often基本解释
adv.经常；时常；屡次
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比较级：more often最高级：most often
adv.经常；时常；屡次
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比较级：more often最高级：most often
often的意思
adv
1. many times at short intervals
e.g. we often met over a cup of coffee
Synonym: frequentlyoftentimesoftofttimes
2. frequently or in great quantities
e.g. I don't drink much
I don't travel much
Synonym: mucha great deal
3. in many cases or instances
1. 常常；经常
If something often happens, it happens many times or much of the time.
e.g. They often spent Christmas at Prescott Hill...
他们经常在普雷斯科特山过圣诞节。
e.g. 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。
2. （用于询问或说明某事发生的频率）（多）常
You use how often to ask questions about frequency. You also use often in reported clauses and other statements to give information about the frequency of something.
e.g. How often do you brush your teeth?...
你多久刷一次牙？
e.g. I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes...
这种千篇一律的烂笑话我不知道听过多少回了。
3. （有规律地）有时，偶尔
If something happens every so often, it happens regularly, but with fairly long intervals between each occasion.
e.g. She's going to come back every so often...
她会偶尔回来的。
e.g. Every so often he would turn and look at her.
他会时不时回头看她一眼。
4. 往往；多半；通常
If you say that something happens as often as not, or more often than not, you mean that it happens fairly frequently, and that this can be considered as typical of the kind of situation you are talking about.
e.g. Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise...
然而，他们发现自己往往不是被赞扬而是遭刁难。
e.g. Although sometimes I feel like bothering, as often as not I don't...
虽然我有时会觉得这是在找麻烦，但是通常并不会这样。
1. often什么意思
1. 常常：这块石头躺在厨房边上,女佣人常常(often)把洗过的炊具放在上面晾晒,孩子们也常在上面玩耍. 其实,那是一个古老的墓碑. 于是,一家人又谈论起别的事情来. 只有这家最小的一个孩子--他长着一双炯炯有神但有些严肃的大眼睛--爬到了窗帘后面的一把椅子(chair)上,
2. often：oft; 常常，再三
体育运动
A：Where did you go yesterday?
昨天你到哪里去了？
often的翻译
B：I went to play tennis in the public park.
我到公园里去打网球。
often是什么意思
A：How often do you play tennis?
你多久打一次？
B：Twice a week. How about you?
每星期两次。你呢？
A：I seldom play tennis. I prefer football and basketball.
我很少打网球。我比较喜欢足球和篮球。
B：But it is very difficult to gather a team of players together.
但是要凑足一队球员是很难的。
A：I usually play with my schoolmates.
我通常和同学们一块儿玩。
B：Do you like watching football matches?
你喜欢看足球比赛吗？
A：Yes, I went to the Tian He Sports Center for the football match last Sunday.
是的，我上星期天还到天河体育中心去看足球比赛了呢。
B：Oh, I watched it on television. It was an exciting match.
哦，我在电视上看过。那是一场紧张的比赛。
周末计划
often
A：What are your weekend arrangements?
你的周末怎么安排啊？
B：There’re many things I can do on weekends.
周末我要做很多事。
often的翻译
A：What sort of things are you interested in?
你对怎么样的事感兴趣？
B：I’m keen on taking short trips to nearby scenic spots. More often than not, I go with some of my friends. By the way, what are your favorites?
我喜欢到附近的风景点走一走，有时间和一些朋友一起去。顺便问一下，你最喜欢做什么？
A：I love swimming and cycling. On Sunday morning I have swimming practice for an hour. In the afternoon, I just ride my bike around the city or along the country roads for almost two hours.
我喜欢游泳和骑自行车。在星期天上午，我要游泳锻炼一小时，而下午我还要花两小时骑车在城里转一转，或沿着乡间路骑。
often
B：That’s great! I think they do you a lot of good. Where do you swim?
真不错！我想锻炼给了你很多好处。你在哪儿游泳？
A：Mostly in the city’s swimming pool. But on occasion, I go to the beach with friends. Well, what do you do at leisure?
大多数时候在城里的游泳池，有时候同朋友一起到海边游，真开心！嗯，你在业余时间做什么？
B：I’m fond of dancing.
我喜欢跳舞。
A：Good. You really know how to enjoy yourself.
很好，你真会享受生活。
often
B：Thanks. And you, too, I think.
谢谢，你也差不多。
Character-(性格)
A：Have you heard the news about Michael?
你听到有关迈克尔德消息了吗？
B：No, David, what happened?
没有，大卫。发生什么事了。
often的翻译
A：Well, I heard that he was arrested.
噢，我听说他被逮捕了。
B：What? Arrested? For what?
什么，被逮捕了，为什么？
A：Apparently, he got in a fight at a bar.
显然是他卷入了一场酒吧斗殴。
often的近义词
B：I don’t believe it! He wouldn’t hurt a fly!
我不相信，他心地那么善良，连只苍蝇都不会伤害。
often
A：I agree with you. He’s usually so calm.
是啊，而且他通常都很冷静。
B：Maybe he was just trying to be a good Samaritan.
也许他只是在帮助陷入麻烦的人。
A：That’s possible. I can’t picture him trying to start a fight with someone.
很可能，我无法想象他会挑起与别人的争端。
B：Now that I think about it, though, I do remember him being a bit aggressive once.
说得对，既然想到这儿，我的确记得他有一次曾有些好斗。
often
A：Maybe he’s one of those people whose personality changes a lot when he drinks.
也许他是那种一旦喝酒性格就大变的人。
B：Does he often drink?
他常喝酒吗？
A：No, in fact I’ve only seen him drink once… and that was when I saw him behaving oddly.
不经常，事实上我只见他喝过一次酒，也就是那次我见到他举止有些反常。
B：Some people are not what they seem.
有些人不能单从表面判断。
often的翻译
A：However, in all fairness, we shouldn’t jump to conclusions.
不管怎样，为了公平起见，我们不应匆忙下结论。
B：You’re right. We don’t even know if he was actually arrested or not?
你说得对。我们甚至还不知道他是否真的被逮捕了呢。
A：Shall we call him?
我们给他打电话吗？
B：Ok, let me just get my phone… “Hello, Michael? It’s Samantha… I’m fine. Are you alright?... Your brother was mugged?...”
好吧，让我拿出我的电话。“你好！迈克尔吗？我是萨曼萨…我很好。你好吗？你弟弟被抢劫了吗？…”
1. as often as : 每当；
2. every so often : 不时；
3. often and often : 经常；
Oftenest..he wished he were a vigorous young man of genius.
出自：H. JamesI am often assumed to be Welsh.
出自：Day LewisThrough this voyage I had been..changing the sails more often.
出自：F. ChichesterFrancis..often either lay down or took a short walk.
出自：E. BowenI heard about it often enough.
出自：E. Figes误 I often made spelling mistakes in English class yesterday.
正 I made spelling mistakes in English class several times yesterday.
析 often通常不与其他表示时间的词(如yesterday)出现在同一句子中,因为often表示“不同场合下常常…”,而不表示“同一场合下常常…”。
他经常因公出差到国外去。误 He travels often abroad for business.
正 He often travels abroad for business.
析 often一般放在行为动词之前,系动词、助动词或情态动词之后,但在强调系动词、助动词或情态动词时例外。
你多久给你的父母写信?误 How long do you write to your parents?
正 How often do you write to your parents?
析 how long指“行为持续的时间”,而how often则表示“多久发生一次”,即某种行为发生的频率。
Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings?
为什么当涉及到孩子和他们的财产时, 我们总是认为越多越好?
2018全国卷3
Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible.
休学一年的学生通常更成熟、更有责任感。
2015全国卷2
The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers.
一般来说, 温和地区的语言相对较少, 但使用人数却很多, 而炎热潮湿地区的语言很多, 但使用人数却通常很少。
2018全国卷1
This picture often brings back to me many happy memories of my high school days.
这张照片经常让我回想起高中时代的许多美好回忆。
2017全国卷3
