英汉词典

1. 通常的；寻常的；惯常的
    Usual is used to describe what happens or what is done most often in a particular situation.

usual

    e.g. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems...
           这是个为各种内城常见问题所困扰的社区。
    e.g. She's smiling her usual friendly smile...
           她脸上挂着她一贯的微笑。

2. 像平常一样；照例
    You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.

    e.g. As usual there will be the local and regional elections on June the twelfth...
           照例，6月12日将会进行地方及区域选举。
    e.g. The front pages are, as usual, a mixture of domestic and foreign news.
           像平常一样，头版上刊登着国内外新闻。

3. （尤指其他事情有变化时）照常
    If something happens as usual, it happens in the way that it normally does, especially when other things have changed.

    e.g. When somebody died everything went on as usual, as if it had never happened...
           就算有人死了一切也都照常进行，好像什么事都没发生过。
    e.g. With medication, life at home goes on as usual.
           接受药物治疗后，家里的生活还能一切如常。

4. business as usual -> see business