usual
- adj.通常的;惯常的;寻常的;(尤指)常喝的饮料;惯常的事物
- n.惯常的事物；（尤指）常喝的饮料
usu- 用 + -al ...的
usualadj.
通常的；寻常的；惯常的
that happens or is done most of the time or in most cases
She made all the usual excuses.
她净找了些司空见惯的借口。
He came home later than usual.
他回家比平时晚了些。
She sat in her usual seat at the back.
她坐在后排平时惯坐的位子上。
It is usual to start a speech by thanking everybody for coming.
讲话前先感谢大家光临，这是惯例。
He didn't sound like his usual happy self.
他听起来不像平常那个乐天派了。
惯常的事物；（尤指）常喝的饮料
what usually happens; what you usually have, especially the drink that you usually have
in the same way as what happens most of the time or in most cases
史蒂夫照例来得最晚。
Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
As usual at that hour, the place was deserted.
跟平常那个时刻一样，那地方空荡荡的。
Despite her problems, she carried on working as usual.
尽管她有困难，她照样继续工作。
a way of saying that things will continue as normal despite a difficult situation
in the way that is normal or usual; as often happens
大家照例是责怪我。
Everyone blamed me as per usual.
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ADJ 通常的；寻常的；惯常的
Usual is used to describe what happens or what is done most often in a particular situation.It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems...
这是个为各种内城常见问题所困扰的社区。
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PHRASE 像平常一样；照例
You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.As usual there will be the local and regional elections on June the twelfth...
照例，6月12日将会进行地方及区域选举。
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PHRASE （尤指其他事情有变化时）照常
If something happens as usual, it happens in the way that it normally does, especially when other things have changed.When somebody died everything went on as usual, as if it had never happened...
就算有人死了一切也都照常进行，好像什么事都没发生过。
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business as usual→ see:business
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- occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
- grew the usual vegetables
- the usual summer heat
- came at the usual time
- the child's usual bedtime
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- commonly encountered
- a common (or familiar) complaint
- the usual greeting
- Synonym: common
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They had delayed having children , for the usual reason , to establish their careers
为了那个通常的原因——创立自己的事业，他们推迟了要孩子。
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She had to spend nearly four months away from him that summer , instead of the usual two
那个夏天她被迫离开他将近四个月而不是通常的两个月。
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Several more people than usual came to the meeting .
到会的人比平时多了几个。
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She would , he assumed , be home at the usual time .
他认为，她会在通常时间回到家的。
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He is in a much better mood than usual .
他的情绪比平时好多了。
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We had all the usual problems attendant upon starting a new business .
我们遇到了创业时通常会出现的所有问题。
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She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time .
她以她惯用的办法推说没有时间。
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Shares were trading at under half their usual value .
那些股份以低于通常价值的一半买卖。
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As usual , Tom was in full flow .
汤姆如常地口若悬河。
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Despite the threat of war , people went about their business as usual .
虽然战争在即，人们照常忙着自己的事。
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She is following her usual policy of ignoring all offers of help .
她遵循着自己的一贯原则，对于他人的主动帮助一概不予理睬。
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He gave me five dollars , same as usual .
和平时一样，他给了我五块钱。
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He 's not his usual happy self this morning .
今天早上，他不像平素那乐呵呵的样子。
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The government was limping along in its usual way .
政府按老一套挣扎着应付。
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He came home later than usual .
他回家比平时晚了些。
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The day followed the usual pattern .
这一天和平常过得一样。
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She sat in her usual seat at the back .
她坐在后排平时惯坐的位子上。
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Steve , as usual , was the last to arrive .
史蒂夫照例来得最晚。
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You 're bang on time , as usual .
你像往常一样，非常准时。
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The piece is written in his usual expansive style .
这篇文章是以他惯常的洋洋洒洒的风格写成的。
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As usual at that hour , the place was deserted .
跟平常那个时刻一样，那地方空荡荡的。
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Bob introduced her to some of the usual crowd .
鲍勃把她介绍给常见面的几个朋友。
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As usual , I got landed with all the boring jobs .
所有枯燥乏味的工作都照例落在了我的头上。
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It did not conform to the usual stereotype of an industrial city .
这和一座常规的工业城市那种千篇一律的格局不一样。
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She answered all my questions with her usual honesty .
她像平常一样老老实实地回答了我的所有问题。
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You 're not your usual cheerful self today .
你今天不像往常那么快快乐乐的。
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It is usual to start a speech by thanking everybody for coming .
讲话前先感谢大家光临，这是惯例。
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There was complete anarchy in the classroom when their usual teacher was away .
任课老师不在时，班上一片混乱。
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The festival has the usual mixture of movies ─ good , bad and indifferent .
电影节的影片一如既往的良莠不齐——有优秀的、低劣的和一般的。
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I 'll skip the usual preliminaries and come straight to the point .
闲话少说，我就直接进入正题。
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