1ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]定時的;定期的;有規律的Regular events have equal amounts of time between them, so that they happen, for example, at the same time each day or each week. 定時的;定期的;有規律的
Take regular exercise.
定期進行鍛煉。
Now it's time for our regular look at the world of international sport.
現在我們再來關注一下國際體壇的消息。
We're going to be meeting there on a regular basis.
我們將定期在那裏會面。
The cartridge must be replaced at regular intervals.
...after a morning punctuated by regular volleys of gunfire.
過了槍聲陣陣的早上之後
This condition usually clears up with regular shampooing.
這種情形通常多用香波洗洗頭即可消除。
regularly
Fox, badger, weasel and stoat are regularly seen here.
狐狸、獾、黃鼠狼和白鼬在這裏很常見。
Potentially dangerous bacteria are regularly sent from one laboratory to another.
有潛在危險的細菌經常被從一個實驗室傳到另一個實驗室。
regularity
Closures and job losses are again being announced with monotonous regularity.
倒閉和失業的消息又在一次次地反複宣布着。
3ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n]經常光顧的;經常去的 If you are, for example, a regular customer at a shop or a regular visitor to a place, you go there often. 經常光顧的;經常去的
'Tell me, Mr Mentakis, was Mrs Savalas one of your regular customers?'.
“告訴我,門塔基斯先生,薩瓦拉斯夫人是您的常客嗎?”
She has become a regular visitor to Houghton Hall.
她已經成了霍頓府的常客。
...people who are not regular churchgoers.
不常去教堂的人
4N-COUNT 常客;老顧客;固定成員;正式成員 The regulars at a place or in a team are the people who often go to the place or are often in the team. 常客;老顧客;固定成員;正式成員
Regulars at his local pub have set up a fund to help out.
經常光顧他的酒吧的人伸出援手成立了一個基金會。
I wasn't one of their regulars.
我並不是他們的正式成員。
5ADJ 經常使用的;固定的 You use regular when referring to the thing, person, time, or place that is usually used by someone. For example, someone's regular place is the place where they usually sit. 經常使用的;固定的
The man sat at his regular table near the window.
這個人坐在他固定的靠窗的位置。
...samples from one of their regular suppliers.
他們的一個固定供貨商提供的樣品
6ADJ-GRADED (聲音或動作)規律的,規則的 A regular rhythm consists of a series of sounds or movements with equal periods of time between them. (聲音或動作)規律的,規則的
...a very regular beat.
非常規律的節拍
He stood in the doorway, listening to her quiet, regular breathing.
10ADJ-GRADED 勻稱的;對稱的 If something has a regular shape, both halves are the same and it has straight edges or a smooth outline. 勻稱的;對稱的
...some regular geometrical shape.
一些對稱的幾何圖形
regularity
...the chessboard regularity of their fields.
他們的田地像棋盤一樣方正
11ADJ [ADJ n](軍隊)常規的,常備的Regular troops are professional soldiers who are a permanent part of an official national army. (軍隊)常規的,常備的
Most schemes attempt to reduce the cost of defence through a smaller regular army.
大多數方案都試圖通過縮減常備軍的規模來降低國防支出。
Only about a third of the reinforcements will be regular troops.
增援部隊中僅有約1/3是常備軍。
Regulars are regular troops.正規軍隊;常備軍隊
...the presence of a garrison of British regulars.
英國正規軍的進駐
12ADJ (語法中)按規則變化的,規則的 In grammar, a regular verb, noun, or adjective inflects in the same way as most verbs, nouns, or adjectives in the language. (語法中)按規則變化的,規則的
1frequent頻繁VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, seem經常;好像平常▸➤become變得常見ADVERB➤very很平常▸➤fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably相當平常;十分常見;還算常見◇a pretty regular customer頻頻光顧的顧客➤increasingly越來越頻繁◇She enjoyed his increasingly regular visits.她喜歡他越來越頻繁的來訪。PHRASES➤at regular intervals每隔一定時間◇His blood pressure was taken at regular intervals.他的血壓每隔一定時間都要量一次。➤on a regular basis定期地◇The paintings are changed on a regular basis.這些畫定期更換。regular
adjective²
2following a pattern按照一種模式VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be合乎規則ADVERB➤highly, very極規律;非常規則◇highly regular patterns很有規則的圖案➤perfectly極其端正◇Her face was perfectly regular.她的面貌極其端正。➤fairly相當規則regular
adjective³
3 (NAmE) ordinary普通的VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem很普通;似乎普通◇Everything seemed regular.一切似乎都很普通。ADVERB➤fairly, pretty相當/頗為普通◇He's a pretty regular guy.他是個很普通的小夥子。➤perfectly極其普通◇She comes from a perfectly regular middle-class family.她出身於一個極其普通的中產階級家庭。
➡ See also the entry for addictive另見addictive條regular ♦︎ compulsive ♦︎ habitualThese words all describe people who do a particular thing very often.這些詞均形容人經常做某事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a regular / compulsive / habitual drinker◆a compulsive / habitual liar / gambler◆a regular / habitual user of sth◆regular / habitual offenders■regular [only before noun](of people) doing the same thing or going to the same place often(人)經常做某事的,常去某地的◆They have been regular customers for many years.他們是多年的老主顧。◆Her views on the subject will be familiar to regular readers of the paper.該報的固定讀者都會熟悉她對這一問題的看法。◆Many of them were regular users of heroin.他們中許多人經常吸食海洛因。◆He was a regular visitor to her house.他是她家的常客。▸regularly
adverb
◆He said he did not use drugs regularly.他說他不常服用毒品。■compulsive kəmˈpʌlsɪv (of people) not able to control their behaviour; doing sth often and not able to stop(人)無法控制行爲的,禁不住的,欲罷不能的◆The book offers advice and help for compulsive eaters.這本書向強迫性進食症患者提供建議和幫助。◆Can you be successful without being compulsive about work?你能不強迫自己工作而取得成功嗎?■habitual həˈbɪtʃuəl [only before noun](of people) doing sth often, usually sth that has become a habit and is therefore difficult to stop(人)習慣性的,積習很深的◆He was a habitual cocaine user.他服食可卡因上瘾。◆a habitual criminal慣犯 see also habit ⇨ habit▸habitually
adverb
◆She claimed she didn't habitually drink so heavily.她聲稱自己不常喝這麽多酒。