commons

1. ADJ-GRADED 常见的;普遍的
   If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
   1. His name was Hansen, a common name in Norway...
      他的名字叫汉森，在挪威是一个常见的名字。
   2. Oil pollution is the commonest cause of death for seabirds...
      石油污染是造成海鸟死亡最常见的原因。
   3. Earthquakes are not common in this part of the world...
      地震在这一带不常发生。
   4. It was common practice for prisoners to carve objects from animal bones to pass the time.
      用动物骨头雕刻物品是犯人打发时间的一种常见做法。
2. ADJ 共有的;共同的
   If something is common to two or more people or groups, it is done, possessed, or used by them all.
   1. Moldavians and Romanians share a common language...
      摩尔达维亚人和罗马尼亚人使用同一种语言。
   2. Such behaviour is common to all young people.
      这种行为在年轻人中司空见惯。
3. ADJ (物种)常见的
   When there are more animals or plants of a particular species than there are of related species, then the first species is called common .
   1. ...the common house fly.
      常见的家蝇
4. ADJ 寻常的;普通的
   Common is used to indicate that someone or something is of the ordinary kind and not special in any way.
   1. Democracy might elevate the common man to a position of political superiority...
      民主也许能提升普通人的政治地位，让他们产生优越感。
   2. Common salt is made up of 40% sodium and 60% chloride.
      食盐由40%的钠和60%的氯化物构成。
5. ADJ (礼貌等)通常的，起码的
   Common decency or common courtesy is the decency or courtesy which most people have. You usually talk about this when someone has not shown these characteristics in their behaviour to show your disapproval of them.
   1. It is common decency to give your seat to anyone in greater need...
      给更有需要的人让座是最起码的礼貌。
   2. He didn't have the common courtesy to ask permission.
      他连邀准这种最起码的礼貌都没有。
6. ADJ (知识等)众所周知的，共有的，共识的
   You can use common to describe knowledge, an opinion, or a feeling that is shared by people in general.
   1. It is common knowledge that swimming is one of the best forms of exercise.
      大家都知道游泳是最好的锻炼方式之一。
   2. ...the common view that acupuncture is only a fringe area of medicine.
      针灸仅仅是医学的一个边缘领域的这种普遍看法
7. ADJ-GRADED 粗俗的;缺乏教养的
   If you describe someone or their behaviour as common, you mean that they show a lack of taste, education, and good manners.
   1. She might be a little common at times, but she was certainly not boring.
      她有时候可能有点粗俗，但绝对不会让人生厌。
8. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES (通常指村庄、小镇或其附近的)公共草地
   A common is an area of grassy land, usually in or near a village or small town, where the public is allowed to go.
   1. We are warning women not to go out on to the common alone.
      我们告诫女性不要独自去公共草地。
   2. ...Wimbledon Common.
      温布尔登公地
   3. In American English, the commons is also used.
      (美国英语中亦作 the commons)
   4. ...people who have the greatest need for the use of the commons, the public space.
      对公共草地这种公用空间需求最大的人
9. N-PROPER-COLL 同 the House of Commons;(亦指)下议员议员们
   The Commons is the same as the House of Commons. The members of the House of Commons can also be referred to as the Commons .
   1. The Prime Minister is to make a statement in the Commons this afternoon...
      今天下午首相将在下议院发表声明。
   2. The Commons has spent over three months on the bill.
      下议院在这项议案上已经花了3个多月的时间。
10. See also: lowest common denominator
11. PHRASE 共有的;相同的
    If two or more things have something in common, they have the same characteristic or feature.
    1. The oboe and the clarinet have got certain features in common...
       双簧管和单簧管有些相似之处。
    2. In common with most Italian lakes, access to the shores of Orta is restricted.
       和大部分意大利湖泊一样，奥尔塔湖岸不对公众开放。
12. PHRASE (兴趣或经历)共同的，相同的
    If two or more people have something in common, they share the same interests or experiences.
    1. He had very little in common with his sister.
       他和姐姐几乎没有什么共同语言。
13. to make common cause with someone → see: cause

1. The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected demands to bring back the death penalty for murder
   下议院以绝对多数否决了对谋杀罪恢复死刑的要求。
2. The House of Commons is to debate once again whether to bring back the death penalty.
   下议院将再次就是否恢复死刑展开辩论。
3. Major's reply came as a complete surprise to the House of Commons
   梅杰的回答让众议院大吃一惊。
4. The Prime Minister is to make a statement in the Commons this afternoon
   今天下午首相将在下议院发表声明。
5. The Commons has spent over three months on the bill.
   下议院在这项议案上已经花了3个多月的时间。
6. The delegation submitted a memorandum to the Commons on the blatant violations of basic human rights.
   代表团向下院呈交了有关公然侵犯基本人权的备忘录。
7. The House of Commons can merely say yea or nay to the executive judgment.
   下院只能对行政决议表示赞同或反对。
8. The Tory Party called the bill 'the most squalid measure ever put before the Commons'.
   保守党称该议案为“有史以来向下议院提出的最卑鄙的议案”。
9. The British Women's Movement, such as it is these days, came up with a programme of speeches at the House of Commons.
   如今波澜不惊的英国妇女运动提出要在下议院发表演讲的计划。
10. The visitor's Gallery in the house of Commons was full.
    下议院的旁听席上坐满了人。
11. This was house of Commons gossip, as esoteric as theatre gossip, as continuously enthralling to them as theatregossip was to actors.
    这叫作众议院的流言蜚语，它同戏剧界的流言蜚语一样，对圈外人是高深莫测的，而对他们说来，也象戏剧界的流言蜚语对演员们一样，使人神往不止，乐此不倦。
12. Apache Commons JCI provides a mechanism to compile and load Java classes into a running application.
    ApacheCommonsJCI提供了一种机制可以将Java类编译并加载到运行的应用程序中。
13. Many people run into issues regarding commons logging.
    许多人遇到了关于通用日志的问题。
14. The Creative Commons License contains a mechanism for providing more open usage rights without giving up ownership.
    CreativeCommonsLicense包含了一个机制，在不放弃所有权的情况下提供了更多开放的使用权。
15. It later developed into the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
    大议会发展到后来演变成议会，分为上议院和下议院。
16. The novel also shows that in the American society of 1920s, the commons were in total depravity.
    小说真实描写了20年代美国社会的情况，平民和政府都在堕落。
17. This is a tragedy of the commons, in which sensible individual decisions have led to a collective difficulty.
    这是一个公地悲剧[注]，许多明智的个人决定导致了群体的困难。
18. Lloyd George pictured vividly in the Commons the magnitude and gravity of the problem.
    劳埃德乔治在下院生动地描述了这个问题的重要性和严重性。
19. The Crown and the peers are equally legislative powers with the Commons.
    国王和贵族与平民一样都有立法权。
20. The tragedy of the commons develops in this way.
    公地悲剧是如此发展的。
21. But I hope to make this book a community effort, to be published electronically under the creative commons.
    但我希望社区能为这本书作出贡献，因此我发布了该书的电子版。
22. He made a statement before the House of Commons.
    他在下议院当众发表了一个声明。
23. In Britain the houses of Parliament are called the house of Commons and the house of lords.
    在英国议会两院称为下议院和上议院。
24. The house of commons have not yet pass the bill.
    下议院尚未通过该议案。
25. The British Parliament is comprised of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
    英国议会由上院和下院组成。
26. It has two houses& the house of Lords and the house of commons;
    在议会里有两院，即上议院和下议院。
27. This paper describes the concept, characteristics and service patterns of information commons.
    介绍了信息共享空间的概念、特点和服务模式。
28. The House of Commons takes charge of legislation and finance.
    下议院负责立法和财政。
29. If the party had majority seats in the House of Commons, the Government would under their leadership.
    如果一个政党在下院中占主要席位，那么政府就归他领导了。
30. In1980, he piloted the wildlife and countryside bill through the house of commons.
    1980年，他使《野生动物和乡村保护法》得以在下院通过。

noun

1. a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank

   Synonym:    commonaltycommonality

2. a pasture subject to common use

   Synonym:    common land

3. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
   1. they went for a walk in the park

   Synonym:    parkcommongreen