common

common
['kɔmən] 1. adj
1) (usual) 常见的 [chángjiàn de]

Jones is a common name there. — 琼斯在那儿是个常见的名字。

2) (shared) 共同的 [gòngtóng de]

Our countries share a common frontier. — 我们的国家有共同的边界线。

3) (not special) 普通的 [pǔtōng de]

the common man — 普通人

4) (vulgar) [+ person, manners] 粗俗的 [cūsú de]

She's a little common at times. — 她有时有点俗气。

2. n; c
(area) 公用地 [gōngyòng dì]

* common to — 常见于

* in common use — 常用

* it's common knowledge that... — 大家都知道...

* for the common good — 为了大家的利益

* the idea has become common currency — 这观点已是众所周知的了

* common ground — 共同点

* to have sth in common — [+ people] 有某些共同点; [+ things] 有共同的某特征

* to have sth in common with sb/sth — 与某人/某物有某共同点

* not to have anything in common (with sb/sth) — (与某人/某物)没有任何共同点


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