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- usual ['juːʒυəl]
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adj
of the most normal, frequent, or regular type; customary
- that's the usual sort of application to send
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n
ordinary or commonplace events (esp in the phrase out of the usual)
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n
[Etymology]
C14: from Late Latin
u sua lis ordinary, from Latinu sususe
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1.
adj
of the most normal, frequent, or regular type; customary
Examples
- as per usual
- 照常
- I had a tea with and talked to my friend as usual.
- 像往常一样，我和朋友一边喝茶一边聊天。
- Tickets are now on sale at usual outlets.
- 现在可以在普通售票口买到票。 → sale
- I got up at my usual time.
- 早上我按往常的时间起了床。 → usual
- Kim was, as usual, joking about everything.
- 基姆还是和往常一样，拿什么事都开玩笑。 → usual
- A beer for my friend, and I'll have my usual.
- 给我的朋友来杯啤酒，我那份还是老样子。
- As usual, she gave a wooden performance.
- 和往常一样，她的表演很僵硬。 → wooden
- He was with the usual crowd: Martin, Sofia and Louis.
- 跟他在一起的还是平时那几个人：马丁，索菲亚和路易斯。 → crowd
- As usual, he was left to carry the can.
- 像往常一样，他成了带人受过的替罪羊。
- through the usual/normal channels
- 经过通常的/一般的渠道 → channel
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