usual

adj.

1. 通常的；寻常的；惯常的
   that happens or is done most of the time or in most cases
   1. She made all the usual excuses.
      她净找了些司空见惯的借口。
   2. He came home later than usual.
      他回家比平时晚了些。
   3. She sat in her usual seat at the back.
      她坐在后排平时惯坐的位子上。
   4. It is usual to start a speech by thanking everybody for coming.
      讲话前先感谢大家光临，这是惯例。
   5. He didn't sound like his usual happy self.
      他听起来不像平常那个乐天派了。
2. 惯常的事物；（尤指）常喝的饮料
   what usually happens; what you usually have, especially the drink that you usually have

1. ADJ 通常的；寻常的；惯常的
   Usual is used to describe what happens or what is done most often in a particular situation.
   1. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems...
      这是个为各种内城常见问题所困扰的社区。
   2. She's smiling her usual friendly smile...
      她脸上挂着她一贯的微笑。
   3. After lunch there was a little more clearing up to do than usual...
      午餐之后要做的清扫工作比平时略多。
   4. We've had more press coverage in the last three weeks than in the usual three years...
      过去的三个星期里，媒体对我们的报道比往常的三年还多。
   5. It is usual to tip waiters, porters, guides and drivers.
      给服务员、行李搬运工、导游和司机小费是惯例。
   6. Usual is also a noun.
      
   7. The stout barman in a bow tie presented himself to take their order. 'Good morning, sir. The usual?'
      那名打着领结的矮胖酒吧招待走上前来请他们点餐。“早上好，先生们。还是平常那些吗？”
2. PHRASE 像平常一样；照例
   You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
   1. As usual there will be the local and regional elections on June the twelfth...
      照例，6月12日将会进行地方及区域选举。
   2. The front pages are, as usual, a mixture of domestic and foreign news.
      像平常一样，头版上刊登着国内外新闻。
3. PHRASE （尤指其他事情有变化时）照常
   If something happens as usual, it happens in the way that it normally does, especially when other things have changed.
   1. When somebody died everything went on as usual, as if it had never happened...
      就算有人死了一切也都照常进行，好像什么事都没发生过。
   2. With medication, life at home goes on as usual.
      接受药物治疗后，家里的生活还能一切如常。
4. business as usual → see: business

1. He arose at 6:30 a.m. as usual.
   同往常一样，他在早上6:30起了床。
2. Today, as usual, he was wearing a three-piece suit
   像往常一样，他今天穿的是三件套。
3. As usual, Wheeler, a wise old bird, got it right
   和往常一样，惠勒——一个非常聪明的人——又做对了。
4. They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers
   为了那个通常的原因——创立自己的事业，他们推迟了要孩子。
5. The first snow came a month earlier than usual.
   第一场雪比往年提早了一个月。
6. Dad's flirting with all the ladies, or they're all flirting with him, as usual
   和平常一样，爸爸在和所有的女士调情，或者说所有的女士都在和他调情。
7. She was getting breakfast as usual.
   她像往常一样在准备早餐。
8. I said I would write to you, but as usual I never got around to it
   我说过要给你写信，但一如往常，我总是抽不出时间来。
9. She had to spend nearly four months away from him that summer, instead of the usual two
   那个夏天她被迫离开他将近四个月而不是通常的两个月。
10. They were made welcome with the usual pantomime of exaggerated smiles and gestures
    他们受到了一如往常的欢迎，夸张的笑容和姿态如同一场闹剧。
11. 'I wish I did,' said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom
    “我要是那样做了就好了，”菲尔·乔丹说道，又像往常一样消沉起来。
12. You're looking more like your usual self
    你现在看上去较像你平时的样子了。
13. He repeated himself and slurred his words more than usual
    他重复了一遍，说得更含糊了。
14. The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures.
    目的在于不要用常见的无聊图片占用宝贵时间。
15. I unrolled my sleeping bag as usual
    我像往常一样铺开我的睡袋。
16. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems
    这是个为各种内城常见问题所困扰的社区。
17. She's smiling her usual friendly smile
    她脸上挂着她一贯的微笑。
18. After lunch there was a little more clearing up to do than usual
    午餐之后要做的清扫工作比平时略多。
19. We've had more press coverage in the last three weeks than in the usual three years
    过去的三个星期里，媒体对我们的报道比往常的三年还多。
20. It is usual to tip waiters, porters, guides and drivers.
    给服务员、行李搬运工、导游和司机小费是惯例。
21. As usual there will be the local and regional elections on June the twelfth
    照例，6月12日将会进行地方及区域选举。
22. The front pages are, as usual, a mixture of domestic and foreign news.
    像平常一样，头版上刊登着国内外新闻。
23. When somebody died everything went on as usual, as if it had never happened
    就算有人死了一切也都照常进行，好像什么事都没发生过。
24. With medication, life at home goes on as usual.
    接受药物治疗后，家里的生活还能一切如常。
25. With my usual vanity, I thought he might be falling in love with me.
    由于我一贯的虚荣心作祟，我以为他可能爱上了我。
26. The police say they met the usual wall of silence
    警方称他们像往常一样碰了壁，没人吭气。
27. Tommy Tune gives the choreography his usual class and zip.
    汤米·图恩在编排的舞蹈中注入其一贯的优雅和活力。
28. He arrived earlier than usual.
    他到得比往常早。
29. Everything proceeds as usual.
    一切照常进行。

adj.

as usual

• 照例；照旧；像往常一样
  in the same way as what happens most of the time or in most cases
  1. Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
     史蒂夫照例来得最晚。
  2. As usual at that hour, the place was deserted.
     跟平常那个时刻一样，那地方空荡荡的。
  3. Despite her problems, she carried on working as usual.
     尽管她有困难，她照样继续工作。

business as usual

• （尽管处境困难）一切照常，不受干扰
  a way of saying that things will continue as normal despite a difficult situation

as per normal/usual

• 照常；按惯例；一如既往
  in the way that is normal or usual; as often happens
  1. Everyone blamed me as per usual.
     大家照例是责怪我。

adj

1. occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
   1. grew the usual vegetables
   2. the usual summer heat
   3. came at the usual time
   4. the child's usual bedtime

2. commonly encountered
   1. a common (or familiar) complaint
   2. the usual greeting

   Synonym:    common