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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

usually ['juːʒuəlɪ]
  1. 1. adverb 通常

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

usually
  1. 1. adverb 通常大抵假如某事“通常发生那么这件事在某特定环境下最容易发生
  2. 2. PHRASE 往常更加,用“比往常更加”来表示某事比平常更加特别

Collins English-English Dictionary

usually ['juːʒυəlɪ]
  1. 1. adv customarily; at most times; in the ordinary course of events

Examples

This food usually is eaten in less than a week.
这个吃的通常不到一周之就吃完了。 week
Take this painkiller, it usually acts fast.
把止痛药吃了,这个药见效很快。 act
Usually dogs become sexually active when they are a year old.
通常狗在一岁时会变得性欲旺盛。
On international flights, baggage is usually limited to 20kg.
国际航班的行李限重通常为20公斤。
While swimming, I usually come up for air every 5 seconds.
游泳时我通常每5秒钟换一次气。 air
The lorry usually delivers our stock in the middle of the night.
卡车通常会在半夜把我们的货物送来。 lorry
The peasant farmers were usually tied to the land that they worked.
农民通常会与自己耕作的那块土地不可分割。 peasant
Tea pots in Chinese restaurants are usually white.
中式餐馆里的茶壶通常是白色的。 pot
When my computer starts acting up, I usually give it a quick pound and it jumps back to life.
如果电脑死机了,我通常会猛敲它一下,然后它就恢复正常了。 pound
Comets are usually made of ice and rock.
彗星通常是由岩石和冰构成的。 rock

nciku Note

Types of adverbs: Frequency 频率副词

Types of adverbs: Frequency They usually get to work at nine o'clock. He often goes to bed late. 频率副词用来表示事情发生的频率。通常置于谓语动词之前。当be作为句子谓语动词时,频率副词应置于动词之后。有时为了表示强调,还可能把频率副词置于句首。 Adverbs of frequency provide information on how often something happens. It is usually placed before the main verb. Adverbs of frequency are placed after the verb "to be" when used as the main verb of the sentence. Also, some are also places at the beginning of the sentence for emphasis.

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