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单词 usually
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
usually /ˈjuːʒʊəlɪ/ adv
  1. customarily; at most times; in the ordinary course of events
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
u•su•al /ˈyuʒuəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. expected to be found or to be present:accomplished the job with her usual skill.[It + be + ~ (for + object) + to + verb]It's not usual (for him) to be so late.
  2. commonly met with or observed;
    ordinary:the usual cold winter weather.
  3. commonplace;
    everyday:all the usual things of life.

n. [countable* usually: the + ~]
  1. something that is usual:He'll have his usual to drink.
Idioms
  1. Idioms as usual, in the customary or habitual way:He was late, as usual.

u•su•al•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
u•su•al  (yo̅o̅zho̅o̅ əl, yo̅o̅zhwəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. habitual or customary:her usual skill.
  2. commonly met with or observed in experience;
    ordinary:the usual January weather.
  3. commonplace;
    everyday:He says the usual things.
  4. as usual, in the customary or usual manner:As usual, he forgot my birthday.

n. 
  1. something that is usual:He could expect only the usual.
  • Late Latin ūsuālis, equivalent. to Latin ūsu-, stem of ūsus use (see use (noun, nominal)) + -ālis -al1; compare Old French usuel
  • Middle English 1350–1400
usu•al•ly, adv. 
usu•al•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accustomed. Usual, customary, habitual refer to a settled and constant practice. Usual indicates something that is to be expected by reason of previous experience, which shows it to occur more often than not:There were the usual crowds at the celebration.Something that is customary is in accordance with prevailing usage or individual practice:It is customary to finish up with a bonfire.That which is habitual has become settled or constant as the result of habit on the part of the individual:The merchants wore habitual smiles throughout the season.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged general, prevailing, prevalent, familiar, regular.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expected, predictable.

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