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that happens or is done most of the time or in most cases 通常的；寻常的；惯常的 This is the usual way of doing it. 这是通常的做法。 He came home later than usual. 他回家比平时晚了些。 He didn't sound like his usual happy self. 他听起来不像平常那个乐天派了。 She sat in her usual seat at the back. 她坐在后排平时惯坐的位子上。 They asked me why I wanted the job and why I thought I was suitable—you know, the usual thing. 他们问我为什么想要这份工作，为什么我认为我合适——你知道，这是常事。 You need to enter all the usual stuff—name, address, credit card details. 你需要输入所有常用的东西——姓名、地址、信用卡详细信息。 Our usual practice is to ask for references from previous employers. 我们通常的做法是向以前的雇主寻求参考。 She made all the usual excuses. 她净找了些司空见惯的借口。 - usual for somebody/something
This weather is not usual for this time of year. 这种天气在一年的这个时候并不常见。 - it is usual to do something
It is usual to start a speech by thanking everybody for coming. 讲话前先感谢大家光临，这是惯例。 - it is usual for somebody/something to do something
It is not usual for a head of government to attend a meeting like this. 政府首脑参加这样的会议是不寻常的。 - usual in somebody/something
This kind of behaviour is far from usual in children of this age. 这种行为对于这个年龄的孩子来说绝不寻常。
Extra ExamplesIt's usual for the man to propose marriage. 通常是男人求婚。 It's very usual for people to leave books and papers behind. 人们落下书报忘带走是很平常的事。 The metal can then be painted in the usual way. 这种金属随后可按惯常方式上漆。 He was sitting in his usual chair by the window. 他正坐在靠窗的普通椅子上。 It is usual for the employer to pay the costs. 通常由雇主来支付这些费用。 She arrived at the usual time. 她到的时间和平时一样。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- quite
- very
- far from
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- for
- as per usual
- as usual
- like usual
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- the usualnoun [singular] (informal)
what usually happens; what you usually have, especially the drink that you usually have 惯常的事物；（尤指）常喝的饮料
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin usualis, from Latin usus ‘a use’, from uti ‘to use’.
Idioms
as per normal/usual
as usual
in the same way as what happens most of the time or in most cases 照例；照旧；像往常一样
business as usual
a way of saying that things will continue as normal despite a difficult situation （尽管处境困难）一切照常，不受干扰 It's business as usual at the factory, even while investigators sift through the bomb wreckage. 即使在调查人员检查炸弹残骸的时候，工厂仍照常运转。
the usual suspects
the people you would usually expect to do something or be included in something 平常： 您通常期望做某事或被某事包括在内的人She thanked all the usual suspects in her acceptance speech: her family, the director, the cast and the crew. 她在获奖感言中感谢了所有常见的嫌疑人:她的家人、导演、演员和工作人员。