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| /ˈɔːdn(ə)ri/ |
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| 1 | normal or average , and not unusual or special 通常的；平常的；普通的；一般的 |
| He lives in an ordinary house in suburban Melbourne. 他住在墨尔本郊区一栋普通的房子里。 |
| It was just an ordinary Saturday morning. 那只是一个平常的星期六的上午。 |
| perfectly ordinary From the outside it looked like a perfectly ordinary shed. 从外头看它像个非常普通的小棚屋。 |
| no ordinary... (=a special or unusual example of something) But this was no ordinary cat – this cat could open doors. 非同寻常的… |
| | 1a | ordinary people are not famous , rich , or powerful （人）平凡的，普通的 | | Did the president meet any ordinary Mexicans? 总统与任何墨西哥老百姓见过面吗？ | | the needs of ordinary citizens 普通市民的需要 | |
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| 2 | plain and not especially good , interesting , or impressive 平淡的；平庸的 |
| The inside of the house is rather ordinary. 房子的内部相当平淡无奇。 |
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| - | in the ordinary way BRITISH informal
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| - | out of the ordinary
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| unusual or different |
| 异乎寻常的；例外的 |
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| I didn’ t notice anything out of the ordinary. 我没有注意到有什么异常。 |
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| ordinariness noun U |
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