"stranger" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 陌生人

Definition

stranger 指你不认识的人。它也可以指在某个地方或情境中初来乍到、不熟悉的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

最常见的意思是“你不认识的人”，常见搭配有 'talk to a stranger'、'a complete stranger'。它也可出现在 'be no stranger to' 里，表示“对……并不陌生、很熟悉”。不要和 'strange' 混淆：'strange' 形容事物“奇怪的”，而 'stranger' 通常指“陌生人”。

Examples

The child did not want to talk to the stranger.

那个孩子不想和**陌生人**说话。

A stranger helped me find the station.

一位**陌生人**帮我找到了车站。

I felt like a stranger in the new school.

在新学校里，我感觉自己像个**陌生人**。

She was a complete stranger an hour ago, and now we're having coffee together.

一小时前她还是个完全的**陌生人**，现在我们却在一起喝咖啡。

Even after ten years abroad, he still feels like a stranger in his hometown.

即使在国外生活了十年，他在家乡仍然觉得自己像个**陌生人**。

I'm no stranger to long nights at the office.

我对在办公室熬夜一点也不**陌生**。