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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

common ['kɔmən]
  1. 1. adjective (usual) 常见的
    Jones is a common name there.
    琼斯在那儿是个常见的名字。
  2. 2. adjective (shared) 共同的
    Our countries share a common frontier.
    我们的国家有共同的边界线。
  3. 3. adjective (not special) 普通的
    the common man
    普通人
  4. 4. adjective [+person, manners] (vulgar) 粗俗的
    She's a little common at times.
    她有时有点俗气。
  5. 5. noun [c] (area) 公用地
    common to
    常见于
    in common use
    常用
    it's common knowledge that...
    大家都知道...
    for the common good
    为了大家的利益
    the idea has become common currency
    这观点已是众所周知的了
    common ground
    共同点
    to have sth in common
    [+people] 有某些共同点
  6. 6. noun [things+] 有共同的某特征
    to have sth in common with sb/sth
    与某人/某物有某共同点
    not to have anything in common (with sb/sth)
    (与某人/某物)没有任何共同点

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

common [ 'kɑmən] [ 'kɔmən]
  1. 1. adjective 共同的
    the common interests of a group
    团体的共同利益
  2. 2. adjective 公用的，公共的，公有的，共有的
    common carriers
    (铁路、轮船等)运输业者或公司
  3. 3. adjective 一般的，普通的；普遍的
    common knowledge
    常识
  4. 4. adjective 常见的，常发生的；熟悉的，熟识的；通常的，平常的，惯常的
    a common sight
    常见的景色
    At this time of a year, it's quite common to see the leaves's falling down.
    每年的这个时候，都能看到树叶飘然落下。
  5. 5. adjective 平民的，群众的，大众的，老百姓的
    the common man
    平民，老百姓
  6. 6. adjective 无军阶（或军衔）的，无职位的
    a common soldier
    普通战士，士兵
  7. 7. adjective 粗糙的，粗劣的，粗陋的，通俗的
    That kind of dress seems a bit common.
    那种裙子看起来有点儿太大众化了。
  8. 8. adjective （质量等）劣等的，低劣的，差的，次的
    common ware
    次货
  9. 9. adjective [mathematics] 共通的，公约的，通约的
    a common denominator
    公分母
  10. 10. adjective [grammar] 普通名词的（如book，apple，street）（proper之对）
  11. 11. adjective [grammar] 通性的
    The word child is of common gender.
    child一词是通性的。
  12. 12. adjective [anatomy] 由分支构成的；分支的
  13. 13. adjective 臭名昭著的，劣迹昭彰的
    a common criminal
    劣迹昭彰的罪犯
  14. 14. noun [American English] [有时用复数形态]公地（尤指城市里的公园）
    We usually hang out in the common after class.
    我们放学后通常会在广场上消磨时间。
  15. 15. noun [Christianism] 适于任何一种节日的礼仪（或仪式）
  16. 16. noun [Catholicism] （天主教等弥撒曲中的）固定经文曲；（因不同场合、需要而变更的）普通经文曲；（适用于各种节日的）普通礼拜
  17. 17. noun [legal] 对别人土地或水域的使用权

Collins English-English Dictionary

common ['kɑmən]
  1. 1. adj belonging to or shared by two or more people
    common property
  2. 2. adj belonging to or shared by members of one or more nations or communities; public
    a common culture
  3. 3. adj of ordinary standard; average
    common decency
  4. 4. adj prevailing; widespread
    common opinion
  5. 5. adj widely known or frequently encountered; ordinary
    a common brand of soap
  6. 6. adj widely known and notorious
    a common nuisance
  7. 7. adj [derogatory] considered by the speaker to be low-class, vulgar, or coarse
    a common accent
  8. 8. adj [prenominal] having no special distinction, rank, or status
    the common man
  9. 9. adj [maths] having a specified relationship with a group of numbers or quantities
    common denominator
  10. 10. adj (of a tangent) tangential to two or more circles
  11. 11. adj [prosody] (of a syllable) able to be long or short, or (in nonquantitative verse) stressed or unstressed
  12. 12. adj [grammar] (in certain languages) denoting or belonging to a gender of nouns, esp one that includes both masculine and feminine referents
    Latin sacerdos is common
  13. 13. adj [anatomy] having branches
    the common carotid artery
  14. 14. adj serving more than one function
    the common bile duct
  15. 15. adj [Christianity] of or relating to the common of the Mass or divine office
  16. 16. n [sometimes plural] a tract of open public land, esp one now used as a recreation area
  17. 17. n [law] the right to go onto someone else's property and remove natural products, as by pasturing cattle or fishing (esp in the phrase right of common)
  18. 18. n [Christianity] a form of the proper of the Mass used on festivals that have no special proper of their own
  19. 19. n the ordinary of the Mass
  20. 20. n [archaic] the ordinary people; the public, esp those undistinguished by rank or title
  21. 21. n See also commons
  22. 22. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French commun, from Latin communis general, universal
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Examples

Commuters that live near each other and share a common destination form the simplest and most common carpool arrangement.
住在附近的上班族，如果上班地点相同，通常采用最简单最常见的方式一起上班--拼车。 → arrangement
A common language is a bridge between cultures.
一种通用语言是沟通各国文化的桥梁。 → bridge
the common interests of a group
团体的共同利益 → common
common carriers
(铁路、轮船等)运输业者或公司 → carrier
common knowledge
常识 → common
a common criminal
劣迹昭彰的罪犯 → common
a common sight
常见的景色 → common
the common man
平民，老百姓 → common
a common soldier
普通战士，士兵 → common
common ware
次货 → common
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