| 单词 | in common |
| 释义 | in common (once / 398 pages) adv When you and another person have a similar interest, fear, friend, or wish — anything at all, really — you have that thing in common. To have something in common with another person forms a connection between the two of you, something you share equally. If you and your best friend have a fear of spiders in common, it means that your phobia is something the two of you share. The oldest meaning of the adjective common is "shared by, coming from, or done by more than one," and it's this definition that led to the phrase in common. WORD FAMILYin common USAGE EXAMPLESThe Jets and the Bills happen to share a good many things in common, and most of them are undesirable. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Within 15 minutes, it was abundantly, painfully clear that we hadn’t a thing in common. Salon(Dec 29, 2016) Mr. Henderson said that Wilson bears much in common with Olivier, as both men were looking back at the supposed heyday of their respective cultures. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) adv sharing equally with another or others we have several things in common in common with other companies they advertise widely |
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