unheard-of

adjective
🔊/ʌnˈhɜːd əv/
🔊/ʌnˈhɜːrd əv/
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  1. that has never been known or done; very unusual前所未闻的;空前的;很反常的
    • He'd dyed his hair, which was almost unheard-of in the 1960s.他染了头发,这在 20 世纪 60 年代是罕见的事。🔊🔊
    • It is almost unheard-of for a new band to be offered such a deal.一支新乐队得到这样的一份合同,几乎是空前的。🔊🔊
    • At that time, it was completely unheard-of for girls to go to university.在那个时候,女孩子上大学绝对是前所未闻的。
    • He was sentenced to a hitherto unheard-of seven life terms in prison.他被判处 7 次终身监禁,该量刑迄今为止绝无仅有。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • quite
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