striking

adjective
🔊/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/
🔊/ˈstraɪkɪŋ/
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  1. interesting and unusual enough to attract attention引人注目的;异乎寻常的;显著的 synonym marked
    • a striking feature显著的特征
    • She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister.她酷似她姐姐。🔊🔊
    • In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming.姑娘们既聪明伶俐,又妩媚动人,跟她们的兄弟形成鲜明的对照。🔊🔊
    • The similarities between the two cases are striking.两种情况之间的相似性令人震惊。
    Language Bank surprisingsurprisingHighlighting interesting data强调有趣的数据
      • What is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.这些结果令人吃惊的是男生比女生更可能是左撇子。
      • Surprisingly, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.令人吃惊的是男生比女生更可能是左撇子。
      • Interestingly, even when both parents are left-handed, there is still only a 26 per cent chance of their children being left-handed.有趣的是,即使父母双方都是惯用左手的,他们的孩子惯用惯左手的可能性仍然只有26%。
      • One of the most interesting findings is that only 2 per cent of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents.最有趣的发现之一是,接受调查的左撇子中只有2%有两个左撇子父母。
      • It is interesting to note that people are more likely to be left-handed if their mother is left-handed than if their father is.有趣的是,母亲是左撇子的人比父亲是左撇子的人更可能成为左撇子。
      • The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely to have left-handed children.这些结果中最引人注目的一点是左撇子母亲更可能生左撇子孩子。
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    • The picture was striking in its simplicity.这幅画的动人之处在于它的简洁。
    • What is immediately striking is how resourceful the children are.最令人注目的是孩子们出色的应变能力。
    • The painting is a striking example of nineteenth-century portraiture.这幅画是十九世纪肖像画的一个突出例子。
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  2. very attractive, often in an unusual way妩媚动人的;标致的;俊秀的 synonym stunning
    • striking good looks姣好的面容
    • She was undoubtedly a very striking young woman.她无疑是一个非常醒目的年轻女子。
    • That hat looks very striking.那帽子很引人注目。
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    • look
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    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • in
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