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。
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