Noun:
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;they went for a walk in the park
Adjective:
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public;for the common good
common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community
having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual;the common man
a common sailor
the common cold
a common nuisance
followed common procedure
it is common knowledge that she lives alone
the common housefly
a common brand of soap
common to or shared by two or more parties;a common friend
the mutual interests of management and labor
commonly encountered;a common or familiar complaint
the usual greeting
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language;common parlance
a vernacular term
vernacular speakers
the vulgar tongue of the masses
the technical and vulgar names for an animal species
of or associated with the great masses of people;the common people in those days suffered greatly
behavior that branded him as common
his square plebeian nose
a vulgar and objectionable person
the unwashed masses
of low or inferior quality or value;of what coarse metal ye are molded
produced…the common cloths used by the poorer population
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste;he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
behavior that branded him as common
an untutored and uncouth human being
an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy
appealing to the vulgar taste for violence
the vulgar display of the newly rich
to be expected; standard;common decency
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词common cup公用杯子common error among scholars学者们常犯的错误common ground利益与观念上的共同基础common market共同市场common people平民,大众common property公共财产common revolutionary goal共同的革命目标副词+～less common不普遍quite common相当普通的～+介词common among在…很常见common between两者共有之处common with与…共有的
用作形容词adj.common as an old shoe平易近人的,虚怀若谷的 easy closed
common ground共同利益〔信念〕 general interest or faith
common knowledge人所共知的事 general knowledge
common sense普通的见识,常识 general sense
common touch平易近人的,亲近和睦的 easy closed
近义词 flatusualcoarsevulgaraveragegeneralacceptedfrequentcollectivecommonplace反义词 uncommonnoteworthy
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.It's a common word.这是一个常见的词。
This is a common saying.这是一句俗话。
This is in the common interest of the Third World.这是第三世界的共同利益。
Britain and America share a common language.英国和美国共用一种语言。
We must take care of the common property.我们必须爱护公物。
Whether we can succeed or not depends on our common efforts.我们能否成功取决于我们共同的努力。
Three is a common factor of 6,9 and 12. 3是6、9和12的公约数。
The nobles used to treat the common people with haughty contempt.贵族在过去惯于傲慢和轻蔑地对待平民。
Grass is a very common plant.草是一种很普通的植物。
用作表语
S+be+～Rabbits and foxes are common.兔子和狐狸是常见的。
Snow is common in cold countries.在寒冷的国家,雪是常见的。
Automobile accidents are far too common.汽车事故太常见了。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseContractions are much more common in speech than in writing.缩略词在口语里比在书写中常见得多。
Poverty, disease and crime are common in the slums.贫穷、疾病与罪恶在贫民区里到处可见。
Certain desires are common to all men.某些欲望对所有的人是共有的。Smith is a common surname.史密斯是个很普通的姓。用作名词Extra shares of common will be sold publicly.额外的普通股份将公开出售。
They campaign nationally for the protection of commons, village greens and footpaths.他们在全国搞运动宣传保护城市公园、乡村绿地和人行小径。