| 单词 | regular |
| 释义 | regular (once / 56 pages) 1adjn 2adj 3adj 4adjn 5adj 6adj 7n The adjective regular is useful for describing something that happens in a specific way again and again, like your regular tasks at work. Things that occur in a particular order or a certain way can be called regular. You might have a regular group of patients you visit when you're volunteering at the hospital, or a roommate who insists on sitting down together for regular meals. The word regular comes from the Latin regularis, "continuing rules for guidance," which in turn has its roots in regula, or "rule." WORD FAMILYregular: irregular, regularise, regularity, regularize, regularly, regulars+/irregular: irregularity, irregularly, irregulars/irregularity: irregularities/regularise: regularisation, regularised, regularising/regularity: regularities, unregularity/regularize: regularization, regularized, regularizes, regularizing USAGE EXAMPLESAll appeared fine with his injured right throwing shoulder, which caused him to miss the final two games of the regular season. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) He re-aggravated the injury during a November loss to Georgia and missed the final two games of the regular season. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) He led the Trojans with 79 tackles in the regular season. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj conforming to a standard or pattern following the regular procedure of the legislature a regular electrical outlet Syn standard conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind 2adj in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle his regular calls on his customers regular meals regular duties Syn|Ant first-string of members of a team; not substitutes lawful, rule-governedaccording to custom or rule or natural law official, prescribedconforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline standard, stockregularly and widely used or sold timedregularly spaced in time uniformevenly spaced weak(used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection well-orderedordered well rhythmic, rhythmicalrecurring with measured regularity symmetric, symmetricalhaving similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts systematiccharacterized by order and planning irregular contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice illegalprohibited by law or by official or accepted rules asymmetrical, crookedirregular in shape or outline casual, occasionaloccurring from time to time improper, unconventional, unlawfulnot conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention randomised, randomizedset up or distributed in a deliberately random way strongof verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection unrhythmic, unrhythmicalnot rhythmic; irregular in beat or accent rough, unsmoothhaving or caused by an irregular surface unsteadysubject to change or variation asymmetric, asymmetricalcharacterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components unsystematiclacking systematic arrangement or method or organization 3adj in accord with regular practice or procedure took his regular morning walk her regular bedtime Syn usual occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure 4adj not deviating from what is normal her regular bedtime Syn normal conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal 5adj relating to a person who does something regularly a regular customer Syn steady frequent coming at short intervals or habitually 6adj officially full-time regular students Syn full-time for the entire time appropriate to an activity 7n a regular patron Syn|Hyper fixture, habitue frequenter, patron a regular customer 8n a dependable follower (especially in party politics) 2he is one of the party regulars Hyper follower a person who accepts the leadership of another 1adj occurring at fixed intervals a regular beat Syn even steady not subject to change or variation especially in behavior 2adj regularly scheduled for fixed times 3at a regular meeting of the PTA regular bus departures Syn scheduled planned or scheduled for some certain time or times 1adj (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula Ant irregular (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement 2adj symmetrically arranged 4regular features a regular polygon Syn even symmetric, symmetrical having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts 1adj (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces the regular army Syn|Ant standing permanent irregular (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces partisan, partizandevoted to a cause or party 2n a soldier in the regular army 5Hyper soldier an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army adj not constipated 6Syn|Ant unconstipated diarrheal, diarrheic, diarrhetic, diarrhoeal, diarrhoeic, diarrhoetic of or relating to diarrhea lax, looseemptying easily or excessively constipated have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels boundconfined in the bowels adj often used as intensifiers 7a regular morass of details a regular nincompoop Syn veritable typical exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category n a garment size for persons of average height and weight Hyper size the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing) |
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