| 单词 | extraordinary |
| 释义 | extraordinary (ɪkstrɔːʳdənri , US -neri ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1 If you describe something or someone as extraordinary, you mean that they have some extremely good or special quality. [approval] We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard. The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance. Rozhdestvensky is an extraordinary musician. Synonyms: remarkable, special, wonderful, outstanding extraordinarily (ɪkstrɔːʳdənrɪli , US -nerɪli ) adverb [ADVERB adjective] B2 She's extraordinarily disciplined. 2. adjective B1+ If you describe something as extraordinary, you mean that it is very unusual or surprising. [emphasis] What an extraordinary thing to happen! His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war. Synonyms: unusual, surprising, odd, strange extraordinarily adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb] B2 Apart from the hair, he looked extraordinarily unchanged. Extraordinarily, the favourites for the title lie at the bottom of the table. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] An extraordinary meeting is arranged specially to deal with a particular situation or problem, rather than happening regularly. [formal] ...at an extraordinary meeting of the sport's ruling body. Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress. Collocations: extraordinary feat Despite heavy fire, they managed to reach their target - an extraordinary feat. The Sun An extraordinary feat of spatial memory was required, too: they had to remember where to go. Times, Sunday Times Even for a seasoned campaigner, this was an extraordinary feat. Times, Sunday Times It was an extraordinary feat to finish ahead of so many world-class players in this gruelling three-day event. Times, Sunday Times No one then knew that he would achieve the extraordinary feat of winning the heavyweight title of the world three times. Times, Sunday Times But because of her extraordinary generosity she faced relentless pressure from fundraisers, and last year took her own life. Times, Sunday Times But teaching, much more so than most, demands an extraordinary generosity of spirit. Times, Sunday Times Let's hope that extraordinary generosity continues. Times, Sunday Times The entrepreneur has always been gifted at charming the rich and powerful - helped by extraordinary generosity and the most ostentatious parties imaginable. The Sun People around the world responded with extraordinary generosity. Times, Sunday Times He has, however, an extraordinary gift for handling the consequences in a way that disarms. Times, Sunday Times But she has an extraordinary gift for being in the right place at the right time. Times, Sunday Times Her extraordinary gift for producing what seems less like fiction than actuality works wonders again. Times, Sunday Times Early success in these educational enterprises allowed him to indulge his extraordinary gift for friendship and a wide range of passions with energy and infectious enjoyment. Times, Sunday Times Even at the age of 109 she played and her neighbours listened, as people had listened throughout her life, afloat on the music that flowed from her extraordinary gift. Times, Sunday Times The lessons learnt on that extraordinary journey have been passed on to the next generation. Times,Sunday Times So began an extraordinary journey that took me around the world, and to the heart of the bicycle. Times, Sunday Times What an extraordinary journey that must have been! Times, Sunday Times What an extraordinary journey it has been for her! Times, Sunday Times On the first day we took a six-hour boat ride along the fjord with about 30 other tourists - an extraordinary journey in its own right. Times, Sunday Times Fans must take comfort in his extraordinary legacy. The Sun And the diaries are an extraordinary legacy, a form that he discovered. Times, Sunday Times Every year we remember the pity of war, but very seldom the peculiar wit of that dreadful war, which was one of its most extraordinary legacies. Times, Sunday Times In addition, it prohibited extraordinary legacies in a will of a greater value than the inheritance of the ordinary heirs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even in the celebrity era, it reveals an extraordinary measure of fame. Times, Sunday Times There was success right from the start, but the extraordinary measure of this success came with the decision four years ago to train for 'a medal or nothing'. Times, Sunday Times This extraordinary measure had little chance of success, and some suggest that the authors of the treaty were knowingly dishonest and deceitful. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only when these extraordinary measures are withdrawn will it become clear whether economies truly have regained their resilience. Times, Sunday Times It also acknowledges that the inequalities of the past will need to be corrected through deliberate and extraordinary measures. ST These new ways of connecting have given us an extraordinary opportunity to develop ourselves and our interests as we like. Times, Sunday Times This provided one of the leading contenders for his office with an extraordinary opportunity. Times, Sunday Times So this offers an extraordinary opportunity to view some revealing masterpieces. Times, Sunday Times So this show offers an extraordinary opportunity. Times, Sunday Times Every dynamic economy has its doldrums and even torpid economies may rise, perhaps with delay, to an extraordinary opportunity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He did not live to see the extraordinary phenomenon that the books have become, translated into many languages and winner of countless awards. Times, Sunday Times But this country has never experienced what could follow a serious bout of deflation - the extraordinary phenomenon of interest rates at zero. Times, Sunday Times In a sign of how low temperatures have fallen recently, the extraordinary phenomenon was created by cars splashing in puddles at the side of the road. Times, Sunday Times Amid the hysteria surrounding last month's weather, an extraordinary phenomenon went unnoticed. Times, Sunday Times An extraordinary phenomenon appears at the first and largest of these ledges during the high-water season of early summer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The civil servants may answer to politicians, but they also have an extraordinary power over them. Times, Sunday Times Aptly, insecurity, frustration and fear are three of the sensations that this long-delayed second album conveys with extraordinary power. Times, Sunday Times She has an extraordinary power of empathy for her characters and a steady hand for unspooling the knotted threads of their individual motives and histories. Times, Sunday Times Someone whose opinions and affections hold extraordinary power over everyone they meet. Christianity Today The opposition was expected to bow to her extraordinary power and will and there was little anyone could do to stop her. Times, Sunday Times These free attractions are an extraordinary privilege - we should make the most of them. Times, Sunday Times Her life was one of extraordinary privilege. Times,Sunday Times It was an extraordinary privilege. Times, Sunday Times It's an extraordinary privilege to speak on behalf of others; equally demanding and rewarding. Times, Sunday Times He received a pension on his retirement and was allowed the extraordinary privilege of a guard of honour as long as he lived. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Brazilians nonetheless possess an extraordinary resilience and a talent for sunny improvisation. Times, Sunday Times But the locals have shown extraordinary resilience and are expecting a total of about 25,000 runners. Times, Sunday Times They went through months and years of self-hating misery but - sometimes with admirable support from specialist projects - have shown extraordinary resilience to build a future for themselves. Times, Sunday Times He has developed a group with extraordinary resilience and self-belief. Times, Sunday Times The harsh weather conditions that the plants have to endure at the top of the peaks, ridges and crests require the development of an extraordinary resilience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One day this series should be shown as an example of how ordinary people reacted to an extraordinary situation. Times,Sunday Times An ordinary guy faced with an extraordinary situation. Times,Sunday Times But she has the chance to change things as she finds herself in the extraordinary situation of being her own guardian angel - watching over her past life and her family. The Sun It finds itself in the extraordinary situation of having lost its finance director and, despite rumours of his departure spreading for months, having no replacement to hand. Times, Sunday Times However, the political and media world saw proceedings as symptomatic of the extraordinary situation in which the pair find themselves. Times, Sunday Times He lost his clutch at the start but drove through the problem with extraordinary skill and tenacity. Times, Sunday Times The symmetry and precision of the construction reveals the extraordinary skill of its builder. Times, Sunday Times Yet he continues to manipulate us with extraordinary skill into imagining we're being left alone with our own thoughts and feelings. The Times Literary Supplement Under the author's extraordinary skill, it all seems believable. Times, Sunday Times So time to celebrate the extraordinary skill of this fine pair of fast bowlers. Times, Sunday Times Visually and aurally it should be an extraordinary spectacle. Times, Sunday Times However, match days at many grounds present an extraordinary spectacle. Times,Sunday Times Cresting a low hill we’re treated to an extraordinary spectacle. Smithsonian The streets this afternoon present an extraordinary spectacle of animation. Times, Sunday Times This tension makes for the most extraordinary spectacle. Times, Sunday Times I can only imagine that everyone was too busy hurrying to the sales to give this extraordinary statement the attention it deserves. Times, Sunday Times That may seem an extraordinary statement to those of us who cannot imagine life without running water and flush lavatories. Times, Sunday Times It seems an extraordinary statement. Times, Sunday Times What qualities, therefore, make sin worthy of such an extraordinary step? Christianity Today And so he takes an extraordinary step: he opens the garden gate and simply walks away from his well-ordered existence. The Times Literary Supplement The development prompted officials to take the extraordinary step of issuing court orders yesterday to force two people to obey quarantine orders. Globe and Mail After 10 months of haggling, he took the extraordinary step of asking the energy secretary to step in to set the tariff. Times, Sunday Times After last month's blackout, the province took the extraordinary step of asking companies to cut electricity use in half to avoid rotating outages caused by delays in restarting nuclear plants. Globe and Mail None of which, ultimately, amounts to a hill of beans — but what an extraordinary story. Times, Sunday Times I have heard only her side of the extraordinary story. Times, Sunday Times This extraordinary story of courage, fortitude and outstanding leadership depicted an age when hope and optimism would unquestionably prevail over adversity and disaster. Times, Sunday Times He has woven together the extraordinary story of global commerce from its prehistoric origins to the numerous controversies surrounding it today. ST He then tells an extraordinary story so matter-of-factly that at the end of it, you don't know whether to laugh or cry. Times, Sunday Times The book, published in 2003, catapulted him to extraordinary success and extreme wealth. The Sun His input was crucial to the programme's extraordinary success. Times, Sunday Times He did so prolifically, and with extraordinary success. Times, Sunday Times Her extraordinary success has been achieved against extraordinary odds. Times, Sunday Times He has a decade of extraordinary success behind him, but, at 50, life seems complicated. Times, Sunday Times Boxers literally give blood for our entertainment, but beneath the extraordinary talent they are ordinary people. Times, Sunday Times Suddenly it became this hotbed of extraordinary talent. Times,Sunday Times Hallucinogens may send even the most mundane mind whirling, but only a person with extraordinary talent can translate such memories into work. Times, Sunday Times The result: emotional strain risks burning out an extraordinary talent pool. Times,Sunday Times You embrace somebody else's extraordinary talent and guide it and hope you're delivering the same tone and enjoyment. Times, Sunday Times But last week nevertheless represented a watershed, and an extraordinary transformation in the fortunes of the euro. Times, Sunday Times It had been an extraordinary transformation. Times, Sunday Times These surreal passages also prepare us for one character's extraordinary transformation late in the novel. The Times Literary Supplement Inside, there has been an extraordinary transformation. Times, Sunday Times He has made the extraordinary transformation from being a loathed shadow chancellor to a near national treasure purely as a result of not being especially good at the cha-cha-cha. Times, Sunday Times But she said the lack of testing was forcing her to go to extraordinary lengths to stay safe. The Sun Right now we are in the midst of 'punch season', the recruiting period when students go to extraordinary lengths to gain admission to the clubs. Times, Sunday Times They therefore go to extraordinary lengths, and introduce draconian legislation, to reduce risk. Times, Sunday Times We now prefer the feel of soft foods, and will go to extraordinary lengths to find them. Times, Sunday Times Students go to extraordinary lengths to secure top grades, aided by a network of corrupt teachers and examiners who leak exam papers for a price. Times,Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 非凡的 Japanese: 異常な |
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