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| /ˈjuːʒʊəl/ |
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| | normal or typical of what happens or what people do in most situations 通常的；寻常的；平常的 | She gave us her usual polite smile. 她像平常一样礼貌地对我们笑笑。 | | Dan was wearing his usual T-shirt and jeans. 丹穿着他常穿的T恤衫和牛仔裤。 | | more/better/worse etc than usual The journey to work took longer than usual. 这次上班路上所花的时间比平时要长。 | | usual practice (=the things people usually do) It’ s usual practice to exchange business cards at the beginning of the meeting. 习惯；惯例 | | it is usual (for sb) to do sth It’ s usual to ask permission before borrowing any equipment. 通常在借用设备前要先得到许可。 | |
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| - | as per usual informal
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| used for describing something annoying that often happens |
| （令人生气的事）像平常一样 |
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| Jenny arrived ten minutes late, as per usual. 像平常一样，詹妮迟到了10分钟。 |
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| - | as usual
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| used for saying what usually happens |
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| We went to bed that evening around 10.30 as usual. 那天晚上我们像平常一样大约在10∶30睡觉。 |
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| - | not your usual self
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| 1 | worried or upset 担心的；不安的 | What’ s wrong with Maggie? She doesn’ t seem her usual self. 玛吉怎么啦？她好像有些烦躁不安。 | |
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| 2 | slightly ill 有点不舒服的 | I haven’ t been feeling my usual self recently. 最近我一直感觉有点不舒服。 | |
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