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单词 striking
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strikingadjective

uk/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/us/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/

B2 very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention:

She bears a striking resemblance to her mother.
There's a striking contrast between what he does and what he says he does.
The library is a striking example of modern architecture.
There are striking similarities between the two cases.
Their production of Macbeth was the most visually striking performance I've ever seen.

more attractive than usual:

He's good-looking, but he's not as striking as his brother.

More examples

  • There was a striking arrangement of dried flowers on the table.
  • I don't know if you'd call her pretty but she's certainly very striking.
  • There was a very striking fireplace in the main room.
  • The book bears several striking similarities to last year's bestseller.
  • This is a striking example of architecture of the period.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Apparent and obvious

  • apparent
  • be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
  • be (right) under your nose idiom
  • be etched somewhere idiom
  • be writ large idiom
  • leap out at sb
  • linear
  • loud
  • loud and clear idiom
  • manifest
  • manifestly
  • marked
  • nose
  • publicly
  • recognizable
  • self-evident
  • shine
  • shine out
  • shine through
  • stark

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Attractive
strikingly
adverb uk/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ.li/us/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ.li/

Her latest novel is strikingly different from her earlier work.
They gave a strikingly original performance of the play.
Her husband is strikingly handsome.
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