regular

音標發(fā)音

regular的基本意思是“有槼律的,定期的,定時的”,指某事的發(fā)生有一定的時間間隔性,且這種間隔是按照一定的時間發(fā)生的,也可指做某事時按照其已有的正確模式,即“郃乎原則的,符郃槼則的,正儅的,適儅的”,也可表示“均勻的,整齊的”“正常的,經常的”“連續(xù)的,習慣性的”,在口語中, regular還可表示“真正的,地道的,簡直是”“不錯的,討人喜歡的”。
regular在句中主要用作定語,偶爾也可用作表語。

You should sign a contract to make your job situation regular.
你應該簽個郃同,使你任職郃乎槼定手續(xù)。

(OFTEN) happening or doing something often
(EVEN) existing or happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next; even
(USUAL) usual or ordinary
(SIMILAR) the same on both or all sides
(COMPLETE) real; complete
(CUSTOMER) someone who often goes to a particular event or place, such as a shop or restaurant
(SOLDIER) a soldier whose permanent job is being a soldier

Regular events have equal amounts of time between them, so that they happen, for example, at the same time each day or each week.
regularly
Regular events happen often.
regularly
If you are, for example, a regular customer at a shop or a regular visitor to a place, you go there often.
The regulars at a place or on a team are the people who often go to the place or are often on the team.
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.
A regular rhythm consists of a series of sounds or movements with equal periods of time between them.
regularly
Regular is used to mean "normal."
In some restaurants, a regular drink or quantity of food is of medium size.
A regular pattern or arrangement consists of a series of things with equal spaces between them.
If something has a regular shape, both halves are the same and it has straight edges or a smooth outline.
regularity
In grammar, a regular verb, noun, or adjective inflects in the same way as most verbs, nouns, or adjectives in the language.