typical
adjective
uk/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/B1
showingall thecharacteristicsthat you would usuallyexpectfrom aparticulargroupof things:
典型的,有代表性的I mustlooklike the typicaltouristwith myshortsand mycamera.穿着短裤,带着相机,我看上去一定像个典型的游客。
Thiskindofhotandspicyfoodis very typicalofthefoodin thesouthof thecountry.这种辛辣食品是该国南部具代表性的食物。
Typicalsymptomswouldincludesevereheadaches,vomitinganddizziness.典型的症状包括剧烈的头疼、呕吐和眩晕。
normal
- normalTemperatures are well above normal today.
- usualI went to bed at my usual time.
- ordinaryThe magazine has stories about ordinary people rather than celebrities.
- standardIt's standard practice for surgeons to wear gloves.
- naturalIt's completely natural to feel anxious on your first day at a new school.
- typicalHe was a typical teenager - arguing with his parents and staying out late.
disapproving
showingall thebadcharacteristicsthat youexpectfrom someone or something, often in a way that isannoying:
(不良品质等)特有的,一向如此的,不出所料的It's just typicalofDan tospendall thatmoneyon theequipmentand thenloseinteresttwomonthslater.丹就是这种人,先把所有的钱花在买装备上,两个月以后又失去了兴趣。
"He called at the lastminuteto say he wasn't coming." "Typical!"“他在最后时刻打电话说不来了。”“他老是这样!”
- The typicallawnmowermakes about 90decibelsofnoise.
- It's typical of thebosstokicksomeone when they're down.
- It's a typicalcountryestatewith alargehousefor theowner,farmbuildingsandestateworkers'houses.
- I wasyourtypicallankyteenager.
- She's a typicalteenager, cominghomelate atnightandmouthingoff to herparents.
Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying
- analogy
- archetypal
- archetypically
- besomeoneall overidiom
- betoken
- genre
- instantiate
- mirror
- Mr
- Mrs
- on-brand
- sum
- summation
- symbolic
- symbolize
- symptomatic
- tantamount
- territory
- translate
- trust
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