stranger
noun[C]
uk/ˈstreɪn.dʒər/us/ˈstreɪn.dʒɚ/B1
someone you do notknow:
陌生人Mymotheralwayswarnedme not totalkto strangers.我母亲总是告诫我不要和陌生人讲话。
I'd nevermetanyone at thepartybefore - they werecompletestrangers.聚会上的人我以前从未见过——全是陌生人。
Note:
- Do not confuse withforeigner(= a person from another country).
A stranger in aparticularplaceis someone who has never been there before:
外地人，外来者Do youknowthe way to thebusstation, or are you a stranger here too?你知道怎么去公共汽车站吗？要么你也不是本地人？
- He had theeeriefeelingthat he hadmetthis stranger before.
- She'sdreamingshe'll bewhiskedoff herfeetby atall,darkhandsomestranger.
- I waspropositionedby acompletestranger.
- It can bedifficulttostrikeup aconversationwith acompletestranger.
- He went up to acompletestranger andstartedtalking.
Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- a friend in need is a friend indeedidiom
- acquaintance
- acquaintanceship
- acquainted
- amigo
- bedmate
- compatriot
- comrade
- crony
- crowd
- fair-weather friend
- fam
- flatmate
- intimate
- neighbour
- oppo
- pal
- peeps
- peer group
- pen pal
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Inexperienced people and lack of experience
Idioms
be no stranger tosomething
don't be a stranger
hello stranger