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。
• 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。
• Apparently this is a fairly run-of-the-mill operation.
  很明显这是一个无可挑剔的手术。
• 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。
• You might be a run-of-the-mill salesperson, but if you have mastery of another language on your resume or LinkedIn profile, you're going to come up in keyword searches more often than you would think.
  你或许是一个普通的销售员，但是假如你能在简历里表示你掌握了另一门外语，你在关键词搜索中被搜到的频率会得到令你难以置信的提升。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is not particularly brilliant; just run-of-the-mill.
  他并不是特别有才能，只是普普通通。