汉英词典
MEANING OF 司空见惯
司空见惯
(司空見慣)
a common occurrence (idiom)
司空 Ancient official name / It is not surprising that something is common
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悲观失望似乎是当今司空见惯的情形。 Pessimism seems to be the order of the day. | ||
她净找了些司空见惯的借口。 She made all the usual excuses. | ||
现在超市不按时开门在英国司空见惯。 Late opening of supermarkets is common in Britain now. | ||
而现在，我们对这种同盟已经司空见惯。 Nowadays we are accustomed to the U.S.-Japan alliance. | ||
人情的冷漠已是不足为奇，尔虞我诈已是司空见惯！ Human indifference is not surprising and intrigues are common! | ||
重组家庭正迅速变得司空见惯，不再是个例外。 Stepfamilies are rapidly becoming the norm, not the exception. | ||
他对有女人痴迷于他司空见惯了。 He's used to having women swooning over him. | ||
在互联网时代，窃取密码与黑客可谓司空见惯。 Stolen passwords and hackers are facts of life in the Internet Age. | ||
人们建立了公众降温中心，灯火管制也司空见惯。 Public cooling centres have been set up while black-outs are common. | ||
动物因缺乏照料而死亡的事司空见惯。 All too often the animals die through neglect. | ||
