首页英语词典run-of-the-millrun-of-the-mill的意思

run-of-the-mill

英 ['rʌnəvðə'mil] 美
  • adj. 普通的;非精选的

英英释意


1. not special in any way;
"run-of-the-mill boxing"
"your run-of-the-mine college graduate"
"a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career"

英文词源


run-of-the-mill (adj.)
"unspectacular," 1909 in a literal sense, in reference to material yielded by a mill, etc., before sorting for quality (compare common run "usual, ordinary type," from 1712). Figurative use is from 1922.

实用场景例句


For many they clearly represent an alternative to run-of-the-mill estate cars.
对于很多人来说,他们显然可以作为一般旅行车的替代品。

柯林斯例句

" But nowadays even to graduate from a run - of - the - mill university, you have to write a thesis. "
“ 可是现在普通大学毕业亦得做论文. ”

汉英文学 - 围城

This is a basic run - of - the - mill car, but it gets me where I want to go.
这是一辆一般的普通车, 但是它能带我到任何我想去的地方.

辞典例句

I would say it was a typical run - of - the - mill Hollywood thriller.
我觉得它是典型的常见好莱坞恐怖电影.

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And water needs can't be addressed with a run - of the - mill system.
普通的滤水系统根本不能满足一般的食水要求.

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The invention transcends the run - of - the - mill optical tweezers.
这项发明的效能远远超越了一般的光钳.

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He is not particularly brilliant; just run - of - the - mill.
他并不是特别有才能, 只是普普通通.

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The invention transcends the run - of - the mill optical product.
这项发明的效能远远超越了一般的光学产品.

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Leave all that rubbish to the run - of - the - mill clubs.
我们是利物浦,我们的独一无二的.

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This is worse than we thought. This isn't run of the mill Chinese POS clone.
这比我们想象的更糟糕, 这个不是个中国造的狗屁玩意儿.

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