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词汇 run-of-the-mill
释义 run-of-the-mill
adjective
uk /ˌrʌn.əv.ðəˈmɪl/ us /ˌrʌn.əv.ðəˈmɪl/
ordinary and not special or exciting in any way: 普普通通的;平淡无奇的;乏味的
He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.他的演讲很乏味。
Synonyms
mediocredisapproving
ordinary
unexceptional
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

being part of normal life and not special
ordinaryHe took ordinary household objects and transformed them into pieces of art.
everydayComputers are now just a part of everyday life.
quotidianWe longed for the quotidian rituals, like shopping and tea, that the end of the war would bring.
day-to-dayDay-to-day operations of the team would be handled by the assistant coach.
dailyI'm looking for a good daily shampoo that won't damage my hair.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Plain and ordinary
as it comesidiom
austere
austerely
austerity
average Joe
homespun
homey
humble
humdrum
middle-of-the-road
sparely
spartan
stale
starkly
starkness
unostentatious
unostentatiously
unpainted
unremarkable
unremarkably

run-of-the-mill | Business English


run-of-the-mill
adjective
uk /ˌrʌnəvðəˈmɪl/us
ordinary and not special or exciting in any way:
The event is not just a run-of-the-mill conference.

Examples of run-of-the-mill


run-of-the-mill
The tale of ageing according to our protagonists begins with a run-of-the-mill drafting of the gerontological map.
But duties to the self do not rest on universalization in the run-of-the-mill sense of modern ethical theory.
This is not a run-of-the-mill account of local politics and the encounter between colonial rulers and their subjects.
The result is not just another run-of-the-mill textbook.
The run-of-the-mill music prints of the period have a radically different function.
It is not just run-of-the-mill.
They are not intended for run-of-the-mill disputes between neighbours, petty intolerance, minor, one-off disorderly acts or the penalising of the merely eccentric.
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It has a run-of-the-mill district general hospital in terms of physical provision.
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I must contrast the position of such people with my own position as an ordinary run-of-the-mill reservist.
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I would describe myself not as that, but as a good, work-a-day author, a run-of-the-mill kind of figure.
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Legislation which attracts that type of language is not run-of-the-mill legislation.
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When we exhaust the run-of-the-mill controversies of politics, we can turn to the sharp bitterness that this topic will evoke.
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With the high rates of taxation, there was not much difference between legal aid and the run-of-the-mill civil work.
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Also, we must rebind run-of-the-mill books which are falling to pieces through age and use.
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When talking of the run-of-the-mill regional development grant case, the argument is extremely strong for what we have proposed.
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