unearthly

英 [ʌnˈɜːθli] 美 [ʌnˈɜːrθli]

adj.  怪异的; 异常的; 非自然的; 恐怖的

GRE

BNC.22142 / COCA.21162



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 怪异的;异常的;非自然的;恐怖的
    very strange; not natural and therefore frightening
    1. an unearthly cry
      令人毛骨悚然的喊声
    2. an unearthly light
      奇异的光

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ 怪异的;非自然的
    You use unearthly to describe something that seems very strange and unnatural.
    1. 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。
    2. The sound was so serene that it seemed unearthly.
      那种声音听起来是那么宁静,仿佛天外之音。
  2. ADJ 过早的
    If you refer to a time as an unearthly hour, you are emphasizing that it is very early in the morning.
    1. 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。
  3. ADJ (声音)可怕的,恐怖的,怪异的
    An unearthly noise is unpleasant because it sounds frightening and unnatural.
    1. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
      她听到警报器发出可怕的尖叫声。

双语例句

  1. The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.
    一声尖叫打破了这可怕的沉寂。
  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。
  3. The sound was so serene that it seemed unearthly.
    那种声音听起来是那么宁静,仿佛天外之音。
  4. 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。
  5. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
    她听到警报器发出可怕的尖叫声。
  6. The light was unearthly.
    光线是神秘的。
  7. Here creation concentrated unearthly glory,| dark North slope, the sunlit South divide dusk and dawn.
    造化钟神秀,阴阳割昏晓。(杜甫《登泰山》)
  8. There glimmered the embroidered letter, with comfort in its unearthly ray.
    她胸前绣着的字母闪着的非凡的光辉,将温暖舒适带给他人。
  9. Her appearance was altered, as I had told Heathcliff; but when she was calm, there seemed unearthly beauty in the change.
    正如我告诉过希刺克厉夫的一样,她的外表是改变了;但当她是宁静的时候,在这种变化中仿佛具有非凡的美。
  10. I wondered when he had last risen at that unearthly hour.
    我不知道他最近一次那么早起床是什么时候。
  11. The job involved getting up at some unearthly hour to catch the first train.
    这工作需要起大早赶头班火车。
  12. Chivalry, pure and passionless women, unearthly beauty, some high southern fantasy possessed them.
    侠义的作风,纯朴而不动情的女人,超自然的美,这些南方的幻想占有了他们。
  13. Indeed the position was so absolutely unearthly, that I believe it actually lulled our sense of terror.
    事实上,这幅极端恐怖,绝非人世的景象,确实把我们吓昏了。
  14. Disappearing with them will be a beautiful tale about the innocent and unearthly world.
    一起消失的,是一个关于世外桃源的美丽传说。
  15. His eyes were closed and his face had a look of slack, unearthly peace.
    他闭着眼睛,脸色显得疲惫松驰,但却异常地平静。
  16. Telephoned me at an unearthly hour.
    在一个反常的时刻打电话给我。
  17. Why should I get up at this unearthly hour?
    为什麽我得这麽早起床?
  18. He was hollow-cheeked and pale, almost unearthly.
    他面颊凹陷,脸色苍白,几乎像鬼一样。
  19. In the rays of the late afternoon sun, every well-remembered field and forest grove was green and still, with an unearthly quiet that struck terror to Scarlett's heart.
    在傍晚的太阳光下,每一片记得很清楚的田地和灌木林都是碧绿的,寂静的,那种不祥的宁静在思嘉心中引起了恐惧。
  20. His white moist hands could draw from a violin music that had in it something unearthly and untaught.
    他那双苍白的汗涔涔的手能拿起小提琴来拉两下音乐,倒是大有无师自通而且不同凡响的意味。
  21. In the unearthly silence my colleagues must have wondered what I had done.
    在那一阵子奇怪的沉默当中,我的同事必定感到纳闷,想知道我做了什么。
  22. The silence half way up the mountain was quite unearthly.
    在半山腰时那寂静很怕人。
  23. The lights swirled silently atop the police and illuminated the white garden with an unearthly, blue-and-red glow.
    令人不安的红蓝色闪光照亮了白色的花园。
  24. She woke us up at some unearthly hour of the morning.
    在早晨某个神秘的时刻她把我们叫醒。
  25. I was woken up at some unearthly hour of the morning by someone knocking on my door.
    大清早有人敲我的门,我被敲醒了。
  26. Why are they playing at this unearthly hour?
    他们为什么要在这个时间演奏?
  27. There was silence again, an unearthly silence, more trying than hideous din.
    又是沉默,可怕的沉默比低声的喧骚更令人难受。
  28. Early photographs taken of the actress capture a pale, almost unearthly quality.
    这个女演员早期拍摄的照片展现了一个苍白的,不似凡人的美人。
  29. Would you like to treat your body to this magical erotic device that will always be ready to provide you an unearthly pleasure?
    你想你的身体对待这个神奇的性爱装置,将随时准备提供你一个梦幻的乐趣吗?
  30. What do you mean bv calling me at this unearthly hour?
    你这么早打电话是什么意思啊?

习惯用语

adj.

    at an unearthly hour

  • 很早;过分的早
    very early, especially when this is annoying
    1. The job involved getting up at some unearthly hour to catch the first train.
      这工作需要起大早赶头班火车。