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 usual ['ju:ʒuәl]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 平常的, 通常的



    usual
    [ adj ]
    1. occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

    2. <adj.all>
      grew the usual vegetables
      the usual summer heat
      came at the usual time
      the child's usual bedtime
    3. commonly encountered

    4. <adj.all>
      a common (or familiar) complaint
      the usual greeting


    Usual \U"su*al\, a. [L. usualis, from usus use: cf. F. usuel.
    See {Use}, n.]
    Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary
    practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary;
    ordinary; habitual; common.

    Consultation with oracles was a thing very usual and
    frequent in their times. --Hooker.

    We can make friends of these usual enemies. --Baxter.
    -- {U"su*al*ly}, adv. -- {U"su*al*ness}, n.

    1. As usual, the government said the guerrillas were assisted by "Pakistani militiamen and Wahhabis tied to Saudi Arabia."
    2. This manure contains nitrogen, which is transmitted through the soil and the root system of the barley to the grain. But this year, for some unaccountable reason, our barleys contained much lower percentages of nitrogen than usual.
    3. Channel 4's adult American comedy series Dream On (adult by television's standards, anyway) was as funny as usual.
    4. Sunday's typewritten Arabic statement was not accompanied by a picture of Higgins, the usual sign of authenticity.
    5. Even as this wind of reform seems to be blowing across the Hill, business as usual can be found in some shielded corners.
    6. But, as usual, the news media are a faceless mass of shouting imbeciles blinding decent folk with flashbulbs and TV lights _ as they no doubt appeared to the McClures at the time.
    7. The Industry Ministry informed oil companies operating in France on Friday that imports of Iranian crude are henceforth subject to the usual French regulations governing oil imports.
    8. With its territorial greed, it's becoming a nuisance." As usual, the PLO's policy shift was subtle but clear.
    9. That's the housing market for you, up and down more sharply than other markets, and always exaggerating the usual economic cycle.
    10. Apart from that, it is business as usual. However, with European elections due in June and local ones in October, the opposition is not going to let the matter drop.
    11. A drama about an upper-middle-class wife and a homeless woman directed by Claudia Weill, this is not the usual treacle we have come, unfortunately, to expect of TV movies on the subject of the homeless.
    12. The figures in both reports were adjusted to remove the effects of usual seasonal patterns, but weren't adjusted for inflation.
    13. Clearly a return to business as usual is out the window.
    14. Dollar liquidity will continue to be abundant and it will be business as usual.
    15. It turns out the invaders are the usual cliches.
    16. Mr. Greenspan, as usual, didn't give any clues to the Fed's policy plans.
    17. In addition to the usual assortment of puppies, kittens, reptiles and fish, the store has a leopard that stars in commercials, a duck that used to appear on a children's program and an organ grinder's monkey that shares his cage with a toy fox terrier.
    18. It was just a few minutes later, then they came on and gave their report." The countdown was longer than usual as fog and high winds delayed the launch by nearly two hours.
    19. Regulators said all MeraBank branches will remain open for business as usual, operating under a new government-owned thrift called MeraBank Federal Savings Bank.
    20. Little provision is made for business to continue as usual when executive meets economy. Few airlines provide newspapers.
    21. Sen. Bentsen said he intends to use special Senate rules to force advocates of the capital-gains cut to come up with 60 votes rather than the usual 51 votes to approve their provision.
    22. The data took on greater importance than usual to currency traders because of the June 11 national elections, in which British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party government is favored to be reelected.
    23. The band's political message is more sophisticated than the usual oh-wow-man-heavy rock dose.
    24. Below the surface of a God-fearing, deeply moralistic community, old Adam was up to his usual games. Sexuality, however, was not the only problem.
    25. Bob Hughes, the main character in "Drugstore Cowboy," isn't the usual movie drug addict.
    26. The first Italian ship to return will probably carry many of the Albanians who have packed the West German Embassy, since they are in the worst condition, the Foreign Ministry official said, speaking on the usual ground rule of anonymity.
    27. Bayerische Vereinsbank's half-year results were in line with the earnings of most other West German banks, where lower income from usual banking operations was more than offset by sharply higher trading profits.
    28. But some companies offer preferred smoker rates that are lower than their usual smoker rates and higher than rates for nonsmokers.
    29. The 100-share index closed up 20.4 points at 1839.9 as trading was extended beyond the usual close to allow time to react to the budget speech.
    30. Convention organizers, however, have warned restaurant owners not to expect too much business from the Democrats, unless the businessmen are willing to stay open much later than usual to accommodate delegates after the long evening sessions.
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