regular

英 ['reɡjələ(r)] 美 ['reɡjələr]

• adj. 有规律的；定期的；经常的；正规的；整齐的；规则的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 有规律的,定期的,定时的

   happening, coming or done repeatedly at times or places which are the same distance apart

2. 合乎原则的,符合规定的,正当的,适当的

   conforming to a principle or standard of procedure; proper

3. 均匀的,整齐的,对称的

   evenly or systematically arranged; symmetrical

4. 正常的,经常的

   normal or usual

5. [A]连续的,习惯性的,固定不变的

   continuous or habitual; constant

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 正规的；正式的
2. 整齐的；匀称的
3. 有规律的；正常的
4. 定时的，定期的，固定的
5. 端正的
6. 合格的
7. 规则的
8. 平常的，普通的
9. 彻底的
10. 【军】常备的，由常备兵组成的
11. <美口>可靠的；愉快的；可亲的
12. 【宗】受教规约束的，属修道会的
13. 【植】整齐的

adv. 副词

1. 经常地
2. <口>按时地，定期地
3. 有规则地
4. <口>十分，非常

n. 名词

1. <口>常客，老主顾
2. 正规兵；常备兵；职业军人
3. 正式队员
4. 忠坚分子；忠诚支持者
5. 普通尺寸
6. 长期雇工；固定职工
7. 【宗】修士；修女；修道士
8. 赃物的份儿
9. 主力队员
10. 老主持人
11. 经常参加某项活动的人

英英释义

Noun:

1. a regular patron;

   "an habitue of the racetrack"
   "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"
   

2. a soldier in the regular army

3. a dependable follower (especially in party politics);

   "he is one of the party regulars"
   

4. a garment size for persons of average height and weight

Adjective:

1. in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle;

   "his regular calls on his customers"
   "regular meals"
   "regular duties"
   

2. often used as intensifiers;

   "a regular morass of details"
   "a regular nincompoop"
   "he's a veritable swine"
   

3. conforming to a standard or pattern;

   "following the regular procedure of the legislature"
   "a regular electrical outlet"
   

4. regularly scheduled for fixed times;

   "at a regular meeting of the PTA"
   "regular bus departures"
   

5. in accord with regular practice or procedure;

   "took his regular morning walk"
   "her regular bedtime"
   

6. occurring at fixed intervals;

   "a regular beat"
   "the even rhythm of his breathing"
   

7. relating to a person who does something regularly;

   "a regular customer"
   "a steady drinker"
   

8. (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces;

   "the regular army"
   

9. (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula

10. not constipated

11. symmetrically arranged;

    "even features"
    "regular features"
    "a regular polygon"
    

12. not deviating from what is normal;

    "her regular bedtime"
    

13. officially full-time;

    "regular students"
    

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He made a regular visit to his parents.
   他定期看望父母亲。
2. We will remain in regular contact with them.
   我们将和他们保持经常的联系。
3. Please act according to the regular procedure.
   请按照正规的程序行事。
4. He is a handsome young man with regular features.
   他是个五官端正的英俊青年。
5. The building has a regular square shape.
   这栋大楼的外观是规则的正方形。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He leads a regular life.
   他过着有规律的生活。
2. Getting up at dawn is part of his regular routine.
   黎明即起是他的生活规律之一。
3. He heard the regular noise of the clock.
   他听到时钟有规律的滴答声。
4. You must keep regular hours.
   你的生活必须有规律。
5. She has regular habits.
   她有规律性的习惯。
6. It's not the regular way of spelling this word.
   那不是拼写这个字的正确方法。
7. He applied for the job through the regular channels.
   他通过正常途径申请这一工作。
8. A period is the regular ending for a sentence.
   句点是一个句子符合规则的结尾。
9. He knows a lot about the law but he's not a regular lawyer.
   他对法律懂得不少,但不是正式律师。
10. My apprenticeship passed quickly, and so I became a regular worker.
    我当学徒很快期满了,于是我就成了正式工人了。
11. A cube is a regular solid.
    立方体是正多面体。
12. The chairs were placed at regular distances.
    椅子等距摆放着。
13. It's long past his regular bedtime.
    这已远远迟于他平时上床时间。
14. Saturday is my regular day for shopping.
    我通常在星期六去商店买东西。
15. He has no regular work.
    他没有固定工作。
16. He has regular working hours.
    他有固定的工作时间。
17. We hold regular planning meetings.
    我们定期召开计划会议。
18. They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp.
    他们在营房周围每隔一定的距离设一个岗哨。
19. We meet on regular basis.
    我们定期会面。
20. He was a regular visitor of hers.
    他是她家的常客。
21. She is a regular customer in this shop.
    她是该店的常客。
22. Do you want the regular size or this big one?
    你要普通型号的还是这个大号的?
23. This is a regular mess.
    真是乱七八糟。
24. You're a regular little charmer, aren't you?
    你真是个小迷人精,是不是?
25. You'll like Tom. He's a regular guy.
    你会喜欢汤姆的,他是个容易相处的人。
26. Ordinary Roman Catholic priests are not members of the regular clergy, but monks are.
    一般罗马天主教神父不是教团成员,但修道士则是。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. His pulse is regular.
   他的脉搏很有规律。
2. That sort of thing is quite occasional and not regular.
   那种事十分偶然,没有规律。
3. The attitude of the Foreign Office has been quite regular.
   外交部所持的态度一直是合乎礼仪的。
4. Her features are small and regular.
   她的容貌小巧端正。
5. His nose is regular.
   他的鼻子很匀称。
6. The verb “dance” is regular, but the verb “be” is not.
   动词dance的变化是规则的,但be的变化是不规则的。

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. You should sign a contract to make your job situation regular.
   你应该签个合同,使你任职合乎规定手续。
2. Eating fruit will keep you regular.
   吃水果将使你大便正常。

经典引文

• The conjurer..showed his small regular teeth.

  出自： George Eliot

• He was tall..with very fair hair and pleasant, regular features.

  出自： S. Raven

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

as regular as clockwork

极有规律 doing sth or occurring at set times in a way that can be depended upon

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• regular army 正规军
• regular building 整齐的楼房
• regular circular motion 正圆周运动,等半径的圆周运动
• regular customers 老主顾
• regular doctor 合格的医生
• regular education 正规教育
• regular election 例行选举
• regular features 五官端正
• regular figure 匀称的身材
• keep regular hour 生活有规律,按时作息
• regular income 固定收入
• regular job 固定的工作
• regular life 有规律的生活
• regular meeting 定期会议
• regular member 正式会员
• regular people 生活有规律的人们
• regular polygon 正多边形
• regular price 正常价格
• regular procedure 合乎规定的手续
• regular solid 正多面体
• regular visit 定期访问
• regular warfare 正规战争
• regular work 固定工作

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. regular的基本意思是“有规律的,定期的,定时的”,指某事的发生有一定的时间间隔性,且这种间隔是按照一定的时间发生的,也可指做某事时按照其已有的正确模式,即“合乎原则的,符合规则的,正当的,适当的”,也可表示“均匀的,整齐的”“正常的,经常的”“连续的,习惯性的”,在口语中, regular还可表示“真正的,地道的,简直是”“不错的,讨人喜欢的”。
2. regular在句中主要用作定语,偶尔也可用作表语。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

regular, habitual, usual

• 这三个词都可表示“一般的”“通常的”。其区别是：
• usual可用于任何经常固定或有一定时间间隔而重复发生的事情,它既可以指群体习俗或个人习惯,也可指自然界的情况; regular则强调遵守约定俗成的规则; habitual指经常重复的动作、习惯性的行为或素质,但其议论的中心应是“人”。例如:
• His pulse is not very regular.他的脉搏不很规律。
• He's an habitual coffee drinker—he gets through about ten cups a day.他喝咖啡已成习惯——每天要喝10杯左右。

normal，ordinary，regular，natural，typical

• 这些形容词均含“规则的、正常的、正规的”之意。
• normal指不超过某种限度、符合某种标准或常规。
• ordinary强调一般性和普通性，含不突出的意味。
• regular指按已有模式的、有规律或定期的。
• natural侧重某人或某物的行为符合其固有特性。
• typical指个体能体现出群体的特征。

usual，customary，habitual，conventional，regular

• 这些形容词均有“通常的，惯常的”之意。
• usual普通用词，概念广泛。指经常发生或意料中的事，既可指自然发生的现象，也可指按个人习惯或惯例而做的事。
• customary指特定的个人或群体的平常习惯，或习俗性的行为。
• habitual指按个人习惯反复发生的事情。侧重经常性、习惯性。
• conventional语气强，指遵守已成习惯的事情，强调符合惯例，由人们普遍认可。
• regular着重遵守约定俗成的规则。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的reguler；最初源自拉丁语的regula，意为统治。

近反义词

【近义词】

• common
• habitual
• normal
• usual
• fixed
• methodical
• steady

【反义词】

• irregular
• odd
• unusual