occasional
英 [ə'keɪʒ(ə)n(ə)l]
美[ə'keʒənl]
- adj. 偶然的；临时的；特殊场合的
实用场景例句
- He works for us on an occasional basis.
- 他在我们这里做临时工。
牛津词典
- I enjoy the occasional glass of wine.
- 我喜欢偶尔喝一杯葡萄酒。
牛津词典
- He spent five years in Paris, with occasional visits to Italy.
- 他在巴黎度过了五年，偶尔去意大利看看。
牛津词典
- an occasional smoker (= a person who smokes, but not often)
- 偶尔吸烟的人
牛津词典
- I've had occasional mild headaches all my life...
- 间或发作的轻微头疼困扰了我一辈子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Esther used to visit him for the occasional days and weekends.
- 埃丝特过去会偶尔在周末或别的日子来探望他。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Everything was quiet, aside from the occasional sound of a car in the distance.
- 除了远处偶尔有汽车的声响外, 四周一片寂静.
《简明英汉词典》
- The occasional failed project or neglected opportunity does not jeopardized overall progress.
- 偶然失败的项目或失误的机会并没有影响总的进展.
辞典例句
- The street slept in darkness, aside from the occasional twinkling of lights from two or three windows.
- 除了两三个窗户里有灯光偶尔闪烁一下,街上一片漆黑.
《简明英汉词典》
- This thing isn't occasional.
- 这件事不是偶然的.
《简明英汉词典》
- My friend fails to mention the long and friendless winter evenings which are interrupted only by an occasional visit to the local cinema —— virtually the only form of entertainment.
- 我的朋友没提到那漫长而寂寞的隆冬寒夜,而打破这寒夜寂寞的只有偶尔去当地电影院看看电影——实际上此乃唯一的娱乐形式.
《用法词典》
- The weather was good except for an occasional shower.
- 除下了一阵大雨外,天气还是很好的.
《简明英汉词典》
- I don't smoke cigarettes, but I'm not averse to the occasional cigar.
- 我不吸烟, 但我不反对偶尔抽一支雪茄.
《简明英汉词典》
- In the nature of things , there is bound to be the occasional accident.
- 从道理上说, 肯定会有偶然事故发生.
《简明英汉词典》
- He has the occasional cigarette, but mostly he smokes a pipe.
- 他偶尔抽香烟, 但通常是抽烟斗.
《简明英汉词典》
- We must figure in occasional expenses in the budget.
- 我们必须在预算中把临时费用算计在内.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- That sort of thing is quite occasional and not regular.
- 那种事十分偶然,没有规律.
《简明英汉词典》
- He works for us on an occasional basis.
- 他在我们这里做临时工。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- There may be the occasional criticism but it's clear there is no raging debate right now.
- 可能偶尔会有批评，但现在显然没有出现激烈的辩论。
柯林斯例句
- Despite the occasional hiccup, the US and Laos have had quite cordial relations.
- 尽管偶尔出现一些小的磕碰，美国和老挝一直保持着很友好的关系。
柯林斯例句
- She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.
- 她看见蛾子的翅膀偶尔会泛光。
柯林斯例句
- He supplemented his income with occasional comedy gigs.
- 他偶尔会表演单口喜剧赚取外快。
柯林斯例句
- Despite an occasional glimmer of hope, this campaign has not produced any results.
- 虽然偶尔会闪现一丝希望，但是这场宣传活动目前并无任何效果。
柯林斯例句
- You can even snatch a few hours off, and perhaps negotiate the occasional night off too.
- 你甚至可以抽空休息几小时，商量一下的话没准还能偶尔不用上晚班。
柯林斯例句
- As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss.
- 除长出了些许白发外，凯文似乎还患上了间歇性失忆。
柯林斯例句
- He should be allowed the occasional treat.
- 应该准许他偶尔也轻松一下。
柯林斯例句
- An elegant occasional table is framed in the window.
- 一张雅致的供重大活动使用的餐桌被摆放在橱窗里。
柯林斯例句
同义词辨析
occasional, uncommon, scare, rare
这些形容词均含"稀罕的，很少发生"之意。
occasional： 指偶然、不时或间或发生的事，侧重无规律可循。
uncommon： 指一般不发生或很少发生的事情，故显得独特、异常与例外。
scare： 指暂时不易发现、不存在或数量不足，供不应求的东西。
rare： 指难得发生的事或难遇见的人或事，侧重特殊性。