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typical, usual or ordinary; what you would expect 典型的；正常的；一般的 quite/perfectly (= completely) normal 相当／完全正常 Her temperature is normal. 她的体温正常。 They are just quiet, normal people. 他们只是安静的正常人。 - it is normal (for somebody) to do something
It's normal to feel tired after such a long trip. 这样长途旅行之后感到疲劳是正常的。 It is now regarded as normal for women to work outside the home. 现在女性在外工作被看作很正常的事情。 He should be able to lead a perfectly normal life. 他应该能够过上完全正常的生活。 Divorce is complicated enough in normal circumstances, but this situation is even worse. 在一般情况下，离婚已经够复杂了，但这一次情况更糟。 Under normal circumstances, I would say ‘yes’. 一般情况下，我会说 “行”。 In the normal course of events I wouldn't go to that part of town. 通常我是不会到那个城区去的。 Statistically, in a normal distribution, 68 per cent of the scores fall fairly close. 从统计数据来看，在正态分布中，68%的分数相差无几。 The unemployment rate was above normal levels. 失业率高于正常水平。 Temperatures are expected to be in the normal range for May. 五月份的气温预计在正常范围内。 We are open during normal office hours. 我们在正常的办公时间内开放。 It is normal practice to inform somebody if you want to leave early. 如果你想早点离开，通知别人是正常的做法。 My day began in the normal way, and then I received a very strange phone call. 我的一天以正常的方式开始，然后我接到了一个非常奇怪的电话。 During normal conditions the road is clear of stones and mud. 在正常情况下，道路上没有石头和泥土。
Extra ExamplesGo for your check-ups in the normal way until you are six months pregnant. 怀孕满 6 个月之前做常规检查就可以了。 I'd say it was pretty normal to be upset if your house burned down. 我认为，如果房子烧毁了，心烦是很正常的。 It started out as a perfectly normal day. 这一天开始时跟平常没什么两样。 Mandy doesn't seem her normal self today. 曼迪今天似乎不太正常。 The temperature is near normal for spring. 这种气温在春天还算正常。 Under normal circumstances Martin would probably have gone to college. 在正常情况下，马丁很可能已经上大学了。 In normal circumstances she would have tested the machine first. 在正常情况下，她会先测试机器。 In the normal course of events these things take months. 在正常情况下，这些事情需要几个月的时间。 Slavery was once seen as normal and natural. 奴隶制一度被认为是正常和自然的。 The help desk is available during normal office hours. 在正常上班时间内咨询台可以提供服务。 The skin surface is resistant to infection under normal circumstances. 一般情况下，皮肤表层对感染有抵抗力。
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not suffering from any mental or physical disorder 精神正常的；意识健全的 People who commit such crimes aren't normal. 犯这种罪的人心理不正常。 Rebecca was born a normal, healthy baby. 丽贝卡出生时是一个正常健康的婴儿。
Extra ExamplesShe seemed perfectly normal to me. 在我看来，她完全正常。 People who commit these crimes can't be normal, can they? 犯下这种罪行的人心理不可能正常，不是吗？ No normal person would do a thing like that. 没有一个正常人会做那样的事。 I don't see how otherwise normal, sane people can agree with such a policy. 我不明白正常的正常人怎么会同意这样的政策。 He had been a completely normal, healthy little boy. 他曾是个完全正常而又健康的小男孩。
opposite abnormal
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘right-angled’): from Latin normalis, from norma ‘carpenter's square’. Current senses date from the early 19th cent.