usual
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++u·su·al /ˈjuːʒuəl, ˈjuːʒəl/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 1 USUALLYhappening, done, or existing most of the time or in most situations 通常的；惯常的；平常的 Make a cheese sauce in the usual way. 按通常的做法做奶酪酱。 I’ll meet you at the usual time. 我在老时间和你碰头。longer/higher/worse etc than usual It is taking longer than usual for orders to reach our customers. 订购的货品送达顾客手中所需的时间比平时长了。 She ate twice as much as usual. 她吃了平时食量两倍的东西。it is usual (for somebody) to do something It’s usual to keep records of all expenses. 通常都记下所有的开销。2 as usual USUALLYin the way that happens or exists most of the time 像往常一样，照例 As usual, they’d left the children at home with Susan. 像往常一样，他们把孩子留在家里，让苏珊带。 They didn’t invite any women, as usual. 他们照例没有邀请任何女性。3 as per usual spokenUSUALLY used to say that something bad that often happens has just happened again 〔坏事〕照常地，再一次地〔发生〕 He just laughed at me, as per usual. 他又像平时一样嘲笑我。4 the usual spoken a) used for talking about something that usually happens, is usually done etc 惯常发生的事，老样子 ‘What was he going on about this time?’ ‘Oh, the usual.’ “这回他又在唠叨什么？” “哦，还是那些事情。” b) the drink that you usually have, especially in a particular bar 〔尤指在某一酒吧内〕常喝的饮料 A pint of the usual please, Paul. 按老规矩给我来一品脱，保罗。5 not your usual self behaving differently from the way you usually behave, especially by seeming worried or upset about something (某人)和平时不一样〔尤指显得担心或烦恼〕 Keith doesn’t seem his usual self these days. 这些天基思似乎有些反常。
Examples from the Corpus
usual• Marsha sits at her office desk, casually dressed, as usual.• The usual adult dose is 600 mg daily.• We've sold more than the usual amount of coal this year.• But of course the usual analogy is an arms race.• Bigwig, with his usual brisk energy, set to work.• She was sitting in her usual chair by the fire.• The tubes in the automatic fraction collector were meticulously labeled, with none of the usual felt-tip scribbles.• It is usual for an interviewer to show the candidate to the door with a few final words.• Is it usual for him to be so late?• As usual he brought with him a collection of friends and a lot of commotion.• It seemed colder than usual in the house.• All the usual people were there.it is usual (for somebody) to do something• If a proposed change has the support of the local parties, it is usual for the commissioners to accept it.• For costing and accounting purposes it is usual for payments to be supported by a payment certificate or a standard format.• Although it is usual for expatriates to rent housing abroad, some company compensation packages allow for property to be purchased.Origin usual (1300-1400) Late Latin usualis, from Latin usus; → USE1u·su·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
happening, most of Corpus done, the existing or
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u‧su‧al S2 W2 /ˈjuːʒuəl, ˈjuːʒəl/
adjective1. happening, done, or existing most of the time or in most situations:
Make a cheese sauce in the usual way.
I’ll meet you at the usual time.
longer/higher/worse etc than usual
It is taking longer than usual for orders to reach our customers.
She ate twice as much as usual.
it is usual (for somebody) to do something
It’s usual to keep records of all expenses.
2. as usual in the way that happens or exists most of the time:
As usual, they’d left the children at home with Susan.
They didn’t invite any women, as usual.
3. as per usual spoken used to say that something bad that often happens has just happened again:
He just laughed at me, as per usual.
4. the usual spoken
a. used for talking about something that usually happens, is usually done etc:
‘What was he going on about this time?’ ‘Oh, the usual.’
b. the drink that you usually have, especially in a particular bar:
A pint of the usual please, Paul.
5. not your usual self behaving differently from the way you usually behave, especially by seeming worried or upset about something:
Keith doesn’t seem his usual self these days.
u‧su‧al S2 W2 /ˈjuːʒuəl, ˈjuːʒəl/
adjective1. happening, done, or existing most of the time or in most situations: longer/higher/worse etc than usual
it is usual (for somebody) to do something
2. as usual in the way that happens or exists most of the time:
3. as per usual spoken used to say that something bad that often happens has just happened again:
4. the usual spoken
a. used for talking about something that usually happens, is usually done etc:
b. the drink that you usually have, especially in a particular bar:
5. not your usual self behaving differently from the way you usually behave, especially by seeming worried or upset about something:
