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 just your run-of-the-mill, daring, spectacular bullet catch.
  这只是普通水平的接子弹，亲爱的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Apparently this is a fairly run-of-the-mill operation.
  很明显这是一个无可挑剔的手术。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。