usual
adjective
uk/ˈjuː.ʒu.əl/us/ˈjuː.ʒu.əl/A2
normal;happening, done, or used most often:
通常的;惯常的I went tobedat my usualtime.我和平常一样准时上床睡觉。
There was morerainfallthanusual thissummerin themountainareas.山区今年夏天的降雨量比往年多。
You'llfindthecutleryinitsusualplace.你可以在平常放餐具的地方找到刀叉餐具。
Terry was,asusual,slowtorespond.泰瑞一向反应迟钝。
Thelibraryisopenforbusinessasusualdespitethesnowstorm.尽管有雪暴,图书馆还是照常开门。
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.
- With fewercarson theroads,trafficisflowingmoresmoothlythan usual.
- Theflowersellerwas in his usualspotoutsidethestation.
- He'scomplainingof all the usualflusymptoms- a hightemperature,headacheand so on.
- My usualtrainwascancelled. That's why I'm so late.
- Thechildrenhaveleftall thelightson, as usual!
Habitual and customary
- accustomed
- all in a day's workidiom
- as a (general) ruleidiom
- as a matter of courseidiom
- as per usual/normalidiom
- knee-jerk
- mainstreaming
- make it a ruleidiom
- mechanical
- more often than notidiom
- natural
- nine
- per
- prevail
- pro forma
- regulation
- rule
- surprise
- surprise, surpriseidiom
- trad
usual
noun[S]
informaluk/ˈjuː.ʒu.əl/us/ˈjuː.ʒu.əl/Someone's usual is thedrink,especiallyanalcoholicone, that they most often have, forexamplewhen in abar:
常喝的饮料(尤指酒)Aginandtonicfor mydad, and I'll havethe/myusual.给我爸来杯加奎宁水的杜松子酒,我还是照旧。
Alcohol - general words
- alcoholic
- alcopop
- Angostura
- aperitif
- bevvy
- booze
- intoxicant
- juice
- kick
- libation
- liquid lunch
- liquor
- pre-drink
- pre-drinking
- predrinks
- pregaming
- preload
- slug
- specific gravity
- tot