单词小结

normal ['nɔ:məl]

adj. 正常的, 正规的 n. 常态, 标准 例句:

I really don't know what kind of man he really is; on one occasion, he is normal, and on another, he acts like a lunatic.

我真不了解他到底是怎样的人; 一会儿正常, 一会儿又像个疯子。

It was several days before the floodwater sank and life returned to normal. 过了几天, 洪水才退, 生活恢复了正常。

She refused to conform to the normal social conventions. 她拒绝遵从正常的社会习俗。

Toolbars and their controls can be smaller than normal. 工具栏和其他控件可以比正常的更小。

But from the standpoint of a person, they are perfectly normal. 但从人类用户的角度来看，这些太正常了。

For example, purging a database is not a normal activity. It involves setting up and using features and facilities that are not part of the normal operation of the database program. 例如，清除数据库就不是一种正常的活动，它必须设置和使用不属于数据库程序正常操作的特征和工具。

These controls change the appearance of the entire visual display—Normal view, Page Layout view, and Outline view.

这些控件改变整个视觉显示的外观，即正常视图、页面布局和大纲视图。 From a humanistic perspective based on our users’ mental models, these actions are natural and normal. 从更具有人文主义角度，按照使用者的心理模型的角度看，这些行为是自然而正常的.

One is always selected, and when another is clicked, the first one returns to its normal, raised position.

当单击另一个图标按钮时，先前的那个按钮就返回正常凸起状态。

As with normal list boxes, there is a drop-down variant that has a reduced impact on screen real estate.

和一般的列表框一样，组合框也有一个下拉变体，可以大大节省屏幕空间。 The feature is certainly overkill for normal users, but there are those who appreciate such flexibility. 对于普通用户，这种方式当然是不太必要了，不过还是有一些人喜欢这样的灵活。 The application is invoked when needed, appears, performs its job, and then quickly leaves, letting the user continue her normal activity, usually with a sovereign application.

通常在某个独占应用的使用过程中暂时姿态程序在需要时被调用、出现并完成自身的工作，然后迅速地离开，让用户继续正常的工作。

Feedback is modeless whenever information for users is built into the

structures of the interface and doesn’t stop the normal flow of activities and interaction.

如果无论在什么时候，用户的信息在主要界面中显示，而且不会停止系统的正常任务流和交互，那么这种反馈就是非模态的。

average ['ævəridʒ]

n. 平均数, 平均水平 adj. 一般的, 通常的, 平均的 v. 取平均值, 达到平均水平 例句:

The average of 4, 6 and 8 is 6. 4, 6, 8的平均数是6。

Tom's work at school is above the average. 汤姆的功课是中上。

The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen. 本班男生的平均年龄是十五岁。

In the insurance business the term \"average\" simply means \"loss\" in most cases.

在保险业中，“average”一般是“海损”的意思。

Even an important function such as silencing the ringer is often beyond the expertise of average phone users.

即使是有些重要的功能，比如静音，也经常超出了普通使用者的能力。 Ranges are distinct from averages: Personas do not seek to establish an average user, but rather to express exemplary or definitive behaviors within these identified ranges.

人物角色不是要创建一般性用户，而是标志行为范畴内的可被模仿的行为类型。 As soon as an object exhibits sufficient levels of interactivity—such as that found in your average software application—these instincts are activated. 一旦任何物体表现出足够的交互性——就像一般的软件程序那样——这些本能就会激活。

In any case, the programming of a natural language recognition engine is beyond the capabilities and budget of your average programming team. 在任何情况下，自然语言识别引擎的程序超出了普通编程团队所具有的能力和预算。

The average skier may find it inspirational to know that there is a really scary, black-diamond, expert run just beyond those trees, even if she never intends to use it. It gives her something to aspire to and dream about, and it gives her the sense that she’s at a good ski resort.

如果普通的滑雪者知道在那片树林之后有一个真正高难度的黑钻专家雪道，他们会感到很放心。 即使从来不曾想过用到那个跑道，这也会让他们感到充满了梦想和向往。

His salary vis-a-vis the national average is extremely high.

他的薪水比起全国平均水平高出很多.

On the average, such transformations balance out. 平均起来，这种转化可以互相抵消。

This figure is at most an approximate average value. 这数字最多是个近似平均值。

A more accurate method is to compute the average. 一个更精确的方法就是求平均数。

regular ['regjulə]

adj. 有规律的, 有规则的, 整齐的, 正规的,规则的, 有秩序的, 经常的, (花)整齐的, 常备军的, 等边的, 合格的, 定期的 n. 正规军, 正式队员, 正常体 adv. 经常地 例句:

His pulse is not very regular. 他的脉搏不很规则。

I am a regular reader of this newspaper. 我是这份报纸的长期读者。 He has very regular features. 他五官端正。

Would you like lo-cal or regular? 你喜欢本地的还是普通的？

Is it rough or smooth, regular or uneven? 是粗糙还是光滑？ 是规则还是不规则的？

However, they will definitely demand faster access to their regular working set of tools, which may be quite large.

可以肯定的是对经常使用的工具集，他们要求能快速访问，这个工具集可能非常大。

A deleted data buffer should be offered in addition to the regular, incremental, multiple Undo because it complements it.

已删除数据的缓冲区应该和常规的渐增多次撤销一起提供，因为它们具有互补性。

Enormous quantities of information are available on the Internet, but its sheer quantity and heterogeneity almost guarantee that no regular system could ever be imposed on it.

互联网上有大量的信息，但是因为其数量庞大，结构迥异，一般的系统根本无法管理它。

The rest soon move off of the bunny slopes onto the regular runs. Only a few ever make it onto the double-black diamond runs for experts. Design Principle 剩下的人则会从初学者变为普通的运动者，只有少数人会成为滑双黑钻雪道的高手。

Size is also an ordered and quantitative variable, which means that people automatically sequence objects in terms of their size and tend to assign relative quantities to those differences; if we have four sizes of text, we assume relative importance increases with size, and that bold type is more important than regular.

尺寸也是顺序和可以量化的变量。 这意味着人们可以按照物体的大小自动地将它们排序，并在主观上为这些不同赋予相应的值。 如果我们所采用的文本有4种尺寸，我们便会认为尺寸越大的文字也越重要，粗体比普通体要重要。 Will you guarantee us regular employment? = Will you guarantee regular employment tous?

你愿意保证定期雇用我们吗?

I was very regular and conscientious about it. 我非常认真地执行，持之以恒。 a profit incidental to regular wages 正常工资外的一份红利

ordinary ['ɔ:dinəri]

adj. 普通的,平常的, 普通的, 平凡的 n. [律] 推事, [宗]罪犯的忏悔牧师

名词ordinary: a judge of a probate court 例句:

Now electrical appliances have entered into ordinary families. 现在家用电器已经步入普通家庭。

At that time they could not produce ordinary garments, not to speak of high-grade ones.

那时他们连普通衣服都不能生产, 更不要说高级的了。

An ordinary subway train, approaching the station, can be twice as loud as the loudest jet.

平常的地下火车接近车站时, 发出的声音可能是最大声的喷射机的两倍。

Not saving it would be something out of the ordinary that should be handled by some dusty dialog box.

不保存是超出常规的，应该由其他小对话框来处理。

Imagine that the changed-byte-count for a file was 126, 94, 43, 74, 81, 70, 110, and 92. If the user calls up the file and changes 100 bytes, nothing would be out of the ordinary.

假设文件修改的字节数量的历史数据是126、94、43、74、81、70、110和92。 如果某次用户调用这个文件，修改了100字节，可能没有意外。 Ordinary magnets are familiar to everybody. 通常的磁体是人人都熟悉的。

\"Ordinary numbers use base 10, but most computer work to base 2.\" 普通的数目基数为十，但是多数电脑的基数为二。

Gains on \"capital\" assets are taxed at lower rates than ordinary income. 与正常的收益相比“资本”资产的盈余是按较低的税率纳税。

Accordingly, laser light is said to be much more coherent than ordinary light. 所以，我们说激光的相干性比普通光强得多。

Among ordinary beings, looks do mean something. 对于普通人来说，外表确实能说明一些问题。

An ordinary meter will not respond to these rapid alterations. 普通的电流计无法响应这些快速的交替变化。

An ordinary star such as the sun is a splendidly controlled machine. 象太阳那样的一颗普通恒星就是一架十分巧妙的可控机器。 Electronmultiplier cells are superior to ordinary photocells. 电子倍增管比普通的光电管好。 confess

坦白；承认；供认(常指不好的事情) 1. 接that从句

I must confess that I don't like my current job. 我必须得承认我不喜欢我现在的工作。 2. confess to sth./doing sth.

He confessed to knocking down that old lady. 他承认了是他撞倒了那位老妇人。

declare

宣布；宣告；声称；申报（纳税品等） 1. 跟that从句

Mr. Sun declared that our branch company was officially founded today. 孙先生宣布我们的子公司今天正式成立。 2. declare for/against 声称支持/赞成 They declared against his decision.

他们声称反对他的决策。 claim

声称；（根据权利）要求；认领 1. 跟that从句 “声称”

They claimed that they had lived in this city for 10 years. 他们声称他们已经在这个城市住了10年了。 2. claim to do sth. “声称”

He claimed to be the best player in the football team. 他声称自己是足球队里最好的运动员。 3. claim on/for “要求；认领”

He come here to claim on his lost watch. 他来认领他遗失的手表。 comfirm

证实；确定；确认

常接that从句或wh-开头的疑问副词引导的从句

The survey confirmed that the price of commodities now is abnormally high. 这份调查表明当今的物价是不正常的高。

common

⒈ “共有的,公共的,共同的” 其反义词为“rare”。

The husband is French, the wife German, and the servant Italian, but they have English as a common language.丈夫是法国人，妻子是德国人，仆人是意大利人，但是英语是他们的共同语言。

a common saying (俗话)

a common wish (一个共同的愿望)

common knowledge / sense常识

⒉ “普通的,一般的,常见的,熟悉的”

Pine trees are common in many parts of the world.松树在世界上许多地方都很常见。

He wasn’t a hero but just a common man.他不是英雄而是一般人.

This sort of weather is quite common.这种天气非常常见.

⒊ have …in common“和……有共同之处;共享”

He has nothing in common with his father.他和他父亲无共同之处.

Real friends should have everything in common.真正的朋友应当分享一切.

ordinary

⒈ ordinary 作形容词用，表示“普通的，平常的”。Ordinary 与common基本同义，侧重“平凡的，普通的”，表示“随时可以碰到，不值得惊奇”，其反义词为superior。如：

His parents are ordinary workers.

他的父母是普通工人

He is an ordinary looking person.他是一个相貌平常的人。

She is busy with her ordinary day’s work.她正忙于日常的工作。

They live in an ordinary house.他们住在一所普通的房子里。

We were dressed up for the party but she was still in her ordinary clothes.我们都盛装赴会，而她却依然日常装束。

Her new house is certainly out of the ordinary.她的新居真是不同凡响。

2. 固定短语 out of the ordinary 表示“不寻常的，特殊的”

in the ordinary way表示“就通常情况而言”。如：

In the ordinary way he would have come with us, but he’s not feeling well.在一般情况下他都和我们一起来，只是他现在身体不太好。

注:一件平凡的事 an ordinary/ a common event

一个普通人 an ordinary/ a common person

general

▲general侧重“普遍”之意，表示在大多数人或物中流行并受到关注，不含有“地位低下”之意，其反义词为 specific。如

There is a general election in that country every three years.

在那个国家每三年就有一次普选 / 大选。

I have got the general idea of what he said just now.

我已明白了他刚才所说的大体意思。

usual

▲usual用来指事物，意为“通常的，惯常的”，含有“由于长时间没有变化而形成了一种习惯或制度, 强调习惯性,一贯如此”之意，其反义词为unusual。如

It’s a usual thing with him.这对他来说是平常事。

He arrived later than usual.他到的比平时晚。

It is usual for him to sit up late at night. 他对熬夜已习以为常。

normal

⒈ normal作形容词，意为“正常的、常规的”。如：

Harry seems like a normal boy, but his life is miserable.哈利似乎是一个正常的孩子，但是生活是悲惨的。

The normal temperature of the human body is about 37 degrees centigrade.人体正常的温度大约是摄氏37度。

Weeping is normal response to pain.哭泣是痛苦的正常反应。

The Indian music follows its own normal pattern of notes.印度音乐遵循它自己常规的音乐格调。

⒉ a normal school / university 一所师范学校 / 大学

⒊ Her temperature is above / below normal.她的体温高于 / 低于正常标准。

⒋ normal作名词，仅用单数，意为“通常情况、常态、通常的标准”。如：

They worked long hours for several weeks before everything returned to normal.他们长时间工作了几个星期后一切恢复了正常。

Things have returned to normal.事情已恢复常态。

自我检测

1. My letter, addressed to the wrong number, reached him a month later________.

A. as expected B. than normal C. than usual D. as usual

2. Trees of this kind are so ______ that they can be seen everywhere.

A. common B. usual C. special D. normal

3. As you know, whether the person will be elected president is a matter of ________ interest.

A. general B. common C. ordinary D. mostly

4. He didn’t go into detail on the subject. He just spoke __________.

A. in particular B. in common C. in short D. in general

5. After the earthquake, it took them quite some time to bring the city back to ________.

A. common B. general C. usual D. normal

6. People who commit crimes like that aren’t mentally _________.

A. usual B. general C. normal D. common

答案与解析

1. C。than usual意为“比平常……”。

2. A。common在这里表示“不稀有，到处可见”。

3. A。句意为：那人是否被选为总统是（公众）共同感兴趣的问题。句意暗示着“全体的”的意思。

4. D。句意为：他没有对这个问题进行详谈，只是笼统地讲了一下。In general笼统地；in particular特别，尤其；in common相同，共同；in short总之；简言之。

5. D。normal作名词意为“通常情况、常态”。

6. C。句意为：犯这种罪的人心理不正常。用normal。

1. ordinary 意为“普通的”、“平凡的”，强调合乎常规、并不特殊。如： in ordinary dress 穿便服 an ordinary working day 一个普通工作日 用于 out of the ordinary，意为“不平常”、“非凡”。如： This was nothing out of the ordinary. 那很平常。

Such a long delay is out of the ordinary. 耽搁这样长时间是少有的。

2. common 意为“常见的”、“不足为奇的”，强调出现的次数频繁或范围广泛。如： Is this word in common use? 这是常用词吗?

It’s too common to mention. 这是司空见惯的，不值一提。

It’s a mistake quite common among students. 这是一个学生常犯的错误。 注：common 还可表示“共同的”、“共有的”。如：

It’s a common cup. 那是一个公用茶杯。

Britain and America share a common language. 英国和美国共用一种语言。 用于 in common (with), 意为“(与……)有共同之处”、“共用”。如：

Real friends should have everything in common. 真正的朋友应该在各方面都有相通之处。

The two sisters have a bike in common. 姐妹俩共用一辆自行车。 3. uaual 意为“平素的”、“惯常的”、“通常的”，指经常出现而不变。如： It is usual with him to be late. 他迟到是常有的事。 We will meet at the usual time. 我们将在老时间见面。 用于 than usual (比平常) 和 as usual (像往常一样)。如： He arrived later than uaual. 他到得比平常晚些。

As usual, there weren’t many people at the meeting. 像往常一样，来开会的人不多。 4. general 意为“一般的”、“全体的”、“总(括)的”等。如： the general readers 一般读者 a general meeting 全体会议 a general manager 总经理 general education 普通教育

用于 in general, 意为“总的说来”、“通常”等。注意以下用法： (1) 用作状语。如：

In general the plan is good. 总的说来，这个计划是好的。 He was in general quite glad to go. 总的说来，他还是很乐意去。 (2) 放在复数名词后作定语。如：

People in general like her. 人们一般都喜欢她。

Children in general are fond of candy. 小孩子一般都喜欢吃糖。 5. 在某些表达中，有的词可换用。如： common [ordinary] people 老百姓

common sense 常识(侧重指生活经验和见识) general knowledge 常识(侧重指普通知识)