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abnormal

abnormal/æb'nɔ:məl/

【主要词义】

a.反常的，异常的，变态的

【典型例句】

(1)用作定语

abnormal behavior 反常的行为

abnormal amount of rain 异乎寻常的过多雨量

He has an abnormal heartbeat. 他心跳异常。

They found abnormal levels of lead in the water. 他们发现水中铅的含量超常。

The test detects abnormal cells that could become cancerous. 此化验能检测出可癌变的异常细胞。

Scientists have identified the gene that causes abnormal growth. 科学家已发现造成畸形发育的基因。

Some people suffer an abnormal fear of being in open places. 有些人对呆在空旷之处有种不正常的恐惧感。

Mike’s parents began to worry about his increasingly abnormal behavior. 迈克的父母开始对其日益反常的行为心生担忧。

△用于复合不定代词后作后置定语：

There was nothing abnormal about her behaviour. 她的行为毫无异常。

(2)用作表语

Is he abnormal in any way? 他在哪方面有什么不正常吗?

It’s a hereditary disorder that can cause abnormal growth. 这是一种可能会导致发育异常的遗传病。

We couldn’t say with certainty that the child would be abnormal.  我们不能断言这孩子属于不正常。

△it is abnormal for sb to do sth

My parents thought it was abnormal for a boy to be interested in ballet. 我父母认为一个男孩子对芭蕾舞感兴趣不正常。

It is abnormal for a man to eat so much at a meal. —个人一顿饭吃这么多是不正常的。

It is abnormal for a man to have six fingers on each hand. 一个人每只手有六根手指时即为畸形。

△有时不定式可能是完成式：

It is abnormal for him to have done such a foolish thing. 他做出这样愚蠢的事真是不正常。

【派生用法】

□abnormallyad.反常地，异常地

(1)修饰动词

She was behaving abnormally. 她行为反常。

This stops the cells from growing abnormally. 这阻止了细胞畸形发育。

(2)修饰形容词

His eyes were abnormally large. 他的眼睛异常大。

Her blood pressure was abnormally high. 她的血压高得不正常。

Both children have abnormally high levels of lead in their blood. 两个孩子血液中的铅含量都异常地髙。

Their departure was hastened by an abnormally cold winter. 那个冬天异常寒冷，所以他们提前走了。