exhausted by the unaccustomed heat. 反常的炎热使她浑身乏力。RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that they are not used to something rather than unaccustomed to it: 在日常英语中,人们表示不习惯某事物时一般说 not used to,而不说 unaccustomed toShe wasn't used to living on her own. 她不习惯一个人生活
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unaccustomedExtensive field research can mean long periods living under adverse conditions to which the researcher is unaccustomed.Putting an economic rug back under the family means paying unaccustomed attention to issues of family business.Imposing such a structure in baseball will take tough bargaining and unaccustomed discipline on the part of the owners.Government service also brought Mr Packard unaccustomed public attention and made him and his company a magnet for controversy and protest.As she stepped from her Rolls, Elinor shivered in the unaccustomed raw air of February.unaccustomed speed and decisivenessWe became unaccustomed to silence, which was a signal for alarm.They were people who were unaccustomed to silence, who were comforted by the racket of their own voices.In fact she felt off her head, her mind a sickening unaccustomed whirl.
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unaccustomed
unaccustomed /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd◂/ adjective formal
1. unaccustomed to (doing) something not used to something:
    a country boy, unaccustomed to city ways
2. [only before noun] not usual, typical, or familiar:
    She was completely exhausted by the unaccustomed heat.
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    In everyday English, people usually say that they are not used to something rather than unaccustomed to it:
    She wasn't used to living on her own.


un·accus·tomedBrE /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/ 🔊 adjective (formal) ~ to sth/to doing sth not in the habit of doing sth; not used to sth 不习惯;不适应He was unaccustomed to hard work. 他不习惯艰苦工作。🔊🔊I am unaccustomed to being told what to do. 我没有听人使唤的习惯。🔊🔊 [usually before noun] not usual, normal or familiar 反常的;不一般的;不熟悉的The unaccustomed heat made him weary. 反常的炎热令他虚弱无力。🔊🔊 OPP accustomed