- Something extraordinary goes above and beyond what is expected. This can be good or bad. Saving a child from a burning building is an extraordinary act of heroism, but a test score of 11 out of 100 is extraordinary too.
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- adj. 非凡的；特别的；离奇的
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1. It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.
真想不到他竟然从聚会开始一直睡到结束。
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2. What an extraordinary thing to say!
真是咄咄怪事！
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3. an extraordinary achievement
卓越的成就
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4. She was a truly extraordinary woman.
她是位非常杰出的女性。
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5. An extraordinary meeting was held to discuss the problem.
举行了特别会议讨论这个问题。
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6. He behaves extraordinarily for someone in his position.
对他那种地位的人来说，他的行为很特别。
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7. extraordinarily difficult
特别困难
- extraordinary (adj.) early 15c., from Latin extraordinarius "out of the common order," from extra ordinem "out of order," especially the usual order, from extra "out" (see extra-) + ordinem, accusative of ordo "row, rank, series, arrangement" (see order (n.)). Related: Extraordinarily; extraordinariness.
extra·or·din·ary ★ / ɪkˈstrɔːdnri ; NAmE ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri / adjective 1 ★ unexpected, surprising or strange 意想不到的；令人惊奇的；奇怪的 SYN incredible ◆ It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party. 真想不到他竟然从聚会开始一直睡到结束。 ◆ What an extraordinary thing to say! 真是咄咄怪事！ 2 ★ not normal or ordinary; greater or better than usual 不平常的；不一般的；非凡的；卓越的 ◆ an extraordinary achievement 卓越的成就 ◆ She was a truly extraordinary woman. 她是位非常杰出的女性。 ◆ They went to extraordinary lengths to explain their behaviour. 他们竭力为自己的行为辩解。 ☞compare ordinary 3 [only before noun ] ( formal) (of a meeting, etc. 会议等 ) arranged for a special purpose and happening in addition to what normally or regularly happens 特别的；临时的 ◆ An extraordinary meeting was held to discuss the problem. 举行了特别会议讨论这个问题。 4 ( following nouns 紧接名词之后 ) ( technical 术语 ) (of an official 官员 ) employed for a special purpose in addition to the usual staff 特派的；特命的 ◆ an envoy extraordinary 特使 ▶ extra·or·din·ar·ily / ɪkˈstrɔːdnrəli ; NAmE ɪkˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli / adverb ◆ He behaves extraordinarily for someone in his position. 对他那种地位的人来说，他的行为很特别。 ◆ extraordinarily difficult 特别困难 ◆ She did extraordinarily well. 她干得特别好。 extraordinary extraordinaries extra·or·din·ary / ɪkˈstrɔːdnri ; NAmE ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri / extra·or·din·ar·ily / ɪkˈstrɔːdnrəli ; NAmE ɪkˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli /
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