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单词 workaday
释义
workaday
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈwɜː.kə.deɪ/us
/ˈwɝː.kə.deɪ/
ordinary; notunusual:
普通的；平淡的
Compared to theextravaganceandglamourof last winter'sclothes, this season'scollectionlooksimple,almostworkaday.与去年冬季时装的奢华艳丽相比，本季的时装看上去简朴，甚至有些普通。
anescapefrom the workadayworld从平淡乏味的生活中解脱出来
Synonyms
everyday
mundane
quotidianformal
unremarkable
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
  • run-of-the-mill
  • severe
  • severely
  • simple
  • unmounted
  • unoriginal
  • unostentatiously
  • unremarkable
  • well trodden
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(Definition ofworkadayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworkaday

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They leave aside such grand challenges as the unconscious and focus on suchworkadayfunctions as - arithmetic calculation.
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Knowing a tensed fact is a kind of knowing-how to get around successfully in theworkadayworld.
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Their view may beworkadayor commonplace or may overlook opportunities for intellectual enrichment.
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The most common items taken were ' household goods ', a term probably describing generalworkadayitems.
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The important point about the woods was their separation from theworkadayworld, where all men were free from restraints.
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We learn about his social and educational background, his musical tastes and ambitions, hisworkadaylife.
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In the story of the lost file we see the character andworkadayrequests of this clientele, the city's glorious past and the power of the saint all drawn together.
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They challenge us to test rather than assume that more participatory policymaking, the stuff ofworkadaydemocracy, does in fact yield more legitimate and effective policymaking.
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Nevertheless, it remains more likely that a woman graduate on having children retires temporarily from theworkadayworld, to return when her children are of school age.
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The imbalance between expectations and the constraints of theworkadayworld, as well as commitments to sincerity and authenticity, are bound to place limits on the caring capacities of physicians.
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It is the complete change of surroundings, the complete change of company away from the everyday rush and bustle ofworkadaylife.
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That is true; but it is expenditure on infrastructure or even more direct aid given to improveworkadayconditions.
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We should remember that to the members of the emergency services the risk of injury and death is an ever-present part of theirworkadayworld.
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It has its perplexities at every point, over a long extended line which touchesworkadayhuman affairs all the time.
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That must be part of ourworkadaylives; it must become our daily labour.
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