regular

Word family  noun regular regularity ≠ irregularity regularization adjective regular ≠ irregular verb regularize adverb regularly ≠ irregularly

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reg·u·lar1 /ˈreɡjələ $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective  1  REGULARevery hour/day/week etc 每小时/每天/每星期等 happening every hour, every week, every month etc, usually with the same amount of time in between 定期的，定时的；有规律的 OPP irregular The company holds regular meetings with employees. 公司定期召集雇员开会。 His breathing was slow and regular. 他的呼吸缓慢而均匀。 Trains will run at regular intervals from 11am to 4pm. 火车从上午11点到下午4点每隔一定时间开行。 We hear from him on a regular basis. 我们定期收到他的来信。 He phones us every Sunday at six, regular as clockwork (=always at the same time). 他每逢星期天6点钟打电话给我们，非常准时。 a regular job (=a job that you do during normal working hours) 固定的工作2  OFTENoften 经常 [only before noun] happening or doing something very often 频繁的，经常的 OPP irregular a regular occurrence 常事 Regular exercise helps keep your weight down. 经常锻炼有助于减轻体重。regular customer/visitor He’s one of the bar’s regular customers. 他是这家酒吧的常客之一。 Penn Station was in regular use (=people used it often) until the 1960s. 佩恩车站正常使用到20世纪60年代。3  usual 通常的 [only before noun]ORDINARY especially American English normal or usual 正常的；通常的；平常的；惯常的 He has returned to his regular duties. 他已经回去正常上班了。 Our regular opening hours are 10am to 7pm. 我们正常的营业时间是从上午10点到下午7点。4  equal distance 均等的距离 with the same amount of space between each thing and the next 规则的，间隔均匀的 OPP irregular The pipes were placed at regular intervals. 管道按固定的间距安放。 a carpet with a regular pattern of flowers 一块有着规则花卉图案的地毯5  ordinary 平常的 especially American EnglishORDINARY ordinary, without any special feature or qualities 普通的，一般的 a regular type of guy 一个普通人6  normal size 正常大小 [only before noun] especially American EnglishORDINARY of a normal or standard size 正常[标准]大小[尺寸]的 a regular Coke 标准装可乐7  shape 形状CF evenly shaped with parts or sides of equal size 等边的，匀称的 a regular hexagon 正六边形 He’s very handsome, with strong regular features (=an evenly shaped face). 他很英俊，五官十分端正。8. grammar 语法 technicalSLG a regular verb changes its forms in the same way as most verbs, for example its past tense and past participle end in ‘ed’. The verb ‘dance’ is regular, but the verb ‘be’ is not. 〔动词〕规则的〔如动词dance是规则的，而be是不规则的〕 OPP irregular9  emphasizing 强调 [only before noun] British English informalVERY used to emphasize what you think someone is like 十足的，完全的 SYN real He’s a regular little dictator! 他是个十足的小霸王！10. regular army/troops/soldier PMAa regular army etc is permanent, and exists whether there is a war or not 正规军/部队/士兵11  be/keep regular informal a) MHBHto get rid of waste from your bowels often enough to be healthy 大便正常 b) a woman who is regular has her menstrual period at the same time each month 〔妇女〕月经正常

Examples from the Corpus

regular• If they don't have Tylenol, just get me regular aspirin.• More than 60% of adults drink wine on a regular basis.• There is a regular bus service into Oxford, easy access to the Ring Road and local shops in Wolvercote village.• It's important to visit your dentist for regular check-ups.• a regular churchgoer• Here at the Moredon Community Gardening Centre, there are regular classes on anything from hanging baskets to dried flower arranging.• Do you want decaffeinated or regular coffee?• I'd like a cheeseburger and a regular Coke.• These countries are able to practise open trading because their elephant herds are now big enough to demand regular culling.• Dr. Garrison is a regular doctor, not a specialist.• Do you do any regular exercise?• The exhibitions by young artists formed a regular feature of the London arts scene.• She was attractive rather than beautiful, with regular features and dark hair.• Nat got his fine, regular features from his mother.• Infants require regular health screening.• Draw a regular hexagon with 90 mm sides.• The prison is inspected at regular intervals by government health officers.• The Parent-Teacher Association has regular meetings every month.• In addition, the regular menu will be available for diners who have yet to be struck by Cupid's arrow.• Another boy is in a regular private foster home.• What's the regular procedure for filing a complaint?• Even though the dye is quite strong a regular shampoo will remove it.• From a Piagetian constructivist perspective, critical thinking is not fundamentally different from regular thinking.• At Shell stations, regular unleaded is about $ 1. 43 up from $ 1. 39.at regular intervals• Better to feed small amounts at regular intervals.• If using a cone, spray again at regular intervals.• Now for the decorations ... Push the gold candles into the icing at regular intervals.• The fog-horn, its sound now muffled by the houses, continued to bleat at regular intervals.• He may be required to report to a particular individual or place at regular intervals as part of a monitoring process.• He made long sweeps at regular intervals in and around the Teeth, but there was nothing.• They would have to field candidates for a variety of offices at regular intervals or risk being closed.• By practicing at regular intervals, the insight and calm of meditation are maintained and amplified.regular customer/visitor• During the summer months our casual trade has been fairly steady and a number of these casuals are now regular customers.• The performers are a Czech band called Czecho-Mor ... and they've become regular visitors.• One of the bungalows, which once boasted Walter Annenberg as a regular visitor, even comes with its own lap pool.• Intelmet says that to make the service pay it will require just 10 regular customers every month.• The people who drink at these places are more than regular customers they are members.• Mrs Jackie Bowshell organised the event and cars were brought in by regular customers to a strict timetable.• Another retired military gentleman, a colonel, was a regular visitor to Scourie.at regular intervals• Better to feed small amounts at regular intervals.• If using a cone, spray again at regular intervals.• Now for the decorations ... Push the gold candles into the icing at regular intervals.• The fog-horn, its sound now muffled by the houses, continued to bleat at regular intervals.• He may be required to report to a particular individual or place at regular intervals as part of a monitoring process.• He made long sweeps at regular intervals in and around the Teeth, but there was nothing.• They would have to field candidates for a variety of offices at regular intervals or risk being closed.• By practicing at regular intervals, the insight and calm of meditation are maintained and amplified.regular features• He was a small man, with very soft, startling black hair and small regular features.• It will be full of regular features!• These fine, regular features do not come from me.• She brushed fiercely, supporting the fall, and considered her perfectly regular features in the mirror.• His regular features would have been handsome if they had not all been slightly too large.

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regular2 noun  1  [countable] informalBBT someone who often goes to the same bar, restaurant etc or who takes part in an activity very often 常客，老主顾；经常参加…活动的人 The barman knows all the regulars by name. 这位酒吧男侍应叫得出所有常客的名字。2. [countable]PMA a soldier whose permanent job is in the army 正规兵3. [uncountable] American EnglishTTC petrol that contains lead 含铅汽油

Examples from the Corpus

regular• Joe became a regular on the circuit of social Washington.• But regulars are right behind the pink pub.• Julie Riley and Paula Wilcox are excellent as the hard-bitten contestant regulars.• The chances of recruiting enough regulars seemed slender in the conditions of overfull employment prevailing in Britain in the 1950s.• He and the rest of the Grill regulars would gladly grub the stumps out of the town lot with their own hands.• Early morning regulars were surprised to find the coffee shop closed.• He never played in the same pub twice in the same month; even so, word got around among the regulars.• The regulars show up later, after supper.From Longman Business Dictionaryregularreg‧u‧lar1 /ˈregjələ-ər/ adjective1happening at the same time each day, month, year etc, usually quite oftenAt least the job guarantees you a regular income.Payments should be madeat regular intervals, preferably weekly.Make sure you back up the data on a regular basis.2[only before a noun] especially American English of a normal or standard size or amountWe offer three sizes: small, regular and large.Save 30% off the regular price.3regular customer/client a customer who always goes to the same shop or uses the same serviceA discount is available to our regular customers.4regular staff/employeesHUMAN RESOURCES people who work for a company for the whole of the working day or week, not for just some of the timeunion fears that casual workers were replacing regular staffregularregular2 noun [countable] British English informal a customer who goes to the same shop etc very oftenShe’s one of our regulars.Origin regular1 (1300-1400) Old French reguler, from Latin regularis, from regula “edge for drawing straight lines, rule”, from regere; → REGENT

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regular

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reg‧u‧lar¹ S2 W2 /ˈreɡjələ, ˈreɡjʊlə $ -ər/ adjective1.  EVERY HOUR/DAY/WEEK ETC happening every hour, every week, every month etc, usually with the same amount of time in between
   OPP  irregular:
    The company holds regular meetings with employees.
    His breathing was slow and regular.
    Trains will run at regular intervals from 11am to 4pm.
    We hear from him on a regular basis.
    He phones us every Sunday at six, regular as clockwork (=always at the same time).
    a regular job (=a job that you do during normal working hours)
2.  OFTEN  [only before noun] happening or doing something very often
   OPP  irregular:
    a regular occurrence
    Regular exercise helps keep your weight down.
    regular customer/visitor
    He’s one of the bar’s regular customers.
    Penn Station was in regular use (=people used it often) until the 1960s.
3.  USUAL  [only before noun] especially American English normal or usual:
    He has returned to his regular duties.
    Our regular opening hours are 10am to 7pm.
4.  EQUAL DISTANCE with the same amount of space between each thing and the next
   OPP  irregular:
    The pipes were placed at regular intervals.
    a carpet with a regular pattern of flowers
5.  ORDINARY especially American English ordinary, without any special feature or qualities:
    a regular type of guy
6.  NORMAL SIZE  [only before noun] especially American English of a normal or standard size:
    a regular Coke
7.  SHAPE evenly shaped with parts or sides of equal size:
    a regular hexagon
    He’s very handsome, with strong regular features (=an evenly shaped face).
8.  GRAMMAR technical a regular verb changes its forms in the same way as most verbs, for example its past tense and past participle end in ‘ed’. The verb ‘dance’ is regular, but the verb ‘be’ is not.
   OPP  irregular
9.  EMPHASIZING  [only before noun] British English informal used to emphasize what you think someone is like
   SYN  real:
    He’s a regular little dictator!
10. regular army/troops/soldier a regular army etc is permanent, and exists whether there is a war or not
11. be/keep regular informal
  a. to get rid of waste from your bowels often enough to be healthy
  b. a woman who is regular has her menstrual period at the same time each month

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regular² noun1. [countable] informal someone who often goes to the same bar, restaurant etc or who takes part in an activity very often:
    The barman knows all the regulars by name.
2. [countable] a soldier whose permanent job is in the army
3. [uncountable] American English petrol that contains lead