unnatural
adjective🔊/ʌnˈnætʃrəl/
🔊/ʌnˈnætʃrəl/
Word Family
- nature noun
- natural adjective (≠ unnatural)
- naturally adverb (≠ unnaturally)
different from what is normal or expected, or from what is generally accepted as being right 不自然的；勉强的；反常的 It seems unnatural for a child to spend so much time alone. 一个孩子独自一人待那么长时间似乎有点反常。 🔊🔊 There was an unnatural silence and then a scream. 一阵反常的寂静，接着便是一声尖叫。 🔊🔊 unnatural sexual practices 反常的性行为 He gave an unnatural smile (= that did not seem genuine). 他勉强笑了笑。 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
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different from anything in nature 不正常的；怪异的 Her leg was bent at an unnatural angle. 她的腿弯曲的角度反常。 🔊🔊 an unnatural death (= one not from natural causes) 非正常死亡
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …