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strange-sounding

🇬🇧 UK🇺🇸 US

Definitions

adj.

Sounding unusual, odd, or unfamiliar.

听起来奇怪的;听着陌生的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
strangeunusual, unfamiliar, foreign
+
soundingsound
=strange-sounding

Common Collocations

  • 1.strange-sounding name听起来奇怪的名字
  • 2.strange-sounding word听着陌生的词语
  • 3.[strange-sounding accent]听起来奇特的口音

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The town had a strange-sounding name that few foreigners could pronounce.

  • 2.

    She introduced herself with a strange-sounding word that turned out to be her nickname.

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