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单词 uncannily
释义
uncannily
adverb
uk
/ʌnˈkæn.əl.i/us
/ʌnˈkæn.əl.i/
in a way that isuncanny(=strangeandmysterious):
Herpredictionsturnedout to be uncannilyaccurate.
His newgirlfriendlooksuncannily like his ex-partner.
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  • Uncannily, heknowsall about Anna, andurgesher tocancelthewedding.
  • Mysingingvoicesoundeduncannily like his.
  • Theplaynowseemsuncannilyaheadofitstime.
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(Definition ofuncannilyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofuncannily

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Whilst the events described in this book took place several decades ago, they remainuncannilycontemporary.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These questionsuncannilyreflect issues pertinent to our personal identities and project the same kinds of responses that we label as postmodern.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It feels very close, too close, anduncannilyclaustrophobic, because of its close miking.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The aggressively apodictic tone and the mechanics of the over-paradoxical arguments in favour of a renewal of opera as a moral institution areuncannilyfamiliar.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He was instantly recognisable by his father's profile,uncannily, even by his posture, gestures and mannerisms, but especially by the diamond clarity of his voice.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Uncannilyenough, sambandham here conforms closely to the idea of a 'real' contract, in that it did not have a pre-established terrain.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These two effects areuncannilyrelated, in that music both registers and represses (by 'pointing' elsewhere) the listener's suspicion that mechanical trickery might lie behind the most virtuosic live performances.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The parallel isuncannilyclose.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The prediction—somewhat by luck, no doubt—is almostuncannilyaccurate.
From the
Hansard archive
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However, despite the passage of decades or centuries,uncannilysimilar messages occasionally come forth.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
So far, it is unpleasantly anduncannilyon course to become reality.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The leaked predictions were to be proveduncannilyaccurate.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It was both fast and very comfortable while almostuncannilyquiet and smooth.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is, so far,uncannily, almost frighteningly, similar.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It was anuncannilyprescient example, because that is more or less what has happened to the word free in our lifetime.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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