| 单词 | unnatural |
| 释义 | unnatural (ʌnnætʃərəl ) 1. adjective B2 If you describe something as unnatural, you mean that it is strange and often frightening, because it is different from what you normally expect. The aircraft rose with unnatural speed on take-off. The altered landscape looks unnatural and weird. Synonyms: abnormal, odd, strange, unusual unnaturally adverb [ADVERB adjective] The house was unnaturally silent. ...unnaturally cold conditions. 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B2 Behaviour that is unnatural seems artificial and not normal or genuine. She gave him a bright, determined smile which seemed unnatural. Synonyms: false, forced, artificial, studied unnaturally adverb [ADVERB with verb] Try to avoid shouting or speaking unnaturally. Collocations: unnatural causes It would soon be inhabited by another budgerigar that would die from unnatural causes. Times, Sunday Times Yet more than 350 years have elapsed since any of our monarchs died of unnatural causes. Times, Sunday Times They concluded that there was an even higher risk of early death, 84 per cent, if the parent had died of unnatural causes. Times, Sunday Times There was no reason to suspect unnatural causes. Times, Sunday Times The hospital said it had asked for police input 'to seek assurances that enable us to rule out unnatural causes of death'. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 不自然的 Japanese: 不自然な |
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