striking
adjective
uk/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/us/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/B2
veryunusualoreasilynoticed, andthereforeattractinga lot ofattention:
异乎寻常的，惊人的；引人注目的Shebearsa strikingresemblanceto hermother.她酷似她母亲。
There's a strikingcontrastbetween what he does and what he says he does.他的所作所为和他所说的话大相径庭。
Thelibraryis a strikingexampleofmodernarchitecture.这座图书馆是现代建筑的典范之作。
There are strikingsimilaritiesbetween the twocases.两起案件之间有惊人的相似之处。
Theirproductionof Macbeth was the mostvisuallystrikingperformanceI'veeverseen.他们制作的这部《麦克白》是我见过的版本中最具视觉冲击力的。
moreattractivethanusual:
妩媚动人的；很有魅力的He'sgood-looking, but he's not as striking as hisbrother.他长得很不错，但还不像他弟弟那么有魅力。
a beautiful person, painting, sight, etc.
- beautifulI've never seen a more beautiful view in my life.
- attractiveHer husband is really attractive.
- good-lookingI think they're very good-looking.
- handsomeHe's so handsome.
- prettyYour daughter is very pretty.
- gorgeousYou look gorgeous in that dress!
- There was a strikingarrangementofdriedflowerson thetable.
- I don'tknowif you'dcallherprettybut she'scertainlyvery striking.
- There was a very strikingfireplacein themainroom.
- Thebookbearsseveral strikingsimilaritiesto last year'sbestseller.
- This is a strikingexampleofarchitectureof theperiod.
Apparent and obvious
- (from) underyournoseidiom
- apparent
- be (as) plain as the nose onyourfaceidiom
- be (right) underyournoseidiom
- be etchedsomewhereidiom
- be writ largeidiom
- foregone conclusion
- glaring
- glaringly
- greet
- I need hardlydo somethingidiom
- in plain sightidiom
- overt
- overtly
- palpable
- palpably
- parallax
- squeaky
- stand/stick out a mileidiom
- writ
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