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R0127800 (rĕg′yə-lər)adj.1. Customary, usual, or normal: the train's regular schedule.2. Orderly, even, or symmetrical: regular teeth.3. In conformity with a fixed procedure, principle, or discipline.4. Well-ordered; methodical: regular habits.5. Occurring at fixed intervals; periodic: regular payments.6. Having bowel movements or menstrual periods with normal frequency.7. Not varying; constant.8. Formally correct; proper.9. Having the required qualifications for an occupation: not a regular lawyer.10. Informal Complete; thorough: a regular scoundrel.11. Informal Good; nice: a regular guy.12. Botany Having symmetrically arranged parts of similar size and shape: regular flowers.13. Grammar Conforming to the usual pattern of inflection, derivation, or word formation.14. Ecclesiastical Belonging to a religious order and bound by its rules: the regular clergy.15. Mathematics a. Having equal sides and equal angles. Used of polygons.b. Having faces that are congruent regular polygons and congruent polyhedral angles. Used of polyhedrons.16. Belonging to or constituting the permanent army of a nation.n.1. Ecclesiastical A member of the clergy or of a religious order.2. A soldier belonging to a regular army.3. A dependable loyal person: one of the party regulars.4. A clothing size designed for persons of average height.5. A habitual customer.

[Middle English reguler, living under religious rule, from Old French, from Late Latin rēgulāris, according to rule, from Latin rēgula, rod, rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

reg′u·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.reg′u·lar·ly adv.

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(ˈrɛɡjʊlə) adj1. normal, customary, or usual2. according to a uniform principle, arrangement, or order: trees planted at regular intervals. 3. occurring at fixed or prearranged intervals: to make a regular call on a customer. 4. following a set rule or normal practice; methodical or orderly5. symmetrical in appearance or form; even: regular features. 6. (prenominal) organized, elected, conducted, etc, in a proper or officially prescribed manner7. (prenominal) officially qualified or recognized: he's not a regular doctor. 8. (prenominal) (intensifier): a regular fool. 9. informal US and Canadian likable, dependable, or nice (esp in the phrase a regular guy)10. (Military) denoting or relating to the personnel or units of the permanent military services: a regular soldier; the regular army. 11. (Botany) (of flowers) having any of their parts, esp petals, alike in size, shape, arrangement, etc; symmetrical12. (Linguistics) (of the formation, inflections, etc, of a word) following the usual pattern of formation in a language13. (Mathematics) maths a. (of a polygon) equilateral and equiangularb. (of a polyhedron) having identical regular polygons as faces that make identical angles with each otherc. (of a prism) having regular polygons as basesd. (of a pyramid) having a regular polygon as a base and the altitude passing through the centre of the basee. another name for analytic⁵14. (Botany) botany another word for actinomorphic15. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (postpositive) subject to the rule of an established religious order or community: canons regular. 16. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics US of, selected by, or loyal to the leadership or platform of a political party: a regular candidate; regular policies. 17. (Chemistry) crystallog another word for cubic⁴n18. (Military) a professional long-term serviceman or -woman in a military unit19. informal a person who does something regularly, such as attending a theatre or patronizing a shop20. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a member of a religious order or congregation, as contrasted with a secular21. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics US a party member loyal to the leadership, organization, platform, etc, of his or her party[C14: from Old French reguler, from Latin rēgulāris of a bar of wood or metal, from rēgula ruler, model] ˌreguˈlarity n ˈregularly adv

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adj. 1. usual; normal; customary. 2. evenly or uniformly arranged; symmetrical. 3. characterized by fixed principle, uniform procedure, etc. 4. recurring at fixed or uniform intervals. 5. having regular menses or bowel movements. 6. adhering to a rule or procedure; methodical. 7. habitual or long-standing: a regular user. 8. conforming to some accepted rule, discipline, etc. 9. legitimate or proper: a regular doctor. 10. Informal. a. decent; straightforward; nice: a regular guy. b. absolute; thoroughgoing: a regular rascal. 11. (of a flower) having the members of each of its floral circles or whorls alike in form and size. 12. conforming to the most prevalent pattern of formation, inflection, etc., in a language: a regular verb. 13. Math. a. governed by one law throughout. b. (of a polygon) having all sides and angles equal. c. (of a polyhedron) having all faces congruent regular polygons, and all solid angles congruent. d. analytic (def. 5a). 14. noting or belonging to the permanently organized, or standing, army of a state. 15. subject to a religious rule, or belonging to a religious or monastic order (opposed to secular): regular clergy. 16. of, pertaining to, or selected by the recognized agents of a political party: the regular ticket. 17. (of coffee) containing an average amount of milk or cream. n. 18. a long-standing or habitual customer or client. 19. a member of a duly constituted religious order under a rule. 20. a professional soldier. 21. a party member who faithfully stands by his or her party. 22. a. a size of garments for persons of average proportions. b. a garment in this size. 23. an athlete who plays in most of the games, usu. from the start. [1350–1400; Middle English reguler (adj.) < Middle French < Late Latin rēgulāris. See rule, -ar¹] reg`u•lar′i•ty, n.

reg·u·lar

(rĕg′yə-lər) Having all sides or faces equal. A square is a regular polygon, and a cube is a regular polyhedron.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	regular - a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"habitue, fixturefrequenter, patron - a regular customer
	2.	regular - a soldier in the regular armysoldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
	3.	regular - a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars"political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political unitsfollower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
	4.	regular - a garment size for persons of average height and weightsize - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
Adj.	1.	regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding partssystematic - characterized by order and planning; "the investigation was very systematic"; "a systematic administrator"irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"
	2.	regular - often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine"veritabletypical - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"
	3.	regular - conforming to a standard or pattern; "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet"standard - conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"
	4.	regular - regularly scheduled for fixed times; "at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures"scheduled - planned or scheduled for some certain time or times; "the scheduled meeting"; "the scheduled flights had to be cancelled because of snow"
	5.	regular - in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"
	6.	regular - occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"evensteady - not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"
	7.	regular - relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker"steadyfrequent - coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"
	8.	regular - (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces; "the regular army"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"irregular - (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare"
	9.	regular - (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formulairregular - (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
	10.	regular - not constipated unconstipated
	11.	regular - symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"evensymmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
	12.	regular - not deviating from what is normal; "her regular bedtime"normal - conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
	13.	regular - officially full-time; "regular students"full-time - for the entire time appropriate to an activity; "a full-time job"

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adjective1. frequent, daily, repeated, constant, periodic, continual, recurrent, habitual Take regular exercise.2. normal, common, established, usual, ordinary, typical, routine, everyday, customary, commonplace, habitual, unvarying Children are encouraged to make reading a regular routine.
normal rare, unusual, occasional, exceptional, abnormal, irregular, uncommon, unconventional, infrequent3. steady, even, constant, uniform, rhythmic, unchanging, unvarying, consistent a very regular beat4. ordinary, standard, normal, conventional, common or garden (informal) The product looks and burns like a regular cigarette.5. even, level, balanced, straight, flat, fixed, smooth, uniform, symmetrical regular rows of wooden huts
even irregular, erratic, uneven6. methodical, set, ordered, formal, steady, efficient, systematic, orderly, standardized, dependable, consistent an unfailingly regular procedure
methodical varied, disorderly, irregular, inconsistent, erratic, inconstant, unmethodical7. official, standard, established, traditional, classic, correct, approved, formal, sanctioned, proper, prevailing, orthodox, time-honoured, bona fide The regular method is to take your cutting now, and insert it into the compost.

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adjective1. Commonly practiced or used:accustomed, customary, habitual, usual, wonted.2. Occurring quite often:common, everyday, familiar, frequent, routine, widespread.3. Characterized by or displaying symmetry, especially correspondence in scale or measure:balanced, proportional, proportionate, symmetric, symmetrical.4. Without imperfections or blemishes, as a line or contour:clean, perfect.5. Arranged or proceeding in a set, systematized pattern:methodic, methodical, orderly, systematic, systematical.6. Having no change or variation:changeless, constant, equable, even, invariable, invariant, same, steady, unchanging, uniform, unvarying.

Translations

经常的规则的匀称的固定的定时的

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(ˈregjulə) adjective1. usual. Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?普通的2. (American) normal. He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.正规的3. occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between. They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular? 定时的，有规律的固定的 4. involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc. a man of regular habits. 惯常的有规律的 5. frequent. He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.经常的6. permanent; lasting. He's looking for a regular job. 固定的，永久性的 7. (of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language. `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.规则的8. the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical. a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure. 整齐的，匀称的 9. of ordinary size. I don't want the large size of packet – just give me the regular one.普通尺寸的10. (of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers. 常备军的，由常备兵组成的 noun1. a soldier in the regular army. 正规兵2. a regular customer (eg at a bar). 常客ˌreguˈlarity (-ˈla-) noun规则性ˈregularly adverb1. at regular times, places etc. His heart was beating regularly. 有规律地，规则地 2. frequently. He comes here regularly.经常地ˈregulate (-leit) verb1. to control. We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic.控制2. to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc. Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately? 调整，校准 ˌreguˈlation noun1. a rule or instruction. There are certain regulations laid down as to how this job should be done, and these must be obeyed; (also adjective) Please use envelopes of the regulation size. 规章，法规 2. the act of regulating. the regulation of a piece of machinery.调整ˈregulator (-lei-) noun a thing that regulates (a piece of machinery etc). 调节器，标准仪

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How long will it take by regular mail? (US)
How long will it take by normal post? (UK) → 普通邮件多久能寄到？

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on a regular basis

Quite often and/or in a consistent, regular manner. The general manager drops into the restaurant on a regular basis, so the staff members have to be on their toes at all times.See also: basis, on, regular

regular brick

A good-natured, dependable man. Oh, Earl will certainly help you with that—he's a regular brick.See also: brick, regular

at regular intervals

At an equal distance apart. Make sure to position those Christmas lights so that the flashing ones appear at regular intervals.See also: interval, regular

be as regular as clockwork

To happen at predictable intervals. My daughter starts crying every night at bedtime—it's as regular as clockwork.See also: clockwork, regular

like clockwork

Predictably and dependably. Everything is going like clockwork, so we should be ready to start construction by the end of the month. The conference went like clockwork from beginning to end.See also: clockwork, like

keep (some kind of) hours

1. To maintain a particular pattern or schedule of being awake and asleep. Because of the huge time difference, Sam has kept really strange hours since coming back from Japan. It's important that the kids start keeping regular hours when they are young, since having unpredictable bedtimes can cause a lot of problems with sleep.2. To maintain particular business hours. The local doctor has always kept rather irregular hours. Sometimes it just comes down to luck whether he'll be there at all on a given day.See also: hour, keep, kind

(as) regular as clockwork

1. Occurring at consistent, predictable intervals or points in time. One thing I loved about living in Germany was that the trains were always regular as clockwork. Every evening at 8 PM, as regular as clockwork, my dad sits in his armchair and reads the newspaper for exactly 45 minutes.2. slang To have reliable, healthy bowel movements. I've been as regular as clockwork every since I started eating a healthier balance of protein, fiber, and carbohydrates. Drinking all of this prune juice keeps me regular as clockwork!See also: clockwork, regular

regular fellow

A good-natured, dependable person. Oh, Sarah will certainly help you with that—she's a regular fellow. We're looking for a couple of regular fellows to help with our project this weekend.See also: fellow, regular

regular guy

A good-natured, dependable man. Oh, Earl will certainly help you with that—he's a regular guy. We're looking for a couple of regular guys to help with our project this weekend.See also: guy, regular

on the regular

Regularly. I used to go there on the regular, but I've been busy.See also: on, regular

regular fixture

A person or thing that appears very frequently, commonly, or dependably in or on something or some place. The region is now a regular fixture in the company's quarterly earnings reports, as more and more people there embrace their products. The exaggerated character has become a regular fixture on the popular TV variety show. I know my dad was a regular fixture in this bar, so I figured if anyone would know what happened, they would be here.See also: regular

at regular intervals

[of things in a series] at points that are equally distant from each other. You will find service stations at regular intervals along the highway. There are street lights at regular intervals on the main street of town.See also: interval, regular

*regular as clockwork

Cliché very regular; completely predictable. (*Also: as ~.) George goes down to the bus stop at 7:45 every morning, as regular as clockwork. You can always depend on Nancy to complain about the office for fifteen minutes every afternoon, regular as clockwork.See also: clockwork, regular

regular fixture

someone who is found so frequently in a place as to be considered a fixture of, or part of the place. The manager attached himself to the luncheon club and became a regular fixture there.See also: regular

regular guy

a normal and dependable guy. Don't worry about Tom. He's a regular guy. He won't give you any trouble.See also: guy, regular

like clockwork

Also, regular as clockwork. With extreme regularity, as in Ruth arrives every Wednesday morning just like clockwork, or You can count on his schedule, which is regular as clockwork, or Their assembly line runs like clockwork. This idiom alludes to the mechanical and therefore very regular action of a clock. [Second half of 1600s] See also: clockwork, like

regular guy

Also, regular fellow. A nice or agreeable person, as in Luke's a regular guy, or Hilda's a regular fellow. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s] See also: guy, regular

like clockwork

COMMON1. If something goes or runs like clockwork, it works very well and happens in exactly the way it is expected to. The journey there went like clockwork — flying out on Friday from Gatwick it took seven hours door-to-door. He soon had the household running like clockwork.2. If someone does something like clockwork, they do it regularly, always at the same time. They would arrive like clockwork just before dawn. Every day at 3:00, like clockwork, he comes in here for a cup of coffee. Note: You can also say that someone does something, or that something happens, regular as clockwork. Every three years, regular as clockwork, the great Anne Tyler produces a new novel.See also: clockwork, like

like clockwork

1 very smoothly and easily, with no disruptions or problems. 2 with mechanical regularity.See also: clockwork, like

(as) regular as ˈclockwork

very regularly; happening at the same time in the same way; reliable: She arrives at work on her bicycle at 8.45 every day, as regular as clockwork.See also: clockwork, regular

like clockwork

With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly: The project proceeded like clockwork.See also: clockwork, like

Trojan, he is a/works like a/a regular

A determined, energetic individual; hardworking. The term comes from Homer’s description of the Trojans in the Iliad and Virgil’s description in the Aeneid. In both epics they are pictured as brave patriots who work hard for their country. This view was adopted by later writers, such as Samuel Butler, who wrote (Hudibras, 1663), “There they say right, and like true Trojans.”See also: he, like, regular, work

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noun a soldier in the regular army

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