occasional

[ə'keiʒənəl]

adj.偶然的, 临时的, 不时的

a.

1. 偶尔的, 非经常的

She likes an occasional glass of wine.

她喜欢偶尔喝杯酒。

He pays me occasional visits.

他偶尔来看我一次。

2. 特殊场合的, 应景的[B]

Occasional music was played at the graduation.

毕业仪式上演奏了庆典的音乐。

3. 临时的

Upon a little occasional table was a tray with breakfast things.

在一张临时用的小桌子上放着一个盛着早餐及餐具的盘子。

词形变化

动词过去式: occasioned | 动词过去分词: occasioned | 动词现在分词: occasioning | 动词第三人称单数: occasions |

词义辨析

同义:

a.偶尔的, 随机的, 不常的

chance  irregular  intermittent  periodic  random  fitful  unfrequent  unusual  unwonted  seldom  sporadic  infrequent  casual  odd

a.补充的, 额外的, 暂时的

supplementary  supplemental  auxiliary  accessory  additional  added  annexed  extra  spare  surplus  extraneous  provisional  part-time  temporary  incidental  casual

a.纪念的, 有目的的, 特殊的, 庆典的, 即席的

purposive  special  commemorative  memorial  holiday  festive  extemporaneous  extemporary  extempore  impromptu

a.引起……的, 激发的, 推动的, 开始的

causative  causal  effecting  effectuating  eliciting  motivating  influential  prompting  impulsive  propulsive  driving  germinal  beginning  starting  

同义参见:

contingent  mushroom  

反义:

a.偶尔的; 临时的

customary  

英英释义

形容词 occasional:

occurring from time to time

occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals

同义词：episodic

occuring from time to time

同义词：casual

补充

occasionaloccasional英:[əˈkeiʒənəl] 美:[əˈkeʒənəl]adj.1.偶尔的, 不经常的This thing isn't occasional.这件事不是偶然的。

例句

1. He had little contact with her, apart from an occasional visit at Christmas.除了圣诞节偶尔拜访一下之外, 他很少与她联系。 2. She had occasional bouts of chest pain.她偶尔会感到胸痛。 3. The book has occasional flashes of humour.这本书个别地方写得挺逗的。 4. I like the occasional drink.我喜欢偶尔喝上几杯。 5. Chocolate is best reserved for the occasional treat if you have a weight problem.如果有体重问题, 巧克力最好只偶尔吃一次。 6. the occasional car went by but no taxis.偶尔有三三两两的车驶过，但却没有一辆是出租车。 7. an occasional table.临时餐桌。 8. he wrote occasional verse for patrons.他为赞助人撰写应景诗文。 9. occasional freelancer seeks full-time position.临时受雇的自由职业者寻找全职工作。 10. We have the occasional argument but most of the time we get on.我们偶尔会发生争执，但在大多数时候我们相处得不错。 11. We see each other occasionally.我们偶尔见面。 12. She receives occasional phone calls from her mother.她偶尔接到母亲的电话。 13. There will be occasional showers during the morning.上午偶尔会有阵雨。 14. She makes occasional appearances on television. = She appears on the occasional television show.她偶尔在电视上露面。 15. "Most mornings, we'll see deer or the occasional bear walking past our house."几乎每天上午，我们都会看到鹿从房前走过，偶尔也有熊。 16. He tells an occasional joke to keep his students interested.有时他会讲个笑话来保持学生们的兴趣。 17. I need to take occasional breaks from work.我有时要停下工作休息片刻。 18. "Sure, I drink an occasional glass of wine from time to time."当然，我偶尔喝杯葡萄酒。 19. She's an occasional lecturer at the university.她是那所大学的短期讲师。 20. an occasional actor临时演员 21. occasional smokers [=people who smoke occasionally]偶尔吸烟的人