run-of-the-mill

英 [ˌrʌn əv ðə ˈmɪl]

美 [ˌrʌn əv ðə ˈmɪl]

adj.  平凡的; 普通的; 乏味的

牛津词典

adj.

• 平凡的；普通的；乏味的
  ordinary, with no special or interesting features

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 普通的;一般的;平凡的;不突出的
  Arun-of-the-millperson or thing is very ordinary, with no special or interesting features.
  1. I was just a very average run-of-the-mill kind of student...
     我只是一个普普通通的学生。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• not special in any way
  1. run-of-the-mill boxing
  2. your run-of-the-mine college graduate
  3. a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career
  Synonym:run-of-the-minemine rununexceptional

双语例句

• What makes them so horrendously different from the run-of-the-mill zombies or "normal" skeletal undead?
  为什么这种生物带来的恐惧与一般的聚尸怪和骷髅完全不同？
• Subtle effects of run-of-the-mill space storms may also wear down key components in electric power grids, making them liable to early failure.
  普通的太空风暴次的细微影响也会磨损电网的关键部分，使它们提早失效。
• Apparently this is a fairly run-of-the-mill operation.
  很明显这是一个无可挑剔的手术。
• And then there are people like me, run-of-the-mill insomniacs who toss and turn all night, trying to fall asleep.
  还有像我一样的普通失眠症患者，整晚翻来覆去，试图入睡。
• You might be a run-of-the-mill salesperson, but if you have mastery of another language on your resume or LinkedIn profile, you're going to come up in keyword searches more often than you would think.
  你或许是一个普通的销售员，但是假如你能在简历里表示你掌握了另一门外语，你在关键词搜索中被搜到的频率会得到令你难以置信的提升。
• Besides the run-of-the-mill morons, there are two factions of morons that are worth special mention.
  除了常见的白痴外，这还有两类特殊的白痴，值得提一下。
• And just as in language, fashion, and art, what's extreme today will be run-of-the-mill tomorrow.
  就像语言、时尚和艺术那样，今天所谓的极限明日将变得平庸。
• They gave a run-of-the-mill performance; Many people regretted coming to see it.
  他们的表演很一般，所以许多人后悔前来观看。
• Although both companies yesterday denied any appetite for run-of-the-mill branches and chequeing accounts, they are likely to take advantage of their ability to tap this source of long-term, stable funding.
  虽然这两家公司昨日都表示普通分支行和支票账户没有兴趣，但是它们仍可能利用自身能力的优势，吸引这种长期稳定的资金来源。
• Simple, run-of-the-mill things like price lists and instruction sheets are done by a small, local firm.
  简单的普通资料，如价格单、说明书之类的东西，由本地的小公司印刷。