She was assessed in the normal way, and placed on the waiting list.
她接受了正常的评估后被列入等候名单。
All I want is to lead a normal life.
我想要的只是能过正常的生活。
2NORMALsomeone who is normal is mentally and physically healthy and does not behave strangely 〔精神及身体状况〕正常的OPP abnormal
He seems a perfectly normal little boy.
他看起来是个完全正常的小男孩。
They can’t be normal to do something like that.
会做那样的事,他们一定心理不正常。
nCOLLOCATIONS
adverbs
completely normal
The test results came back, and everything was completely normal.
perfectly normal (=completely normal)
Her reaction to the news was perfectly normal.
quite normal (=completely normal)
He sounded quite normal when he phoned.
fairly/pretty normal
His family all seem pretty normal.
nouns
a normal life
All I want is to lead a happy, normal life.
phrases
as normal (=used to emphasize that something happens very regularly)
John and Liz were late as normal.
in/under normal circumstances
Under normal circumstances, you would have to pay to go into the exhibition.
in the normal way
The results will be posted to you in the normal way.
THESAURUS
normal usual, typical, and as you would expect it to be 正常的
Is this cold weather normal for the time of year?
这个时候这样冷的天气正常吗?
It had been another normal working day in the office.
又是一个普通的办公室工作日。
ordinary (also regular especially American EnglishAmE) not special, unusual, or different from normal 普通的
They lived in an ordinary three-bedroomed house.
他们住在一幢普通的三居室房子里。
nIt looks like an ordinary car, but it uses solar power.
Would you like a regular salad or a Caesar salad?
你要普通的色拉还是恺撒色拉?
nI just want an ordinary bicycle, not a mountain bike.
average [only before noun] around the usual level or amount 普通水平的,中等的
She is of average height.
她中等个子。
He is of above average intelligence.
他的智力在中等以上。
nThe average price of a pint of milk has gone up.
standard normal – used about methods of doing something, or about the size, shape, features etc of products 〔做某事的方法或产品的大小、形状、特征等〕标准的,常规的
It’s standard practice to X-ray hand-baggage at most airports.
扫描手提行李是多数机场的常规做法。
We stock shoes in all the standard sizes.
我们的鞋子备有所有标准尺寸。
routine used about things that are done regularly as part of a series of things 例行的,常规的
The fault was discovered during a routine check of the plane.
这一故障是在飞机的一次例行检查中发现的。
routine tasks such as shopping and cooking
购物和做饭之类的日常事务
everyday [only before noun] used about things that happen or that you use as part of normal life 日常的
He painted scenes of everyday life in France.
他描画法国日常生活场景。
Sally was still dressed in her everyday clothes.
萨莉仍穿着平常的衣服。
common used about birds and plants that are of the most usual type, and in the phrasethe common people (=people who are not rich and powerful) 〔鸟类、植物、人等〕普通的
the common goldfish
普通的金鱼
an alliance between the aristocracy and the common people
贵族和普通老百姓的联盟
conventional [only before noun] of the kind that is usually used – used when comparing this with a different or special type 传统的,常规的
The engine is more efficient than a conventional diesel engine.
这种引擎比传统引擎效率高。
the drugs used in conventional medicine
传统医学所用的药
conventional weapons (=not nuclear, chemical, or biological)
it is normal (for somebody) to do something• Her husband does not wonder very much about whether it is normal for him to be abusive, nor does she.• Made from glassfibre rovings and polyesterresin, it is normal for the rod to be white.• Note that it is normal for the case to become slightly warm.
perfectly normal• My information processing is perfectly normal.• The occasional stress-related sleep problem is perfectly normal and no cause for concern.• A perfectly normalcanine went barkingmad with lust when Lizzy pressed the printer.• This startlingdiscovery has supported the idea that cancerdevelops when a cellcontains too much of a perfectly normalcellularprotein.• Casper says they had a perfectly normalconversation.• Jerry seems like a perfectly normalguy, funny and nice.• A case of perfectly normal metastasis.• This is perfectly normal when the body goes through the physiological changes which are often brought about by the Technique.
normal2AWL noun [uncountableU]
the usual state, level, or amount 正常
Thankfully, train services are now back to normal.
谢天谢地,火车服务现在恢复正常了。
Slowly her heartbeat returned to normal.
她的心跳逐渐恢复正常。
above/below normal
Car sales are still below normal for the time of year.
这个时期的汽车销量仍然低于正常水平。
higher/larger/less etc than normal
The journey took longer than normal.
这次旅途超过了平常所需的时间。
Examples from the Corpus
normal• In Texas, and all across the Southwest, rainfall this year is as much as 70-85 percent below normal.• These patients will always be slightly shorter than normal.
back to normal• I needed to get back to normal.• If that works, can't Equitable go back to normal?• In fact her sight was not back to normal for three months.• Experts say it would take years of equally historic rainfall to get water suppliesback to normal levels.• But even those strides have not brought the system back to normal.• The next day, aside from a slight droop on the left side of his face, he was back to normal.• His heartrate was back to normal by the time he reached the hospital.• And so things went back to normal, if that was a word that could be used.
VERB + NORMAL | PREPOSITIONVERB + NORMAL➤be back to, go back to, return to恢復正常;回歸正常◇After a week of festivities, life returned to normal.一星期的歡慶之後,生活又恢復了常態。PREPOSITION➤above normal超過正常水平◇The rainfall has been above normal for this time of year.降雨量超過了這個季節的正常水平。➤below normal低於正常水平◇Sales to December are well below normal.到 12 月份為止銷售額大大低於正常水平。➤near normal接近正常水平◇His pulse rate had slowed to somewhere near normal.他的脈搏已減緩到接近正常水平。normal
adjective
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be正常▸➤become變得正常➤feel感覺正常▸➤appear, look, seem顯得/看上去/好像正常▸➤consider sth, regard sth as, view sth as認為⋯正常;視⋯為正常◇It is now regarded as normal for women to work outside the home.現在女性在外工作被看作很正常的事情。ADVERB➤very很正常▸➤completely, entirely, perfectly, quite, totally完全/極為/十分/頗為/一切正常◇It started out as a perfectly normal day.這一天開始時跟平常沒什麼兩樣。➤fairly, pretty還算/相當正常◇I'd say it was pretty normal to be upset if your house burned down.我認為,如果房子燒燬了,心煩是很正常的。➤relatively比較正常➤apparently, seemingly表面上/看起來正常PREPOSITION➤for對⋯而言正常◇The temperature is normal for spring.這種氣溫在春天屬於正常。PHRASES➤as normal如常◇First work out the answers as normal.首先像平時一樣做出答案。➤in the normal way按通常情況◇Go for your check-ups in the normal way until you are six months pregnant.懷孕滿 6 個月之前做常規檢查就可以了。➤in normal circumstances, under normal circumstances在一般情況下◇Under normal circumstances Martin would probably have gone to college.在正常情況下,馬丁很可能已經上大學了。➤sb's normal self某人的正常狀態◇Mandy doesn't seem her normal self today.曼迪今天似乎不太正常。
normal adj. ⇨normal (normal office hours)⇨sane (normal people)normal
adjective
normal ♦︎ ordinary ♦︎ average ♦︎ common ♦︎ typicalThese words all describe people, things or events that are not special or different.这些词均表示普通的、平常的、一般的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be normal / common for sb to do sth / for sth to happen◆the normal / ordinary / average / common man◆a normal / an ordinary / the average person◆the normal / ordinary / common sort◆a normal / an ordinary / an average / a typical working day◆in the normal / ordinary course of events / business / things◆pretty / fairly normal / ordinary / average / typical◆quite normal / ordinary / typical■normalwhat you would expect; happening in most cases正常的;一般的◆Her temperature was normal.她体温正常。◆The help desk is available during normal office hours.在正常上班时间内咨询台可以提供服务。◆He should be able to lead a perfectly normal life.他应该能够过完全正常的生活。◆It's normal to feel tired after such a long journey.这样长途旅行之后感到疲劳是正常的。◆Life continued as normal.生活照常继续。◆The skin surface is resistant to infection under normal circumstances.一般情况下,皮肤表层对感染有抵抗力。OPPexceptional ⇨ special, strange,odd,weird ⇨ strange1▸normalitynɔːˈmæləti; NAmEnɔːrˈmæləti
noun
[uncountable] ◆They are hoping for a return to normality now that the war is over.既然战争结束了,他们希望一切都恢复常态。▸normally
adverb
◆The exercise normally takes twenty minutes.这项运动一般要花二十分钟。◆His heart is beating normally.他心跳正常。■ordinary [usually before noun] not unusual or special in any way普通的;平常的;一般的;平凡的◆We were an ordinary family.我们是普普通通的一家人。◆The images can be printed on ordinary paper.这些图像可以印在普通纸张上。◆It began as an ordinary sort of day.那一天开始时一如平常。◆This was no ordinary meeting.这次会议非同小可。◆ (BrE) He was not a nervous person in the ordinary way(= usually).一般而言,他不是个爱紧张的人。OPPextraordinary ⇨ remarkable, special ⇨ specialNOTE辨析 Normal or ordinary?Something that is normal is as it should be or as you would expect. * normal指事物是本来该有的样子或你所期待的样子◆Her temperature was ordinary.◆It's ordinary to feel tired after such a long journey.People or things that are abnormal are not as they should be. The word ordinary makes no comment about how things should be, only about how things are, whether you think this is good or bad. People or things that are extraordinary are special or unusual in some way and this also may be a good or a bad thing. * abnormal指人或事物不是本来该有的样子。ordinary这个词对事物应该是什么样子不作评论,只描述实际上是通常的样子,不管你觉得好还是不好。extraordinary指人或事物在某种程度上是特殊的、不一般的,可以是好,也可以是坏。 see also abnormal ⇨ abnormal, ordinary ⇨ average■averageapproximately the same as most others正常的;普通的;一般的◆An entrance fee of £5 is about average.5英镑的入场费算是正常。◆The route is for walkers of average ability.这条路线适合能力一般的步行者。 see also average ⇨ average■common [only before noun] not unusual or special in any way; ordinary普通的;平常的;平凡的◆I wanted a recording of the common cuckoo.我想要常见的布谷鸟叫声的录音。◆Oats were the staple food of the common people(= the majority of the population, who are not rich).燕麦是平民百姓的主食。◆In most people's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal.在多数人的眼里她只不过是个普通的罪犯。◆Polite letters of rejection are a matter of common courtesy.写信婉言谢绝属于起码的礼貌。ⓘ Common has the same meaning as ordinary, but is mostly used in a fixed number of different ways. It describes animals or plants that are of the most usual type and not rare or unusual in any way * common与ordinary同义,但主要用于几种固定的用法。common可描述最常见的动物或植物,不稀罕,也不特别◆common gulls / frogs / ragwort常见的海鸥/青蛙/狗舌草it describes people who have no special rank or position可描述无特殊头衔或职位的人◆common people / soldiers / criminals平民百姓;普通的士兵/罪犯and it describes good qualities of a sort or level that you expect most people to have.可描述你期待多数人会有的好品质◆common courtesy / decency起码的礼貌/礼节 see also common sense ⇨ wisdom■typicalhappening in the usual way; showing what sth is usually like一贯的;平常的◆Each woman was asked to describe a typical working day.每个女性被要求描述一下平常的工作日是什么样子的。◆Typical interview questions are 'Why do you want to study law?' or 'Why did you choose this college?'通常的面试问题包括“你为什么要攻读法律?”或“你为什么选择这个学院?”OPPatypical ⇨ unusual▸typically
adverb
◆The factory typically produces 500 cars a week.这家工厂通常每周生产500辆汽车。◆Typically, the contracts were for five years.合同的期限一般为五年。