matter of course

英 [ˈmætə(r) ɒv kɔːs]

美 [ˈmætər əv kɔːrs]

理所当然的事；当然可行之事

英英释义

noun

• an inevitable ending
  Synonym:foregone conclusion

双语例句

• As a matter of course, he was elected monitor.
  他当选为班长是理所当然的事。
• I thought it a matter of course that he failed.
  我认为他们失败是必然的事。
• If police are carrying arms as a matter of course then doesn't it encourage criminals to carry them?
  如果警察每天理所当然地携带武器，这难道不会促使罪犯也持械吗？
• You needn't ask him to come, he will come as a matter of course.
  你不需要请求他来，他自然会来。
• He accepted simply, as a matter of course, the tradition.
  事实上，他全盘继承了这一传统。
• You should check all your work as a matter of course.
  你应该按照常规检查一下你所有的工作。
• I lock the door as a matter of course.
  我当然要把门锁上。
• The milkman leaves us three pints a day as a matter of course.
  送奶人每天自然给我们送3瓶奶。
• The identity of all visitors is checked as a matter of course.
  对每位来访者的身份进行检查是理所当然的事。
• When I go out of the house I lock the door as a matter of course.
  我走出家门时总是理所当然地把门锁上。