unearthly
UK [ʌn'ɜ:θ.li] US [-'ɝ:θ-] adjective
NOT CONVENIENT 不方便的 informal
■describes a time that is not at all convenient because it is too early in the morning or too late at night （时间）非常不方便的，过早的，过晚的•I was woken up at some unearthly hour of the morning by someone knocking on my door.我一大清早就被敲门声吵醒了。
UK [ʌn'ɜ:θ.li] US [-'ɝ:θ-] adjective
STRANGE 奇怪的
■strange in a mysterious and sometimes frightening way 怪异的；异常的；恐怖的•Cats' cries have an unearthly quality.猫的叫声令人毛骨悚然。 |