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| /ˈnɔːml/ |
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| 1 | something that is normal is how you expect it to be , and is not unusual or surprising in any way 正常的；平常的；通常的 |
| He didn’ t like anything to interrupt his normal daily routine. 他不喜欢任何事来打乱他正常的日常事务。 |
| You can telephone during normal working hours. 你可以在正常工作时间内打电话。 |
| Temperatures are higher than normal. 温度比平常高些。 |
| perfectly normal You may feel sick after the treatment, but this is perfectly normal. 你可能会在治疗后感到有些不舒服，但这是完全正常的。 |
| under/in normal circumstances Under normal circumstances, candidates are interviewed by the head of the department. 正常情况下，候选人要经过部门经理面试。 |
| normal practice/procedure (=what usually happens) In those days, it was normal practice to treat the disease at home. 通常发生的事；惯例 |
| back to normal Life is beginning to get back to normal after the fire. 大火过后生活开始恢复了正常。 |
| return to normal It could take two weeks for your health to return to normal. 你的健康状况可能需要两周才能恢复正常。 |
| be normal to do sth It’ s normal to be nervous before an interview. 面试前紧张是正常的。 |
| be normal for sb to do sth It was fairly normal for people to have large families then. 那时候的人有个大家庭是相当正常的。 |
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| 2 | someone who is normal is like most people in the way they think , behave , or look （人）普通的 |
| He’ s no hero - just a normal human being. 他不是英雄，只是一个普通人。 |
| perfectly/entirely/completely normal She’ s a perfectly normal messy child! 她是个标准的小捣蛋鬼！ |
| | 2a | not mentally or physically disabled . People who are disabled consider this word offensive and it is better to describe someone who is not physically disabled as able-bodied and someone who is not mentally disabled as mentally competent . （精神或身体）正常的（残疾人认为该词具冒犯义，因此最好把身体健康的人称为able-bodied，把精神正常的人称为mentally competent） | |
| PHRASE |
| - | be your normal self
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| to feel or behave in the way you usually do , especially after a period when you have felt or behaved in a different or unusual way |
| （尤指在感觉或行为异常后）恢复到正常的样子 |
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| He was soon his normal self again. 他很快又恢复了正常。 |
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