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    incongruous

    US /ɪnˈkɑŋɡruəs/

    ・

    UK /ɪnˈkɒŋgruəs/

    B2TOEIC
    adj.AdjectiveOut of keeping with what is there or is expected
    His multi-colored shirt was incongruous with his solid-black pants

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    What Does the Child in You Need Today?

    04:58What Does the Child in You Need Today?
    • It tends to feel highly incongruous to try to interrupt the normal, panicked, stern or critical way we speak to ourselves for the sake of a moment of stillness and nurture.

      It tends to feel highly incongruous to try to interrupt the normal, panicked, stern or critical way we speak to ourselves for the sake of a moment of stillness and nurture.

    • it tends to feel highly incongruous to try to interrupt the normal, panicked, stern, or critical way we speak to ourselves for the sake of a moment of stillness and nurture.

      it tends to feel highly incongruous to try to interrupt the normal, panicked, stern, or critical way we speak to ourselves for the sake of a moment of stillness and nurture.

    B1

    Top 10 Funniest Movie Moments

    23:05Top 10 Funniest Movie Moments
    • In the same way that a pun is funny because it's a word used for an incongruous meaning, where the language choice conflicts with normal expectations, here they're doing something similar with the words now and then.

      In the same way that a pun is funny because it's a word used for an incongruous meaning, where the language choice conflicts with normal expectations, here they're doing something similar with the words now and then.

    • And then they never use them in the same way at the same time, such that their use is always incongruous.

      And then they never use them in the same way at the same time, such that their use is always incongruous.

    B1

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • incongruous and independent denizens. I,  for my part, from the nature of my life,  

      incongruous and independent denizens. I,  for my part, from the nature of my life,  

    • penitence by the hands of this extraneous evil.  It was the curse of mankind that these incongruous  

      penitence by the hands of this extraneous evil.  It was the curse of mankind that these incongruous  

    B1

    Apple – WWDC 2016 Keynote

    02:51Apple – WWDC 2016 Keynote
    • It's such an incongruous set of images.

      It's such an incongruous set of images.

    • It's such an incongruous set of images.

      It's such an incongruous set of images.

    A2

    North Korean brainwashing strategies are unbelievable

    14:14North Korean brainwashing strategies are unbelievable
    • It was impossible not to draw the analogy between this incongruous event and North Korea wrestling, as it were, with the realities of the post-communist world.

      It was impossible not to draw the analogy between this incongruous event and North Korea wrestling, as it were, with the realities of the post-communist world.

    • between this incongruous event and North Korea "wrestling" - as it were - with the realities

      between this incongruous event and North Korea "wrestling" - as it were - with the realities

    B2

    Chapter 29 - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - The Black Spot Again

    15:13Chapter 29 - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - The Black Spot Again
    • and was still wondering how anything so incongruous had come in their possession when the kneeling figure rose once more to his feet,

      and was still wondering how anything so incongruous had come in their possession when the kneeling figure rose once more to his feet,

    • wondering how anything so incongruous had

      wondering how anything so incongruous had

    B1

    BBC 6 Minute English June 02, 2016 - Do as I say, not as I do

    06:06BBC 6 Minute English June 02, 2016 - Do as I say, not as I do
    • may be completely incongruous with the way they lead their personal lives and what they personally believe.

      may be completely incongruous with the way they lead their personal lives and what they personally believe.

    • I think in our contemporary democracy, it's become obvious to most of us that the views that we expect from our politicians and the kinds of views that get our politicians elected are maybe completely incongruous with the way they lead their personal lives and what they personally believe.

      I think in our contemporary democracy, it's become obvious to most of us that the views that we expect from our politicians and the kinds of views that get our politicians elected are maybe completely incongruous with the way they lead their personal lives and what they personally believe.

    B1

    Part 3 - Treasure Island Audiobook by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chs 13-15)

    40:01Part 3 - Treasure Island Audiobook by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chs 13-15)
    • and this extraordinary patchwork was all held together by a system of the most various and incongruous fastenings: brass buttons, bits of stick, and

      and this extraordinary patchwork was all held together by a system of the most various and incongruous fastenings: brass buttons, bits of stick, and

    • and incongruous fastenings, brass buttons,

      and incongruous fastenings, brass buttons,

    B1

    Jon Stewart on Trump's Tariff Tirade & Desi Lydic on the Gory State of the Union | The Daily Show

    39:12Jon Stewart on Trump's Tariff Tirade & Desi Lydic on the Gory State of the Union | The Daily Show
    • Now we got to pretend, like, Canada's way of life is incongruous to the West?

      Now we got to pretend, like, Canada's way of life is incongruous to the West?

    • Now we gotta pretend like Canada's way of life is incongruous to the west.

      Now we gotta pretend like Canada's way of life is incongruous to the west.

    B2

    Hunters in the Snow: Pieter Bruegel: Great art Explained

    16:54Hunters in the Snow: Pieter Bruegel: Great art Explained
    • And look at what rises out of the Netherlandish landscape in the distance, incongruous mountains, vast and snow covered.

      And look at what rises out of the Netherlandish landscape in the distance, incongruous mountains, vast and snow covered.

    • And look at what rises out of the Netherlandish landscape in the distance - incongruous mountains, vast and snow-covered.

      And look at what rises out of the Netherlandish landscape in the distance - incongruous mountains, vast and snow-covered.

    B1