strange
gb/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/ us/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
A2
Anglų
~ 1500
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
adjective
A2
property
1
Unusual or unexpected
Not usual or normal; surprising in some way.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[something] is strange
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'strange' with 'foreign', but 'strange' focuses on unusualness, not nationality.
Sinonimai
unusual (More neutral; does not necessarily imply something odd or unsettling.)
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odd (Often suggests something slightly weird or hard to explain.)
Antonimai
normal (Describes something that is usual and expected.)
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ordinary (Suggests something common and unremarkable.)
Kolokacijos
strange feeling
|strange noise
|strange behavior
|strange place
|strange look
Temos
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- It felt strange to be back in my old school after so many years.
- There's a strange smell coming from the kitchen.
- She gave me a strange look when I mentioned the trip.
- The town seemed strange without its usual crowds.
- I had a strange dream last night.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- This food tastes strange.
- He is a strange man.
- I heard a strange sound.
- It is strange to see snow in summer.
adjective
B1
property
2
Unfamiliar or unknown
Not known before; new to you.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[something] is strange to [someone]
Dažna klaida:
Learners may overuse 'strange' here when 'unfamiliar' would be more precise in formal writing.
Sinonimai
unfamiliar (Neutral term for something not previously known or experienced.)
Antonimai
familiar (Known from prior experience.)
Kolokacijos
strange to me
|strange land
|strange custom
Temos
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- The customs of this country are strange to me.
- Her face looked strange to him, as if he had never seen her before.
- This software will seem strange at first, but you'll get used to it.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- This game is strange to me.
- The city is strange to her.
- That word is strange to us.
adjective
A2
property
3
Unusual or puzzling behavior
Acting in a way that is not normal and hard to understand.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is strange
Sinonimai
weird (Informal and often stronger; can suggest something very odd.)
Antonimai
normal (Behaving in a usual way.)
Kolokacijos
strange person
|strange behavior
Temos
emotions
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- He's been acting very strange lately.
- I find her a bit strange, but she's nice.
- They thought it was strange that he never spoke about his family.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- She is a strange woman.
- He acts strange sometimes.
- My teacher is strange but kind.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
strange
IPA
GB/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
US/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
strange (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (strange)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: strange
- Comparative: stranger
- Superlative: strangest
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
in a strange way
1/ˈɪn ə stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ wˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
In an unusual manner or reason
Used when something happens in a way that is not usual or expected.
Pavyzdžiai
- In a strange way, losing the job was the best thing for him.
- She felt happy, in a strange way, to be leaving.
strange but true
1/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ bˈʌt tɹˈu/
fixed phrase
Unusual yet factual
Used to say that something sounds unusual but is actually true.
Pavyzdžiai
- Strange but true: the small town has more cats than people.
- It's strange but true that she learned the language in just three months.
stranger than fiction
1/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒɚ ðən fˈɪkʃən/
idiom
more unbelievable than stories
Used to say that something real is very surprising or unusual, even more than a story someone could invent.
Pavyzdžiai
- The coincidence was stranger than fiction.
- The whole story of how they met is stranger than fiction.
- Some of the things that happen in politics are stranger than fiction.
- Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.
- His life has been stranger than fiction since he won the lottery.