1ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]非凡的;优秀的;出色的 If you describe something or someone as extraordinary, you mean that they have some extremely good or special quality. 非凡的;优秀的;出色的 [approval]
We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.
在那个方面,我们的社会已经取得了巨大的进步。
The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance.
Apart from the hair, he looked extraordinarily unchanged.
令人惊奇的是,除了头发,他看起来一点儿都没变。
Extraordinarily, the favourites for the title lie at the bottom of the table.
令人大跌眼镜的是,夺标热门竟然排名垫底。
3ADJ [ADJ n](会议)特别的 An extraordinary meeting is arranged specially to deal with a particular situation or problem, rather than happening regularly. (会议)特别的 [formal]
...at an extraordinary meeting of the sport's ruling body.
在体育运动管理机构的特别会议上
Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress.
各殖民地代表在一次特别大会上会面。
Word Link
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extra ≈ outside of : extract, extradite, extraordinary