| 释义 |
oftenadv.（副词 adverb）- 常常,经常,通常
We often play tennis. 我们常常打网球.
He is often late. 他经常迟到.
He has often visited me. 他时常来看我.
I have visited him quite often. 我已拜访他许多次.
French girls are often very cute. 法国女孩通常都挺可爱的. - 屡次,再三（在句子中的位置,通常是在动词前,或在 be 动词与助动词之后,但为了加强语气或进行对比,有时会放在句首或句尾）
a.（形容词 adjective）- 【古】时常发生的
- as often as
- 每当(= whenever)
As often as he sees me he asks for money. 他每次看见我都跟我要钱.
- as often as not
- 往往(= very often)
- 两次中有一次(= in half the cases)
- every so often
- how often?
- 多长时间一次
How often do the buses run? 公共汽车隔多久一班?
- more often than not
- 大抵;宁可
- 多半(= in more than half the cases)
- often and often
- 三番两次,经常
- once too often
- 又一次,再一次
同义: - whenever每当
- very often往往
- in half the cases两次中有一次
- in more than half the cases多半
过去式:oftener, more often过去分词:oftenest, most often |