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

• Then I soak it all in the sex, blood, and historical detail that attracts me as a run-of-the-mill cultural citizen.
  我沉浸在充满性，血，历史细节的描述中，它吸引着我这个俗套的文化公民。
• For some graduates, the pursuit comes when they realize they don't want the run-of-the-mill jobs in, say, finance or consulting that companies typically tout on campus.
  对于一些毕业生而言，当他们意识到自己并不想在通常在校园里招兵买马的金融或咨询行业干一份普普通通的工作时，他们便开始了自己的追求。
• These built-in validators are more than sufficient for run-of-the-mill validation tasks, such as checking e-mail addresses or dates.
  这些内置的验证器对一般的验证任务足足有余，比如验证邮件地址或日期。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill recession.
  这不是普通、平常的衰退。
• 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 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。