common
adj
noun
ˈkɒmən
adj
1
HAPPENING OFTEN
经常发生的
happening
often
and
to
many
people
or
in
many
places
Do
not
say
不要说 ‘It is common that...’
Heart
disease
is
one
of
the
commonest
causes
of
death.
心脏病是最常见的死因之一。
[+
among
]
Bad
dreams
are
fairly
common
among
children.
小孩做噩梦是常有的事。
it’s
common
for
sb
to
do
sth
It’s
common
for
new
fathers
to
feel
jealous
of
the
baby.
刚做爸爸的人妒嫉自己的宝宝是很常见的。
It
is
common
for
children
to
be
afraid
(NOT
不说
It
is
common
that
children
are
afraid)
of
the
dark.
儿童怕黑是很常见的。
2
A LOT
大量的
existing
in
large
numbers
大量的，常见的;
Daisies
are
very
common
flowers.
雏菊是很常见的花。
3
SAME/SIMILAR
相同的/类似的
common
aims,
beliefs,
ideas
etc
are
shared
by
several
people
or
groups
〔目的、信仰、思想等〕共同的
usually before noun 一般用于名词前, no comparative 无比较级
people
working
towards
a
common
goal
朝着共同的目标努力的人们
countries
that
share
a
common
language
使用相同语言的国家
[+
to
]
a
theme
that
is
common
to
all
her
novels
她所有小说中的共同主题
4
common ground
facts,
features,
or
beliefs
that
are
shared
by
people
or
things
that
are
very
different
共同基础，共同的立场
[+
between
]
There
is
a
great
deal
of
common
ground
between
management
and
trade
unions
on
this
issue.
在这个问题上劳资双方有许多共同点。
5
SHARED BY EVERYONE
大家所共有的
belonging
to
or
shared
by
everyone
in
a
society
〔社会〕共有的，公共的
no comparative 无比较级
[+
to
]
These
problems
are
common
to
all
societies.
这些问题是所有社会的通病。
Joe
was
chosen
as
captain
by
common
consent
(=with
everyone’s
agreement)
.
大家一致同意选乔为队长。
6
common knowledge
something
everyone
knows
众所周知的事，常识
It
is
common
knowledge
that
travel
broadens
the
mind.
旅行能开阔眼界，这是众所周知的。
7
the common good
the
advantage
of
everyone
共同的利益
They
work
together
for
the
common
good.
他们为了共同的利益一起努力。
8
common practice
a
usual
or
accepted
way
of
doing
things
惯例
It
was
common
practice
for
families
to
attend
church
together.
全家人一起去做礼拜是惯例。
9
ORDINARY
普通的
ordinary
and
not
special
in
any
way
普通的，平凡的
only before noun 仅用于名词前, no comparative 无比较级
common
salt
食盐
The
twentieth
century
was
called
the
century
of
the
common
man
(=ordinary
people)
.
二十世纪被称为是普罗大众的世纪。
He
insists
that
he
is
a
revolutionary
not
a
common
criminal.
他坚持说自己是个革命者，而不是普通的罪犯。
10
common courtesy/decency/politeness
10.
a
polite
way
of
behaving
that
you
expect
from
people
通常的礼貌 （礼节 ）
It
would
be
common
courtesy
to
return
their
hospitality.
对他们的好客作出回应是起码的礼节。
11
common or garden
11.
ordinary
[英] 普通的，一般的;
BrE AmE
a
common
or
garden
dispute
一般的纠纷
12
make/find common cause (with/against sb)
12.
to
join
with
other
people
or
groups
in
order
to
achieve
something
[正式] （与某人）联合起来〔以达到某种目的〕
formal
France
and
Russia
made
common
cause
against
Britain.
法国和俄国联合起来反对英国。
13
common touch
13.
the
ability
of
someone
in
a
position
of
power
or
authority
to
talk
to
and
understand
ordinary
people
–
used
to
show
approval
平易近人的品质〔含褒义〕
He’s
made
it
to
the
top
without
losing
the
common
touch.
他虽已晋升高位，却仍然不失亲民本色。
14
SOCIAL CLASS
社会阶层
an
offensive
word
used
for
describing
someone
from
a
low
social
class
[英，过时] 粗鄙的，劣等的〔对下层社会成员的冒犯用语〕
BrE old-fashioned
noun
15
have sth in common (with sb)
to
have
the
same
interests,
attitudes
etc
as
someone
else
（与某人）有共同之处
I
found
I
had
a
lot
in
common
with
these
people.
我发现自己和这些人有许多相同之处。
four
women
with
almost
nothing
in
common
几乎没有任何共同点的四个女人
16
have sth in common (with sth)
if
objects
or
ideas
have
something
in
common,
they
share
the
same
features
（与某事物）有相同的特点
The
two
games
have
much
in
common
.
这两个游戏有许多相同之处。
17
in common with sb/sth
in
the
same
way
as
someone
or
something
else
与某人/某物一样
In
common
with
a
lot
of
other
countries,
we’re
in
an
economic
recession.
同许多国家一样，我国也处在经济萧条时期。
18
a
large
area
of
open
land
in
a
town
or
village
that
people
walk
or
play
sport
on
〔城镇或村庄里的〕公用草地
C
Boston
Common
波士顿公用草地