| 单词 | regular |
| 释义 | regular (regjʊləʳ ) Word forms: regulars 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1 Regular events have equal amounts of time between them, so that they happen, for example, at the same time each day or each week. Take regular exercise. Now it's time for our regular look at the world of international sport. We're going to be meeting there on a regular basis. The cartridge must be replaced at regular intervals. Synonyms: frequent, daily, repeated, constant regularly adverb [ADVERB with verb] B1 Exercise regularly. He also writes regularly for 'International Management' magazine. regularity (regjʊlærɪti ) uncountable noun The system will provide details of loans, their size, regularity of payment and their status. [+ of] 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1 Regular events happen often. This condition usually clears up with regular shampooing. regularly adverb [ADVERB with verb] B1 Fox, badger, weasel and stoat are regularly seen here. Potentially dangerous bacteria are regularly sent from one laboratory to another. regularity uncountable noun Closures and job losses are again being announced with monotonous regularity. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1 If you are, for example, a regular customer at a shop or a regular visitor to a place, you go there often. 'Tell me, Mr Mentakis, was Mrs Savalas one of your regular customers?'. She has become a regular visitor to Houghton Hall. ...people who are not regular churchgoers. 4. countable noun The regulars at a place or in a team are the people who often go to the place or are often in the team. Regulars at his local pub have set up a fund to help out. I wasn't one of their regulars. 5. adjective You use regular when referring to the thing, person, time, or place that is usually used by someone. For example, someone's regular place is the place where they usually sit. The man sat at his regular table near the window. ...samples from one of their regular suppliers. 6. adjective B2 A regular rhythm consists of a series of sounds or movements with equal periods of time between them. ...a very regular beat. He stood in the doorway, listening to her quiet, regular breathing. Synonyms: steady, even, constant, uniform regularly adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 Remember to breathe regularly. regularity uncountable noun Experimenters have succeeded in controlling the rate and regularity of the heartbeat. [+ of] 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Regular is used to mean 'normal'. [mainly US] It looks and feels like a regular guitar. He describes himself as just a regular guy from suburban Chicago. Synonyms: ordinary, standard, normal, conventional 8. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ In some restaurants, a regular drink or quantity of food is of medium size. [mainly US] ...a cheeseburger and regular fries. 9. adjective B2 A regular pattern or arrangement consists of a series of things with equal spaces between them. ...sandy hillocks that look as if they've been scattered in a regular pattern on the ground. ...regular rows of wooden huts. Synonyms: even, level, balanced, straight 10. adjective If something has a regular shape, both halves are the same and it has straight edges or a smooth outline. ...some regular geometrical shape. regularity uncountable noun ...the chessboard regularity of their fields. [+ of] 11. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Regular troops are professional soldiers who are a permanent part of an official national army. Most schemes attempt to reduce the cost of defence through a smaller regular army. Only about a third of the reinforcements will be regular troops. Regulars are regular troops. ...the presence of a garrison of British regulars. 12. adjective B1 In grammar, a regular verb, noun, or adjective inflects in the same way as most verbs, nouns, or adjectives in the language. Collocations: regular hours Stage time can congeal or accelerate — it doesn't unspool like regular hours and minutes. Times, Sunday Times We need every library to be open at regular hours, with librarians there to help us. The Sun Arrangements were made to see a private doctor at his office one evening, after regular hours. Times, Sunday Times Staff who work regular hours for more than 12 weeks would have the right to a regular contract. Times, Sunday Times It now has 14,000 staff on regular hours earning more than the minimum wage. The Sun Regular pay in the private sector grew by 3.3 per cent, just off the seven-year high of 3.4 per cent the previous month. Times, Sunday Times Not surprisingly, they looked forward to the spoils of war as well as regular pay packets. The Times Literary Supplement The increase was driven by bonuses, while the growth in regular pay crept up from 2.7 per cent to 2.8 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Since the spring, regular pay has been rising at an annualised rate of more than 3%. Times, Sunday Times Regular pay for the whole economy, including the public sector, held steady at 2.8 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Although she was a regular rider, she did have a tendency to retreat into herself before big races. Times, Sunday Times A regular rider doing a frontside spin onto a rail would rotate his body clockwise and then land on the rail. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We're not just failing to increase cycling, but we're losing opportunities of converting people from occasional to more regular riders. Times,Sunday Times Unlike regular riders, polo players are told to think 'outside the horse' - a difficult thing to do while swinging sticks at 35mph. Times, Sunday Times They exchange tales about regular riders and gossip from back home while chatting under a slow-moving ceiling fan or soaping down with bucket baths. Globe and Mail I discovered another convenient way to work evangelism into my regular schedule. Christianity Today It's an aircraft that was flying a regular route on a regular schedule, it struck what appears to have been horrific weather, and it's down. Times, Sunday Times Meanwhile, robot companions may soon help relieve loneliness and nudge forgetful elders to eat on a regular schedule. Smithsonian Mag When was the last time you allowed yourself to rest during your regular schedule? Christianity Today And while insulin sensitivity in the group that was allowed to sleep on a regular schedule dropped by 13 percent, in the weekend-sleepers it worsened by 9 to 27 percent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yum shares finished the regular session 53 cents higher at $33.71. canada.com In a regular session, bills may be enacted on any subject. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It convenes once every year in a regular session. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A regular session can last until thirty days before the opening of its next regular session in the succeeding year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Soon after, he became a regular session player for the famed studios. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Employee views are actively solicited at regular team meetings, lunches, briefings and conference calls. Times, Sunday Times A regular team of stand-up comics wax lyrical or rant and rave about the hot topics of the moment - be they politics, sport or entertainment. The Sun Disjointed performances, regular team changes and squad upheaval have been a feature. Times, Sunday Times Bath's decision to make changes from their regular team backfired horrendously. Times, Sunday Times For a regular team meeting or an offsite, set up a debate with scenarios. Christianity Today Here in our regular update on the lettings market, we take a look at the best deals for landlords and tenants. Times, Sunday Times There have not been any formal announcements regarding a revised regular update schedule. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This technology was intended to make up for the unavailability of regular update packages. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As well as a plaque, the person sponsoring it usually receives a regular update. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For regular updates direct to your twitter account just click on the 'follow' button. Times, Sunday Times If you're not a regular viewer of a drama series it can be a disorientating experience dipping your toe in every now and again. Times, Sunday Times But the comedian hopes regular viewers will see the programme 'shows that the area, for all its faults, has a lot of heart'. The Sun She has now made 102 - each about 10 minutes long - which have been watched a total of 2.1 million times, and has 345,000 regular viewers on her 'channel'. Times, Sunday Times By 1980 he had 21 million regular viewers and about $45 million a year. Times, Sunday Times He left a show with half a million regular viewers which now has 190,000 only nine months later. The Sun It transpired that a tourist coach was making a regular visit. Times, Sunday Times Memories of the local hero are not hard to find here, albeit because he tops them up with his regular visits. Times, Sunday Times He suggests a neat short back and sides, with regular visits to your barber. Times, Sunday Times Despite the works, he makes regular visits to the garden to gather veg and keep an eye on the borders. Times, Sunday Times Say that you will only consider it if he signs up to regular visits and to paying maintenance. The Sun It nests in forests, but in its winter quarters in America it is common in gardens and is a regular visitor to feeders and bird tables. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He speaks fluent Russian and is a regular visitor to the country. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Might there be a regular visitor past our planet or solar system with this same frequency? EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002) He became a regular visitor and I knew little about him. AN UNLIKELY COUNTESS: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway (2004) It matters that you do a regular workout (see overleaf) so you can compete. The Sun Incorporate this into your regular workout three times a week. The Sun However, a regular workout can also help to improve cognitive function and alter the way your brain works. Times, Sunday Times Enlist a willing friend and make a regular workout date - feed off each other's enthusiasm. The Sun Incorporating exercise into your routine saves time and increases your chances of sticking to a regular workout. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 经常的, 常客/正式队员 Japanese: 定期的な, 常連 |
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