stranger

英 [ˈstreɪndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈstreɪndʒər]

n.  陌生人; 外地人; 新来者
adj.  奇怪的; 奇特的; 异常的; 陌生的; 不熟悉的
strange的比较级

复数：strangers　

中考高考CET4CET6考研法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.3225 / COCA.2691

习惯用语

n.

be no/a stranger to sth
• 熟悉（或不熟悉）某事；习惯（或不习惯）某事
  to be familiar/not familiar with sth because you have/have not experienced it many times before
• He is no stranger to controversy.
  他对争论见得多了。

牛津词典

noun

• 陌生人
  a person that you do not know
  1. There was a complete stranger sitting at my desk.
     我书桌前坐着一个从未见过的陌生人。
  2. They got on well together although they were total strangers .
     尽管以前素未谋面，但他们相处融洽。
  3. We've told our daughter not to speak to strangers.
     我们告诉女儿不要和陌生人讲话。
  4. She remained a stranger to me.
     我一直未能了解她。
• 外地人；新来者
  a person who is in a place that they have not been in before
  1. Sorry, I don't know where the bank is. I'm a stranger here myself.
     对不起，我不知道银行在哪儿。我不是本地人。
  2. He must have been a stranger to the town.
     他当时一定是刚到这个镇子。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 陌生人
  Astrangeris someone you have never met before.
  1. Telling a complete stranger about your life is difficult...
     要对一个素昧平生的人谈自己的生活经历是比较困难。
  2. Sometimes I feel like I'm living with a stranger.
     有时我觉得自己和一个陌生人生活在一起。
• N-PLURAL 互不相识的人
  If two people arestrangers, they do not know each other.
  1. The women knew nothing of the dead girl. They were strangers.
     女人们都对死去的女孩一无所知。她们互不相识。
• N-COUNT 外乡人;外地人
  If you are astrangerin a place, you do not know the place well.
  1. 'You don't know much about our town, do you?'—'No, I'm a stranger here.'
     “你不太了解我们这个镇，是吗？”——“是的，我是外地人。”
• N-COUNT 生手;外行;(对…)一无所知的人
  If you are astranger tosomething, you have had no experience of it or do not understand it.
  1. He is no stranger to controversy...
     他是个颇具争议的人物。
  2. We were both strangers to diplomatic life.
     我们俩在外交方面都是生手。
• See also:strange

You do not usestrangerto talk about someone who comes from a country which is not your own. You can refer to him or her as aforeigner, but this word can sound rather rude. It is better to talk aboutsomeone from abroad.
指非本国人不能用 stranger，要用foreigner，但 foreigner 一词听起来很不礼貌。更恰当的说法是 someone from abroad。

英英释义

noun

• anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
  Synonym:alienunknown
• an individual that one is not acquainted with

双语例句

• Sometimes I feel like I'm living with a stranger.
  有时我觉得自己和一个陌生人生活在一起。
• The dog bit at the stranger.
  狗向陌生人扑来。
• 'You don't know much about our town, do you?' —'No, I'm a stranger here. '
  “你不太了解我们这个镇，是吗？”——“是的，我是外地人。”
• I thought about meeting a handsome stranger but it seemed a bit of a long shot.
  我想象着能遇到一个英俊的陌生人，不过这似乎希望不大。
• He is no stranger to controversy
  他是个颇具争议的人物。
• Why should we trust a total stranger?
  我们为什么要信任一个素昧平生的人呢？
• The kind old lady offered to take in the poor homeless stranger.
  那位好心的老太太愿意收容这个贫困无家可归的陌生人。
• She could not overcome her distrust of the stranger.
  她无法消除对那位陌生人的怀疑。
• Telling a complete stranger about your life is difficult
  要对一个素昧平生的人谈自己的生活经历是比较困难。
• This horse won't obey a stranger.
  这匹马不听生人使唤。