(1) usual作定语时意思是“平常的,通常的”;作表语时,意思为“通常(的做法),常有的(事)”,指人们所意料中的,大多数时间发生的。
- She answered the teacher's question in her usual calm voice.
她用她惯常的平静的声音回答老师的提问。 - Shall we meet at the usual time?
我们约在老时间见面可以吗? - It's usual to tip the waiter in western countries.
在西方国家给服务员小费是一种惯例。 - It is usual with her to be late.
迟到是她常有的事。 - As usual , she arrived last.
像往常一样,她最后一个到。
(2) normal意为“正常的、平常的、常态的”,指符合预想、符合接受或认定的标准或情况。
- Her normal working hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
她的正常工作时间是从上午8点到下午4点半。 - It's perfectly normal for people to have different opinions about people and things.
人们对人和事有不同的观点是完全正常的。 - Rainfall has been far above normal in July and August this year in the Yangzi River basin.
今年7、8月份在长江流域的降雨远超过正常降雨量。 - Anybody with normal sense wouldn't have acted as you did.
任何一个有正常头脑的人都不会像你那样行事。
(3) habitual意为“通常的,习惯性的,经常有(来)的”。
- She gave me a habitual greeting.
她像往常一样跟我打了个招呼。 - Walking to work is habitual with him.
走着去上班对他来说已习以为常。 - He's a habitual thief.
他是个惯偷。
(4) customary指“习惯的,习俗的,通常的”。
- It is customary for me to get up late on Sunday mornings.
星期天早上我习惯晚起。 - He sat in his customary place on the bus going to work.
他坐在公共汽车上他常坐的一个座位上去上班。
(5) regular主要有以下意思:
①经常的,正常的,有规律的,定期的。
- I was one of his regular customers in the three years that I was there.
在那里的三年里,我是他的一个常客。 - We make a regular visit to our old teacher each week.
我们每周都定期拜访我们那位上了年纪的老师。 - He lives a regular life after his retirement.
退休后他过着有规律的生活。
②通常的,日常的。
- What is the regular dress for such occasions?
这种场合通常穿什么服装? - Our regular sleeping-place is in the next room, not here.
我们通常睡觉的地方是隔壁的房间,不是这儿。
③正规的,正常的。
- Do you have regular work?
你有正规的工作吗? - Is he a regular doctor?
他是正规的医生吗? - Later he joined the regular army.
后来他加入了正规部队。
④匀称的,端正的。
- He was walking up and down with regular steps.
他迈着均匀的步子来回走动。 - His teeth are very regular .
他的牙齿很匀称。
⑤真正的,地道的,简直是。
- He is a regular nuisance, always making trouble for us.
他是个真正令人讨厌的人,总是给我们制造麻烦。 - His wife is a regular slave — she always has to bring him tea in bed.
他的妻子简直是个奴隶——她总是得把茶给他送到床上。
(6) routine可作形容词,表示“日常例行的,平淡无奇的”。
- A routine medical checkup is advisable at least once a year.
至少每年进行一次例行的体检是可取的。 - This work is too routine for my taste.
这份工作对我来说太平淡无奇了。
(7) standard可作形容词,表示“标准的,高标准的,合乎指标的”,指通常种类的,不是稀有或特殊的;被普遍认可或接受的。
- These nails come in three standard sizes.
这种钉子有三种标准尺寸。 - Standard time in China is eight hours ahead of British Standard time.
中国的标准时间比英国的标准时间早8小时。 - What is the standard size of a double bed?
双人床的标准尺寸是多少?