often adv. ⇨often (as often as possible)⇨usually (Old houses are often damp.)⇨every so often⇨sometimes⇨more often that not/as often as not⇨usuallyoften
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often ♦︎ frequently ♦︎ a lot ♦︎ routinely ♦︎ habituallyThese words all describe things that are done or happen many times.這些詞均表示時常、常常、經常。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆often / routinely available◆frequently / routinely / habitually used◆to happen often / frequently / a lot◆to occur often / frequently◆to wear sth often / frequently / a lot / habitually◆how often / frequently?◆quite often / frequently / a lot◆fairly / very often / frequently■oftenmany times時常;常常◆I've often wondered what he looked like.我時常納悶他是長什麽樣的。◆The dog often went missing for days.這只狗常常一走失就是好幾天。◆How often does it happen?這多長時間發生一次?◆You should come and see us more often.你應該多來看看我們。◆She likes to get out of the city as often as possible.她巴不得三天兩頭就出城一次。◆It's not often that I receive fan letters.收到仰慕者的來信對我來說並非常有的事。OPPrarely,seldom ⇨ rarely see also often ⇨ usually■frequently (ratherformal) often頻繁地;常常◆It was a word he used frequently.那個詞他經常用。◆Passengers complained that trains were frequently cancelled.乘客抱怨火車車次頻頻被取消。◆It's the most frequently asked question these days.那是這些天來問得最多的問題。OPPinfrequently ⇨ rarely see also frequent ⇨ frequentNOTE辨析 Often or frequently?In many cases you can use either word. Frequently is more formal than often and is used especially to talk about things that affect or are done by people in general; often is more often used to talk about things that you do or that affect you personally.在許多情況下這兩個詞可以通用。frequently較often正式,尤用以談論對大衆産生影響的事或人們通常會做的事;often多用以談論你自己做的事或只對你個人産生影響的事。■a lot (informal, especiallyspoken) often時常;常常◆We used to go out quite a lot.我們過去經常外出參加社交活動。◆They worry about it a lot.他們常爲這事憂慮。OPPnot muchⓘ The opposite is not much. * a lot的反義詞是not much◆We didn't go out much.當時我們不常外出交際。■routinely ruːˈtiːnli as part of a routine; very often; (of doing sth bad) so often that it is considered normal常規地;例行地;經常;(做壞事)屢見不鮮◆A red blood cell count and blood pressure were routinely recorded.對紅細胞總數和血壓做了常規記錄。◆He is routinely cited as one of America's best businessmen.他經常被譽爲美國最傑出的商人之一。◆The regime was accused of routinely torturing prisoners.那政權被指控經常對囚犯施虐。 see also routine ⇨ processnoun, routine ⇨ usualadj.■habitually həˈbɪtʃuəli as a habit; very often習慣性地;慣常地;經常◆She was without the steel-framed glasses she habitually wore.她沒戴那副常戴的鋼框眼鏡。◆The rules were habitually broken.這些規定一貫不被遵守。 see also habitual ⇨ frequent, habitual ⇨ usual
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