| 词汇 | unearthly |
| 释义 | unearthly adjective uk /ʌnˈɜːθ.li/ us /ʌnˈɝːθ.li/ unearthlyadjective (NOT CONVENIENT)informal An unearthly time is not at all convenient because it is too early in the morning or too late at night: （时间）非常不方便的，过早的，过晚的 I was woken up at some unearthly hour of the morning by someone knocking on my door.我一大清早就被敲门声吵醒了。 Late about timephrase be/come/arrive late to the partyidiom behindhand belated delayed eleventh in the nick of timeidiom last late adopter late developer moment nick not a moment too soonidiom overdue owl the last minuteidiom unpunctual unpunctuality until all hoursidiom wire unearthlyadjective (STRANGE)strange in a mysterious and sometimes frightening way: 怪异的；异常的；恐怖的 Cats' cries have an unearthly quality.猫的叫声令人毛骨悚然。 Strange, suspicious and unnatural aberrant aberrantly abnormal abnormally add freakishly freakishness funnily funnily enoughidiom ghostliness perverse perversely perversity perverted pervy wack wackadoodle wackily wackiness wacky unearthly | American Dictionaryunearthly adjective us/ʌnˈɜrθ·li/ strange and mysterious, and sometimes frightening: The streetlights cast an unearthly glow in the thick fog. infml If something happens at an unearthly hour, it happens at an unusual and unreasonable time: I was awakened at some unearthly hour by a telephone call from Australia. Examples of unearthlyunearthly Even at this unearthly hour, let us celebrate this historic piece of legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I pay tribute to the informed, responsible and effective way in which he has sought to represent the views and interests of his constituents at this unearthly hour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Verenestra chooses to appear as any demure, slim female faerie of unearthly, fey beauty. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Such books contain astrological correspondences, lists of angels and demons, directions on casting charms and spells, on mixing medicines, summoning unearthly entities, and making talismans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His origin, as well as his unearthly skills, were never explained by the authors. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Eventually the cornerstones were moved overnight by these unearthly agencies to the present site of the church and work was re-commenced there successfully. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His bizarre designs of powerful, unearthly creatures proved a hit with readers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Unleashed against such dull creature comforts is the vengeful, unearthly energy of workers both manual and creative. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He served the poor and the rich without distinction, often waking up at unearthly hours. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Unearthly it looked, as though it had fallen from the sky. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many of them are made of an unearthly material with properties unlike normal matter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The fourth window looks out on an unearthly desert scene. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Houyi, stunned by her unearthly beauty, asked her on the spot to be his wife. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mood is suddenly shattered by an unearthly howling. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are have a pale, serene, unearthly beauty. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of unearthly These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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