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词汇 run-of-the-mill
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Definition of run-of-the-mill in English:

run-of-the-mill

adjectiveˌrʌnəvðəˈmɪlˈˌrən ə(v) ðə ˈmɪl
  • Lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary.

    一般性的,普通的

    a run-of-the-mill job

    一份普通的工作。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's your average, run-of-the-mill marble Mead composition notebook.
    • His best performance before winning the Open was finishing sixth in an ordinary run-of-the-mill tournament.
    • It is something a little bit unusual, you know, not their normal run-of-the-mill investigation, I would have thought.
    • It follows, therefore, that regular, run-of-the-mill words will serve best.
    • This probably works fine with run-of-the-mill goods and helps to keep down the cost of claims, and hence premiums.
    • Did this strike you as overkill or just run-of-the-mill political speak?
    • With a passion to make cinema which is not run-of-the-mill, he will be a director to watch out for.
    • I thought it would just be an average, run-of-the-mill firm and a way to earn a decent wage.
    • Finally, they seem to have realised that the time had come to offer something more than a run-of-the-mill vehicle.
    • This is just fear of change and run-of-the-mill anxiety plaguing you.
    • It's what sets him apart from run-of-the-mill comedians.
    • If they're tuning in, they know they're not going to get the average run-of-the-mill thing.
    • The Arrangement itself, frankly, was run-of-the-mill to dull.
    • My own response is to consider this as a run-of-the-mill matter of dealing with the Technical Arteriosclerosis in any complex system.
    • She later considered getting a run-of-the-mill job working for a male boss in a big company.
    • One of the neatest things about this play is that it not your average, run-of-the-mill thing.
    • Opting for smaller films and meaning roles, Jimmy believes that there is a space for cinema which is not just run-of-the-mill.
    • This was run-of-the-mill stuff for a guard to deal with.
    • Her six years at Wellington's Crown Law Office, prosecuting run-of-the-mill crimes seemed tame.
    • He didn't inspire more confidence than the run-of-the-mill newspaper photographers who have so often made me look bulbous and ill.
    Synonyms
    ordinary, average, standard, middle-of-the-road, unremarkable, unexceptional, undistinguished, unmemorable, forgettable, commonplace, humdrum, mundane, nondescript, characterless, colourless, conventional, normal, pedestrian, prosaic, uninspired, uninspiring, quotidian, uninteresting, uneventful, dull, boring, routine, bland, lacklustre, tame, mediocre, middling, indifferent, unimpressive
    North American garden-variety
    informal OK, so-so, bog-standard, vanilla, plain vanilla, nothing to write home about, nothing to get excited about, nothing special, a dime a dozen, no great shakes, not up to much
    British informal common or garden
    North American informal ornery
    New Zealand informal half-pie

Definition of run-of-the-mill in US English:

run-of-the-mill

adjectiveˈˌrən ə(v) ðə ˈmɪlˈˌrən ə(v) T͟Hə ˈmil
  • Lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary.

    一般性的,普通的

    a run-of-the-mill job

    一份普通的工作。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He didn't inspire more confidence than the run-of-the-mill newspaper photographers who have so often made me look bulbous and ill.
    • It's your average, run-of-the-mill marble Mead composition notebook.
    • This probably works fine with run-of-the-mill goods and helps to keep down the cost of claims, and hence premiums.
    • With a passion to make cinema which is not run-of-the-mill, he will be a director to watch out for.
    • It's what sets him apart from run-of-the-mill comedians.
    • This is just fear of change and run-of-the-mill anxiety plaguing you.
    • If they're tuning in, they know they're not going to get the average run-of-the-mill thing.
    • Did this strike you as overkill or just run-of-the-mill political speak?
    • Opting for smaller films and meaning roles, Jimmy believes that there is a space for cinema which is not just run-of-the-mill.
    • His best performance before winning the Open was finishing sixth in an ordinary run-of-the-mill tournament.
    • My own response is to consider this as a run-of-the-mill matter of dealing with the Technical Arteriosclerosis in any complex system.
    • She later considered getting a run-of-the-mill job working for a male boss in a big company.
    • It is something a little bit unusual, you know, not their normal run-of-the-mill investigation, I would have thought.
    • It follows, therefore, that regular, run-of-the-mill words will serve best.
    • Her six years at Wellington's Crown Law Office, prosecuting run-of-the-mill crimes seemed tame.
    • One of the neatest things about this play is that it not your average, run-of-the-mill thing.
    • This was run-of-the-mill stuff for a guard to deal with.
    • I thought it would just be an average, run-of-the-mill firm and a way to earn a decent wage.
    • Finally, they seem to have realised that the time had come to offer something more than a run-of-the-mill vehicle.
    • The Arrangement itself, frankly, was run-of-the-mill to dull.
    Synonyms
    ordinary, average, standard, middle-of-the-road, unremarkable, unexceptional, undistinguished, unmemorable, forgettable, commonplace, humdrum, mundane, nondescript, characterless, colourless, conventional, normal, pedestrian, prosaic, uninspired, uninspiring, quotidian, uninteresting, uneventful, dull, boring, routine, bland, lacklustre, tame, mediocre, middling, indifferent, unimpressive
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