usual
usual 英 [ˈju:ʒuəl] 美 [ˈjuʒuəl]
adj. 通常的，惯例的；
the usual suspects 普通嫌疑人
She made all the usual excuses. 她净找了些司空见惯的借口。
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- adj. 通常的，惯例的；
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1. the usual suspects
普通嫌疑人
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2. She made all the usual excuses.
她净找了些司空见惯的借口。
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3. He came home later than usual.
他回家比平时晚了些。
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4. Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
史蒂夫照例来得最晚。
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5. she carried on working as usual.
她照样继续工作。
- usual (adj.) late 14c., from Old French usuel "current, in currency (of money), valid" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin usualis "ordinary," from Latin usus "custom" (see use (v.)). The usual suspects is from a line delivered by Claude Rains (as a French police inspector) in "Casablanca" (1942).
usual ★ / ˈjuːʒuəl ; NAmE ˈjuːʒuəl / / ˈjuːʒəl ; NAmE ˈjuːʒəl / adjective 1 ★ that happens or is done most of the time or in most cases 通常的；寻常的；惯常的 SYN normal ◆ She made all the usual excuses. 她净找了些司空见惯的借口。 ◆ He came home later than usual. 他回家比平时晚了些。 ◆ She sat in her usual seat at the back. 她坐在后排平时惯坐的位子上。 ◆ He didn't sound like his usual happy self. 他听起来不像平常那个乐天派了。 usual(for sb/sth) (to do sth) ◆ It is usual tostart a speech by thanking everybody for coming. 讲话前先感谢大家光临，这是惯例。 ☞compare unusual (1 ) 2 the usual noun [singular ] ( informal) what usually happens; what you usually have, especially the drink that you usually have 惯常的事物；（尤指）常喝的饮料 IDIOM ★ as usual in the same way as what happens most of the time or in most cases 照例；照旧；像往常一样 ◆ Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive. 史蒂夫照例来得最晚。 ◆ As usual at that hour, the place was deserted. 跟平常那个时刻一样，那地方空荡荡的。 ◆ Despite her problems, she carried on working as usual. 尽管她有困难，她照样继续工作。 ☞more at business , per usual / ˈjuːʒuəl ; NAmE ˈjuːʒuəl /
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