extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːdənrɪ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ If you describe something or someone as extraordinary, you mean that they have some extremely good or special quality. 非凡的 [表赞许]

  例：

  We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.

  我们社会在那方面已经取得了巨大进步。

  例：

  The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.

  这项工作需要非凡的耐心和毅力。

• 2. 

  extraordinarily ADV 非凡地 [ADV adj]

  例：

  She's extraordinarily disciplined.

  她特别遵守纪律。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you describe something as extraordinary, you mean that it is very unusual or surprising. 非同寻常的 [强调]

  例：

  What an extraordinary thing to happen!

  发生了多么非同寻常的事啊！

• 4. 

  extraordinarily ADV 非同寻常地

  例：

  Apart from the hair, he looked extraordinarily unchanged.

  除了头发，他看上去真是一点也没变。

• 5. 

  ADJ An extraordinary meeting is arranged to deal with a particular situation or problem, rather than happening regularly. 特别的 (会议) [正式] [ADJ n]

  例：

  The U.S. has called for an extraordinary emergency meeting of the UN Human Rights Commission to examine the crisis.

  美国已要求召开一次联合国人权委员特别紧急会议来调查这次危机。