often
英 ['ɒf(tə)n]
美['ɔf(tə)n]
- adv. 常常，时常
同义词辨析
always, often, usually, frequently, repeatedly, regularly
这些副词均表示频度
always：总是，永远。语气最强，指在一切时候，没有例外。
often：经常，语气弱于always,侧重动作发生的次数具有经常性，具体时间意味不强。
usually：通常，通例地，指习惯性动作，频度仅次于always，较often大，偶尔有间隔。
frequently：时常，经常，与often同义，可通用，但较正式，强调次数频繁。
repeatedly：屡次，强调次数多，但反复的频率不一定均匀。
regularly：用于修饰经常而有规律性的动作。
双语例句
- 1. Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.
- 美国早期的风向标大多截自平直的木板。
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- 2. Students often travel hundreds of miles to get here.
- 学生常常赶数百英里的路来到这里。
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- 3. If a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often.
- 婴儿要是渴了，就会吃得更频繁。
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- 4. All too often they become enmeshed in deadening routines.
- 他们时常陷入枯燥的日常事务之中。
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- 5. The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted.
- 这份声明冗长繁复，多处存在歧义或行文拙劣。
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