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unaccustomed

/uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd/US // ˌʌn əˈkʌs təmd //UK // (ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd) //

不习惯,不习惯的,不习以为常,不适应

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
    • : unusual; unfamiliar: A brief after-dinner speech is an unaccustomed pleasure.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.new, strange

Examples

  • He wanted to do so partly to buoy the crushed spirits of Americans unaccustomed to being attacked.

  • Though the new directors would be a minority of a 12-person board, the top executives at ExxonMobil and many other corporations are unaccustomed to being challenged by their own handpicked directors.

  • Leal cites a lack of expertise and confidence among teaching staff unaccustomed to teaching climate change, as well as the time pressure within already crowded curriculums.

  • People of color have not only been disproportionately impacted by the events of 2020, they are also historically unaccustomed to taking the time to care for themselves, Brown said.

  • In all, a Washington Post tally found, she has delivered more than $800 million to a collection of schools, public and private, that are almost entirely unaccustomed to that level of largesse.

  • To those unaccustomed to the machinations of the UN, this may seem like yet another insignificant and toothless resolution.

  • A month after that announcement, unaccustomed daylight was forced upon the lithium-ion battery industry.

  • It means “very tasty;” and it simply never is—that is, not to those unaccustomed to the flavors of the Slavic palate.

  • But in a country unaccustomed to electoral ambiguity, there was fear in the air: It was palpable.

  • While Kelley is unaccustomed to dealing with the media and was nervous about our sit-down, her task is in many ways far easier.

  • She was flushed and felt intoxicated with the sound of her own voice and the unaccustomed taste of candor.

  • Niopo is a powerful stimulant, a small portion of it producing violent sneezing in persons unaccustomed to its use.

  • But also he saw strange, unaccustomed raiment, he saw a sheet of gold, he smelt the soft breath of ambra.

  • She was delicate and unaccustomed to privation and discomfort—and the cottage had its disadvantages.

  • It is ill-bred, and looks as if you were unaccustomed to such pleasures, and so desirous to prolong each one.