unnatural

英 [ʌnˈnætʃrəl]

美 [ʌnˈnætʃrəl]

adj.  不自然的; 勉强的; 反常的; 不正常的; 怪异的

法律

Collins.1 / BNC.8550 / COCA.9663

牛津词典

adj.

• 不自然的；勉强的；反常的
  different from what is normal or expected, or from what is generally accepted as being right
  1. It seems unnatural for a child to spend so much time alone.
     一个孩子独自一人待那么长时间似乎有点反常。
  2. There was an unnatural silence and then a scream.
     一阵反常的寂静，接着便是一声尖叫。
  3. unnatural sexual practices
     反常的性行为
  4. He gave an unnatural smile (= that did not seem genuine) .
     他勉强笑了笑。
• 不正常的；怪异的
  different from anything in nature
  1. Her leg was bent at an unnatural angle.
     她的腿弯曲的角度反常。
  2. an unnatural death (= one not from natural causes)
     非正常死亡

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不自然的；诡异的；反常的
  If you describe something asunnatural, you mean that it is strange and often frightening, because it is different from what you normally expect.
  1. The aircraft rose with unnatural speed on take-off...
     那架飞机以反常的速度起飞升空。
  2. The altered landscape looks unnatural and weird.
     改造后的景观看起来很不自然，极其怪异。
• ADJ-GRADED 不自然的；做作的
  Behaviour that isunnaturalseems artificial and not normal or genuine.
  1. She gave him a bright, determined smile which seemed unnatural.
     她对他开朗、坚定地一笑，但笑得有点不自然。

英英释义

adj

• speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
  Synonym:affected
• not in accordance with or determined by nature
  1. an unnatural death
  2. the child's unnatural interest in death
• not normal
  1. abnormal powers of concentration
  2. abnormal amounts of rain
  3. abnormal circumstances
  4. an abnormal interest in food
  Synonym:abnormal

双语例句

• They can't help feeling that it is unnatural to be so happy.
  他们不禁感到如此快乐是很反常的。
• I consider activities such as jogging and weightlifting as unnatural
  我认为像慢跑、举重这样的运动不符合自然规律。
• Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous.
  在形状或者大小上扭曲了、不自然；反常、可怕。
• It's unnatural selection, I want the truth!
  这是反人性的选择，我需要真理！
• I'm worried that it'll make my hair look unnatural.
  我担心那样做会使我的头发看起来不自然。
• Suddenly it was over. The quietness felt unnatural and an eerie, uneasy feeling gripped us.
  突然间，风停了，寂静得令人感到不自然。我们的心里充满恐惧和不安。
• It is an odd and unnatural view and I don't actually expect people to believe it at first.
  这是一个奇怪和不自然的观点我并不指望人们首先信任他。
• Sometimes what we think natural to us is unnatural to others.
  有的时候，我们认为自然的，对别人却是不/非自然的。
• It is not an unnatural process; it's something that plants do ordinarily.
  这不是一个不自然的过程；这是植物常做的事情。
• "unnatural son! you will be punished if there's a just God in heaven."
  “不孝的儿子！如果上帝是公正的，你一定会受惩罚。”