often

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  • adv.经常;往往;常常;时常;大多

最高级: most often 比较级: more often

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oftenoften

adv.

1

时常;常常
many times

We often go there.

我们常去那里。

I've often wondered what happened to him.

我时常纳闷他出了什么事。

How often do you go to the theatre?

你多长时间看一次戏?

I see her quite often.

我常常见到她。

Try to exercise as often as possible.

尽可能经常锻炼。

We should meet for lunch more often.

我们应该更常一点相聚在一起吃午饭。

It is not often that you get such an opportunity.

你得到这样的机会,可不是常有的事。

2

往往;大多
in many cases

Old houses are often damp.

老房子大多都潮湿。

People are often afraid of things they don't understand.

人往往对自己不懂的东西感到恐惧。

All too often the animals die through neglect.

动物因缺乏照料而死亡的事司空见惯。

习语

usually; in a way that is typical of sb/sth

他上班往往迟到。
As often as not, he's late for work.

occasionally; sometimes

used to say that sb has done sth wrong or stupid again, and this time they will suffer because of it

你故技重施,可这次再逃不脱了。
You've tried that trick once too often.

often

频次

  • Often is usually used before the verb, but it may be used after the verb when it has a word like ‘less’ or ‘more’ before it, or when the clause is negative.

    often通常用于动词前,但若前面有less,more等词,或从句为否定形式时,可置于动词之后。

  • 2
    ADV-GRADED 常常;经常
    If something often happens, it happens many times or much of the time.

    They often spent Christmas at Prescott Hill...

    他们经常在普雷斯科特山过圣诞节。

  • 3
    ADV (用于询问或说明某事发生的频率)(多)常
    You use how often to ask questions about frequency. You also use often in reported clauses and other statements to give information about the frequency of something.

    How often do you brush your teeth?...

    你多久刷一次牙?

  • 4
    指某事在短时间内数次发生时,不能用often。例如,不能说 I often phoned her yesterday, 只能说 I phoned her several times yesterday(我昨天给她打了好几次电话)或者 I kept phoning her yesterday(我昨天一直给她打电话)。
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  • 5
    PHRASE (有规律地)有时,偶尔
    If something happens every so often, it happens regularly, but with fairly long intervals between each occasion.

    She's going to come back every so often...

    她会偶尔回来的。

  • 6
    PHRASE 往往;多半;通常
    If you say that something happens as often as not, or more often than not, you mean that it happens fairly frequently, and that this can be considered as typical of the kind of situation you are talking about.

    Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise...

    然而,他们发现自己往往不是被赞扬而是遭刁难。

adv

1
many times at short intervals
we often met over a cup of coffee
Synonym: frequently oftentimes oft ofttimes
2
frequently or in great quantities
I don't drink much
I don't travel much
Synonym: much a great deal
3
in many cases or instances

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The disease often goes / remains undetected for many years .

    这种疾病经常潜伏多年而不被察觉。

  2. This kind of question often appears in the exam .

    这类问题在考试中经常出现。

  3. As often as not , he 's late for work .

    他上班往往迟到。

  4. People often give very different accounts of the same event .

    人们常常对同一件事的叙述大为不同。

  5. It is not often that you get such an opportunity .

    你得到这样的机会,可不是常有的事。

  6. Men often don 't like to share their problems .

    男人往往不喜欢把自己的问题告诉他人。

  7. We don 't often have time to talk .

    我们常常没有时间谈话。

  8. People are often afraid of things they don 't understand .

    人往往对自己不懂的东西感到恐惧。

  9. I often think about my friends back home .

    我常常想起老家的朋友。

  10. People often share their political views with their parents .

    人常常跟自己的父母政治观点一致。

  11. Stress is often a factor in the development of long-term sickness .

    心理压力常常是形成长期病的一个因素。

  12. How often do you use the bus ?

    你多长时间坐一次公共汽车?

  13. I often go running before work .

    我常常在上班前跑步。

  14. Talking to others can often help to put your own problems into perspective .

    跟别人谈谈往往有助于正确处置自己的问题。

  15. We would often have a walk of an evening .

    我们过去常在晚上散步。

  16. People with the disease were often treated as social outcasts .

    患有这种疾病的人常被社会摈弃。

  17. New computer software is often incompatible with older computers .

    新的计算机软件往往和旧式计算机不兼容。

  18. She made a resolution to visit her relatives more often .

    她决定要多走走亲戚。

  19. It is often helpful for teachers to shadow managers in industry .

    教师跟随业界的管理人员实地学习,常常会很有收获。

  20. Death is often shown in paintings as a human skeleton .

    在绘画作品中死神常以骷髅形式出现。

  21. I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts .

    我常常想:后代将怎样评价我们所作出的努力。

  22. Market researchers often segment the population on the basis of age and social class .

    市场研究人员常常按年龄和社会阶层划分人口。

  23. These kinds of question often appear in the exam .

    此类问题在考试中经常出现。

  24. Good education often depends on wealth .

    良好的教育经常依靠良好的经济条件。

  25. They often joked about all the things that could go wrong .

    凡是可能出错的事他们都常拿来开玩笑。

  26. These kinds of questions often appear in the exam .

    这几类问题在考试中经常出现。

  27. Try to exercise as often as possible .

    尽可能经常锻炼。

  28. A red sky at night often indicates fine weather the next day .

    夜空呈红色往往预兆第二天天气晴朗。

  29. Mothers are often the ones who provide emotional support for the family .

    母亲通常是家庭的情感支柱。

  30. This was often thought of as the country 's finest hour .

    一般认为这是该国家最美好的一段时光。

frequently always often regularly 【导航词义:经常】
frequently v. 经常地,频繁地
〔辨析〕

强调次数多、间隔短。

〔例证〕

The new copier is frequently out of order.

这台新复印机经常出故障。

This is a question frequently asked by parents.

这是父母们经常问的一个问题。

always v. 经常,老是
〔辨析〕

尤指总是以惹人厌的方式做某事。

〔例证〕

She is always laughing at me.

她老是嘲笑我。

The manager of his department is always criticizing him.

部门经理老是批评他。

often v. 经常,多次
〔辨析〕

指某事有规律性地或频繁地发生,频度弱于 always。

〔例证〕

She often comes to help me.

她常来帮助我。

How often do you go shopping?

你多长时间去购一次物?

regularly v. 经常
〔辨析〕

强调规律性。

〔例证〕

It is necessary for office workers to exercise regularly.

经常锻炼对于上班族来说很有必要。

She gets coupons from them regularly.

她经常从他们那里得到优惠券。

  • 习语

adv.

more often than not

通常;往往;一贯
usually; in a way that is typical of sb/sth

As often as not, he's late for work.

他上班往往迟到。

every so often

有时;偶尔
occasionally; sometimes

once too often

侥幸难再
used to say that sb has done sth wrong or stupid again, and this time they will suffer because of it

You've tried that trick once too often.

你故技重施,可这次再逃不脱了。