Tra từ strange - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

strange [strange stranger strangest] BrE [streɪndʒ] NAmE [streɪndʒ] adjective (stran·ger, stran·gest)
1. unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand
• A strange thing happened this morning.
• She was looking at me in a very strange way.
•~ (that)… It's strange (that) we haven't heard from him.
•~ (how…) It's strange how childhood impressions linger.
•That's strange — the front door's open.
•I'm looking forward to the exam, strange as it may seem.
•There was something strange about her eyes.
•Strange to say, I don't really enjoy television.
2. not familiar because you have not been there before or met the person before
•a strange city
•to wake up in a strange bed
• Never accept lifts from strange men.
•~ to sb At first the place was strange to me.
more at truth is stranger than fiction at ↑truth
Idiom: ↑feel strange
Derived Word: ↑strangeness

Word Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French estrange, from Latin extraneus ‘external, strange’.

Thesaurus:
strange adj.
1.
•A strange thing happened this morning.
odd • • mysterious • • curious • • bizarre • • uncanny • • unusual • |especially spoken funny • • weird • |BrE formal peculiar •
Opp: normal
strange/odd/curious/bizarre/uncanny/unusual/funny/weird/peculiar that…
strange/odd/curious/uncanny/funny/weird/peculiar how/what…
a/an strange/odd/mysterious/curious/bizarre/unusual/funny/weird/peculiar thing
a/an strange/odd/curious/bizarre/uncanny/unusual/funny/weird/peculiar feeling
Strange or odd? Sb/sth that is strange can be mysterious or frightening. Sb/sth that is odd is hard to understand or not right in some way, but odd people probably won't hurt you; strange people might.
2.
•Never accept rides from strange men.
unfamiliar • • unknown • |written alien •
Opp: familiar
strange/unfamiliar/unknown/alien to sb
a/an strange/unfamiliar/unknown/alien place
a/an strange/unfamiliar/alien environment
Strange or unfamiliar? In this meaning strange usually describes people and places. If it is used to describe other things such as words, sounds, etc. it usually means ‘unusual’: if you mean ‘not known’ use unfamiliar.

Example Bank:
•He's nice, but a little strange.
•His actions were regarded as very strange.
•Their accent was strange to her ears.
•I'm looking forward to the exam, strange as it may seem.
•It's strange (that) we haven't heard from him.
•It's strange how childhood impressions linger.
•Never accept rides from strange men.
•She woke up in a strange bed in a strange room.
•Strange to say, I don't really enjoy television.
•Suddenly I heard a strange noise.
•That's strange— the front door's open.