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单词 run-of-the-mill
释义
run-of-the-mill
adjective
uk
/ˌrʌn.əv.ðəˈmɪl/us
/ˌrʌn.əv.ðəˈmɪl/
ordinaryand notspecialorexcitingin any way:
普普通通的；平淡无奇的；乏味的
He gave afairlyrun-of-the-millspeech.他的演讲很乏味。
Synonyms
mediocredisapproving
ordinary
unexceptional
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
being part of normal life and not special
  • ordinaryHe took ordinary household objects and transformed them into pieces of art.
  • everydayComputers are now just a part of everyday life.
  • quotidianWe longed for the quotidian rituals, like shopping and tea, that the end of the war would bring.
  • day-to-dayDay-to-day operations of the team would be handled by the assistant coach.
  • dailyI'm looking for a good daily shampoo that won't damage my hair.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Plain and ordinary
  • as it comesidiom
  • austere
  • austerely
  • austerity
  • average Joe
  • generalized
  • homeliness
  • homely
  • homespun
  • homey
  • rife
  • severe
  • severely
  • simple
  • something/nothing to shout aboutidiom
  • unoriginal
  • unostentatiously
  • unremarkable
  • well trodden
  • workaday
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(Definition ofrun-of-the-millfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

run-of-the-mill| Business English

run-of-the-mill
adjective
uk
/ˌrʌnəvðəˈmɪl/us
ordinaryand notspecialorexcitingin any way:
Theeventis not just a run-of-the-millconference.
(Definition ofrun-of-the-millfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrun-of-the-mill

run-of-the-mill
The tale of ageing according to our protagonists begins with arun-of-the-milldrafting of the gerontological map.
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But duties to the self do not rest on universalization in therun-of-the-millsense of modern ethical theory.
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This is not arun-of-the-millaccount of local politics and the encounter between colonial rulers and their subjects.
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The result is not just anotherrun-of-the-milltextbook.
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Therun-of-the-millmusic prints of the period have a radically different function.
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It is not justrun-of-the-mill.
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They are not intended forrun-of-the-milldisputes between neighbours, petty intolerance, minor, one-off disorderly acts or the penalising of the merely eccentric.
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It has arun-of-the-milldistrict general hospital in terms of physical provision.
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I must contrast the position of such people with my own position as an ordinaryrun-of-the-millreservist.
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I would describe myself not as that, but as a good, work-a-day author, arun-of-the-millkind of figure.
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Legislation which attracts that type of language is notrun-of-the-milllegislation.
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When we exhaust therun-of-the-millcontroversies of politics, we can turn to the sharp bitterness that this topic will evoke.
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With the high rates of taxation, there was not much difference between legal aid and therun-of-the-millcivil work.
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Also, we must rebindrun-of-the-millbooks which are falling to pieces through age and use.
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When talking of therun-of-the-millregional development grant case, the argument is extremely strong for what we have proposed.
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