often 详细解释

often

['ɔ:fən]

adv.经常, 时常, 屡次

ad.

1. 常常, 时常

We often go hunting.

我们常常去打猎。

He is often late for class.

他上课时常迟到。

2. 往往, 通常

Man is often taller than woman.

一般说来男子比女子高。

词形变化

副词比较级：oftener, more often

副词最高级：oftenest, most often

词义辨析

同义:

ad.时常; 重复地

repeatedly  frequently  many times  

同义参见:

constantly  usually  

反义:

ad.常常; 屡次

seldom  

反义参见:

rarely  

英英释义

副词 often:

many times at short intervals

同义词：frequently, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes

frequently or in great quantities

同义词：much, a great deal

短语词组

as often as

1. 每当

As often as he's tried to go there, he's always failed.

每次他想去那里, 总是去不成。

as often as not

1. 往往

As often as not the buses are late on foggy days.

每逢多雾天气, 公共汽车往往误点。

every so often

1. 不时; 偶尔

We meet every so often.

我们不时见面。

more often than not

1. 多半

Every night, more often than not, you'd find my father at the local pub.

每天晚上你大多能在附近的小酒店里找到我父亲。

补充

oftenoften英:[ˈɔfən] 美:[ˈɔfən, ˈɑfən, ˈɔftən, ˈɑf-]adv.1.常常; 经常; 时常I often go swimming in summer.夏天我经常去游泳。Often had I intended to speak of it.我常想说说这件事。How often does this magazine come out?这本杂志多长时间出一期?2.在大多数情况下It's often difficult to translate poems.翻译诗歌在许多情况下都是困难的。

例句

1. It often rains here in the summer.这里夏天经常下雨。 2. I'd like to go skiing more often.我希望多去滑雪。 3. That doesn't happen very often.那不经常发生。 4. I shower twice as often as most people.我洗澡的次数比大多数人多一倍。 5. John came as often as he could.约翰尽可能常来。 6. How often do you go to the gym?你多长时间去一次健身房？ 7. How often do you wash the car?你多久洗一次车？ 8. As often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise.他们发现自己往往是被刁难而非被表扬的对象。 9. Although sometimes I feel like bothering, as often as not I don't.虽然我有时会觉得这是在找麻烦, 但是通常并不会这样。 10. She's going to come back every so often.她偶尔会回来。 11. Every so often he would turn and look at her.他会时不时回头看她一眼。 12. More often than not the patient recovers.病人多半总能恢复健康。 13. Behind a successful man there is, more often than not, a woman who makes this success possible.成功男人的背后往往有一位助他一臂之力的女人。 14. he often goes for long walks by himself.他常常独自散步很久。 15. how often do you have your hair cut?.你多长时间剪一次头发？。 16. vocabulary often reflects social standing.一个人所用的词汇往往能反映出他的社会地位。 17. I had two homes really, because as often as not I was down at her house.其实我有两个家，因为我常去她家里。 18. food is scarce and more often than not they go hungry.食物很少，他们经常挨饿。 19. We often go swimming at the weekend.我们周末常去游泳。 20. I'm sorry I didn't write very often.对不起，我没有经常写信。 21. Old houses are often damp.老房子往往很潮湿。 22. They go out to dinner fairly often.他们外出吃饭的时候相当多。 23. How often do you call your mother?你多长时间给母亲打一次电话？ 24. The condition often returns even after treatment with antibiotics.即便是进行了抗生素治疗，这种症状也会时常反复。 25. I often take a walk during my lunch break.我常在午休时间散步。 26. He travels more often than I do.他比我外出旅行更频繁。 27. The disease is diagnosed most often in children.这种疾病最常在儿童身上查出。 28. They seem to be getting into arguments more and more often.他们似乎越来越频繁地陷入争吵。 29. "often, she works late."她常工作到很晚。 30. It's not often that I get to enjoy a day off.我很少能享受到一天的休假。 31. Water the plants often enough to keep the soil moist.经常给植物浇水，保持土壤湿润。 32. "We hear from her every so often. [=occasionally, once in a while]"我们偶尔收到她的来信。 33. "More often than not [=typically, usually], he forgets his hat."他总是忘戴帽子。 34. "She arrived home from work late, as often as not. [=very often]"她通常工作到很晚才回家。 35. We see this problem all too often. [=too commonly]这个问题我们司空见惯。

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