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    often 的英语意思

    oftenoften /ˈɒfən, ˈɒftən $ ˈɒːf-/ adverb 查看全部语言翻译1if something happens often, it happens regularly or many times(指某事)经常发生,多次发生 SYN  frequently:  She often works at the weekend.她经常在周末工作。 If you wash your hair too often, it can get too dry.如果洗头太勤,头发会变得太干。 How often do you see your parents?你多久看望一次父母?quite/very often I quite often go to Paris on business.我经常去巴黎出差。 Robin is a difficult child; you’ve said so yourself often enough (=a lot of times).罗宾是个难管教的孩子;这话你自己也说过好多次了。it is not often (that) It’s not often that a government minister will admit to being wrong.政府部长承认自己有错的情况并不多见。2if something happens often, it happens in many situations or cases(指某事)在许多情况下发生,在许多场合发生:  It’s often difficult to translate poetry.翻译诗歌往往很难。very/quite often Very often children who behave badly at school have problems at home.在学校表现不好的孩子往往家里有问题。3all too often (also only too often) used to say that something sad, disappointing, or annoying happens too much用于表示令人难过、失望或恼火的事情发生得太频繁:  All too often doctors are too busy to explain the treatment to their patients.医生往往太忙,无暇向病人解释治疗方案。 This type of accident happens only too often.这类事故发生得实在太频繁了。4every so often sometimes有时;偶尔:  An inspector comes round every so often to check the safety equipment.检查员每隔一段时间就会来检查安全设备。5as often as not (also more often than not) spoken口语 usually通常;一般:  More often than not the train is late.这趟火车多半会晚点。GRAMMAR: Word order语法:词序Often usually comes before a verb:· I often go to bed late.• often 通常位于动词之前:· I often go to bed late.(我经常很晚睡觉。)Often usually comes after the verb ‘be’:· She is often late.• often 通常位于动词 be 之后:· She is often late.(她经常迟到。)Often usually comes after an auxiliary verb such as ‘do’ or ‘have’: · I have often wondered what happened to him.• often 通常位于助动词如 do 或 have 之后:· I have often wondered what happened to him.(我常常想知道他后来怎么样了。)Often is used at the beginning of a sentence, especially when something seems surprising: · Often I don’t go to bed until 2 a.m.• often 可用于句首,尤其当某事看似令人意外时:· Often I don’t go to bed until 2 a.m.(我常常到凌晨两点才睡。)Often is also used at the end of a sentence: · Do you go to bed late often?Grammar guide ‒ ADVERBS• often 也可用于句尾:· Do you go to bed late often?(你经常很晚睡吗?)语法指南——副词THESAURUS同义词辨析often used when saying that something happens many times用于表示某事多次发生: · Gary was often bad-tempered in the morning.· 加里早上常常脾气不好。· We often meet up for a drink after work.· 我们下班后常常聚在一起喝一杯。a lot informal非正式 often经常;常常: · I think she likes him – she talks about him a lot.· 我觉得她喜欢他——她总是提起他。· His wife goes abroad on business a lot.· 他妻子经常出国出差。frequently especially written尤用于书面语 often – used especially in writing or more formal Englishoften —— 尤用于书面语或较正式的英语: · Passengers complain that trains are frequently late.· 乘客抱怨火车经常晚点。· Older patients frequently forget to take their medicine.· 年长的病人经常忘记服药。regularly often, especially at regular intervals经常地,尤指有规律地: · Buses run regularly every ten minutes.· 公交车每十分钟一班,很有规律。again and again used to emphasize that someone does something many times, or the same thing happens many times用于强调某人多次做某事,或同一件事多次发生: · She told herself again and again that everything would be all right.· 她一遍又一遍地告诉自己一切都会好起来的。· Gunfire rang out across the city again and again.· 枪声在城市上空一次又一次地响起。repeatedly especially written尤用于书面语 used to emphasize that someone does something many times用于强调某人多次做某事: · His doctor had repeatedly warned him not to work so hard.· 他的医生再三警告他不要这么拼命工作。constantly/continually often over a long period of time – used especially about something that is annoying or causes problems在很长一段时间内经常发生——尤用于令人恼火或引起麻烦的事情: · They seem to be continually arguing.· 他们似乎在不停地争吵。· It’s hard to keep up with technology when it’s constantly changing.· 科技不断变化,很难跟上。time and time again many times – used when this is annoying or does not have any effect许多次——用于令人恼火或毫无效果的情况: · He forgets his keys time and time again.· 他三番五次地忘带钥匙。· I tell students time and time again to keep careful notes.· 我一再叮嘱学生要认真做笔记。to often happen or do something经常发生或经常做某事tend to do something to often do a particular thing and be likely to do it经常做某事并很可能这样做: · Dave tends to arrive late so don’t worry.· 戴夫往往会迟到,所以别担心。· Girls tend to be better at languages than boys.· 女孩在语言方面往往比男孩强。have a tendency to do something to often do something, especially something that is not good, and be more likely to do it than other people or things经常做某事(尤指不好的事),且比其他人或事物更易如此: · Some people have a tendency to put on weight.· 有些人容易发胖。· This type of cloth has a tendency to shrink.· 这种布料容易缩水。be inclined to do something to do something fairly often or be fairly likely to do it, especially because this is part of your character相当经常地做某事或很可能这样做,尤因这是个人性格使然: · Teenage boys are inclined to take risks.· 青春期的男孩往往爱冒险。· She was inclined to giggle in class.· 她上课时容易咯咯地笑。have a habit of doing something used when saying that something has happened many times before and is likely to happen again用于表示某事以前发生过许多次,并且很可能再次发生: · Ben had a habit of coming home drunk.· 本经常喝得醉醺醺地回家。· Life has a habit of surprising people.· 生活总是喜欢给人意想不到的惊喜。be prone to something to be more likely to have problems更容易出问题: · Some older computer systems were prone to go wrong.· 一些较旧的电脑系统容易出故障。· The fitter you are, the less you are prone to injury.· 你身体越健康,越不容易受伤。· plants that are prone to disease· 容易患病的植物