unearthly

英[ʌn'ɜːθli] 美[ʌn'ɜːrθli]
  • adj. 怪异的;超自然的
GRE
Adjective:
  1. concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul;

    "a spiritual approach to life"
    "spiritual fulfillment"
    "spiritual values"
    "unearthly love"

  2. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences;

    "an eldritch screech"
    "the three weird sisters"
    "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"
    "an unearthly light"
    "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"

1. The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.
一声尖叫打破了这可怕的沉寂。

来自柯林斯例句

2. For a few seconds we watched the unearthly lights on the water.
有那么几秒钟,我们注视着水面上那些奇异的光。

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3. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
她听到警报器发出可怕的尖叫声。

来自柯林斯例句

4. All of a sudden we heard an unearthly cry.
我们突然听到一声怪叫.

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5. They arranged to meet in Riverside Park at the unearthly hour of seven in the morning.
他们约定一大清早7点在河滨公园见面。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. All of a sudden we heard an unearthly cry.
      我们突然听到一声怪叫。
    2. Who is calling me at this unearthly hour?
      谁会在这种极不合适的时刻打电话给我呢?
    3. The Grand Canyon is an unearthly sight.
      大峡谷是一道超凡脱俗的风景。
    4. The temples, too, in their ruin have a moonlight magic, an unearthly excellence.
      这些庙宇在它们的废墟中也有一种月光般的魅力,超然出世之美。