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

• This is not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill recession.
  这不是普通、平常的衰退。
• Bennis has also argued that leaders take a different attitude to failure from run-of-the-mill managers, thinking of it not so much as the end of a phase, but rather the beginning of one imbued with knowledge gained from the failure.
  班尼斯也坚称，领导人和那些寻常的经理人对待失败的态度应该有所不同，甚至不要把失败当做一个阶段的结束，而是把失败当成下一阶段的开始，下一阶段充满着从失败学到的知识。
• That is because it contains carbon atoms which are heavier than run-of-the-mill carbon, and are unstable.
  这是因为这部分二氧化碳包含有比一般碳原子重且不稳定的碳原子。
• This is just your run-of-the-mill, daring, spectacular bullet catch.
  这只是普通水平的接子弹，亲爱的。
• 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。
• Especially at a time when customers are less and less satisfied with run-of-the-mill products, buyers are becoming aware that they must offer their customers something special.
  尤其是现在顾客对于平庸无奇的产品兴趣越来越少，买家们也意识到他们必须给顾客提供特别的产品。
• 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。
• These transactions, which are all settled in the future, are normally a run-of-the-mill part of currency markets.
  正常情况下，此类在未来结算的交易是普普通通的汇市操作。
• Sometimes the ploys work, allowing run-of-the-mill candidates to grab a recruiter's attention and hold it long enough to land a job.
  有时候这些招术很奏效，让普通的应征者抓住了招聘人员的眼球并让吸引力的时间长到足以谋得一职。
• 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。