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often单词基本解析：

adv.常常; 经常; 时常; 再三
adv.经常, 时常, 屡次
adv.常常；经常；时常；再三

often变化用词：

比较级:more often;最高级:most often;

often英英释义：

Adverb

1. many times at short intervals;

"we often met over a cup of coffee"

2. frequently or in great quantities;

"I don't drink much"

"I don't travel much"

副词 often:

many times at short intervals

同义词：frequently, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes

frequently or in great quantities

同义词：much, a great deal

often[ 'ɔfən, 'ɔftən, 'ɔ:- ]adv.many times at short intervals

"we often met over a cup of coffee"

同义词：frequentlyoftentimesoftofttimes

frequently or in great quantities

同义词：mucha great deal

often中文词源：

often 经常 来自古英语oft,经常，频繁，来自Proto-Germanic*ufta,频繁地。

often用法和例句：

We often go there.

我们常去那里。

I've often wondered what happened to him.

我时常纳闷他出了什么事。

How often do you go to the theatre?

你多长时间看一次戏？

I see her quite often.

我常常见到她。

Try to exercise as often as possible.

尽可能经常锻炼。

We should meet for lunch more often.

我们应该更常一点相聚在一起吃午饭。

It is not often that you get such an opportunity.

你得到这样的机会，可不是常有的事。

Old houses are often damp.

老房子大多都潮湿。

People are often afraid of things they don't understand.

人往往对自己不懂的东西感到恐惧。

All too often the animals die through neglect.

动物因缺乏照料而死亡的事司空见惯。

As often as not, he's late for work.

他上班往往迟到。

They often spent Christmas at Prescott Hill...

他们经常在普雷斯科特山过圣诞节。

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。

How often do you brush your teeth?...

你多久刷一次牙？

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。

She's going to come back every so often...

她会偶尔回来的。

Every so often he would turn and look at her.

他会时不时回头看她一眼。

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。

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。

We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.

表面上道貌岸然的人或有声望的家庭,却有着骇人听闻,多年不让人知道的秘密,这样的事情我们经常在小说里读到.

《用法词典》

Success often depends on temperament.

成功常常取决于一个人的性格.

《简明英汉词典》

Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.

黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标.

《简明英汉词典》

Some people are often reproached for unpunctuality when their only fault is cutting things fine.

有的人因不准时而受到指责,这时他们唯一的过失就是把时间抠得太紧了.

《用法词典》

often

Little and often fills the purse.

[谚]小钱积成万，粒粮堆成山。

Beauty and folly are often companions.

[谚]美貌和愚蠢常结伴。

It often happens that a balmy morning passes into a chilly afternoon.

一个温和的上午常常转为一个寒冷的下午。

Discipline is often relaxed at weekends.

一到周末纪律往往松弛下来。

Non-smokers often disapprove of smokers.

不吸烟的人往往不赞成别人吸烟。

Expert often confuse laymen with their jargon.

专家们常常用行话把外行弄得稀里糊涂。

Chinese food is often served with rice or noodles.

中餐常有米饭或面条。

Joe often tears around on his motorcycle with his girl friend.

乔经常和他的女朋友骑着摩托车到处乱冲。

The truth is often difficult to come at.

事情真相往往难以发现。

Accidents often arise from carelessness.

事故往往起因于粗心。

Women are often said to be more emotional than men.

人们常说女人比男人更富于感情。

Teachers are often compared to burning candles.

人们总是把老师比喻为燃烧的蜡烛。

He was often seen at funerals and memorials.

人们经常在葬礼和追悼会上见到他。

People often drink white wine with turkey.

人们经常边吃火鸡肉边喝白葡萄酒。

People often migrate to another country to find work.

人们经常迁往另一个国家去找工作。

People often become incontinent when they get very old.

人老了就往往有内急失禁现象。

He often cut recitation during his college days.

他上大学时经常无故旷课，逃避背诵练习。

Their family often picnics in the woods.

他们一家常在树林里野餐。

Should they read the newspaper more often?

他们应该更常看报吗？

They often quarrel with each other about trifles.

他们经常为小事吵架。

They often go skiing in December.

他们经常在十二月份去滑雪。

They often use sugar to make caramel.

他们经常用糖制作焦糖。

He often helps his wife wash/ do the dishes.

他常帮助他妻子洗洗餐具。

He often spreads on cream on bread.

他常常把奶油涂在面包上。

He often fails to keep his word.

他常常未能遵守诺言。

He often dreams about his days in the countryside.

他常梦见在乡下的那些日子。

He often embellishes the tales of his travels.

他常给他的旅游趣闻添枝加叶。

He often speaks a few conventional remarks.

他总是喜欢说老生常谈的那几句话。

He shouts when he gets angry, as is often the case.

他生气时就大叫，这是常有的情形。

His frankness often gets him into deep water.

他的直率经常给他带来麻烦。

He often speaks in an arrogant tone.

他经常以一种傲慢的口气说话。

He often exhorts Mary to work harder.

他经常勉励玛丽要更加努力工作。

He has often played in comedies.

他经常在喜剧中演出。

He often does his wife's bidding.

他经常按他妻子的吩咐去做。

Though he often plays hooky, he does well in study.

他经常逃学，然而他的功课却很好。

He has often been late for school of late.

他近来经常迟到。

He often came up against the problem of money.

他那时常常碰到钱的问题。

Orthodox Christian churches often have elaborate steeples.

传统的基督教堂都有精致的尖塔。

Lighter wines often travel badly.

低度葡萄酒往往经不起长途运输。

Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.

俚语常常很快地流行，又很快地过时。

Light often behaves as if it were made of particles.

光常常表现出好象它是由粒子组成似的。

It is often difficult to forbear from expressing one's opinion.

克制自己不发表意见常常是很难的。

A pension is often commutable into a lump sum.

养老金常可改为一次性总付款。

Several privateer often cruise near the entrance of the channel.

几只武装民船经常在这个海峡的进口附近巡航。

Judgment is often biased by interest.

判断往往因利害关系而产生偏差。

Animals are often personified in fairy tales.

动物常在童话中被拟人化。

Diligence is often the door to success.

勤奋常会引向成功。

The number thirteen is often considered unlucky.

十三这个数字常常认为是个不吉利的数字。

The brass hats in Washington often discuss important secrets.

华盛顿的高级军事人员深沉讨论重要机密。

Histories are often warped by biases.

历史常为偏见所曲解。

Hard work is often a ladder to success.

发奋工作常是通向成功的阶梯。

Lipstick often comes off on wine glasses.

口红常能印到酒杯上。

Anthems are often with words taken from the Bible.

圣歌的歌词多取自于《圣经》。

Cars often pile up here in the rush hours.

在交通拥挤时刻汽车往往在这里挤成一团。

Rooms in cheap hotels are often dingy.

在低级旅馆中全是又黑又脏的房间。

Hotels are often full in season.

在度假旺季，旅馆经常客满。

She often gets chesty in wet weather.

在潮湿天气，她经常犯支气管炎。

In the old ages, lepers were often put into fire.

在过去，麻疯病患者经常被扔进大火中烧死。

At this altitude you often get strong winds.

在这一纬度地区，经常有大风。

A series of tremors often precedes an earthquake.

地震前常发生一连串的微震。

A soldier often has to confront danger.

士兵常常要身临险境。

Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.

复仇常常有如因为被狗咬了一口而反咬它一口。

Plenty of money often drew out the worst in people.

大量的钱财往往使人显露出最坏的本质。

On hot days we often bathe/go bathing in the river.

天热时我们常在河里[去河里]游泳。

An ignorant girl is often led on by her irresponsible lover.

天真无知的女孩子常被不负责的情人欺骗。

Women are often oppressed by men.

女人经常受男人压迫。

Cheese often upsets her/her stomach.

她吃乳酪後常常感到不舒服[肠胃不适]。

She is often condemned as uncaring.

她常因不关心别人而受到责难。

She often knits while watching TV.

她常常一边看电视一边织毛衣。

She often wears ornaments of frippery.

她常戴些低俗的装饰品。

She often harked back to her days in the countryside.

她时常谈到在乡下度过的那些日子。

She is a gossip and often speaks evil of others.

她是个长舌妇，经常说别人的坏话。

She is often accused of rubbishing her opponents.

她经常因诋毁对手而受到指责。

Mother often came around me to her way of doing things.

妈妈经常哄我按她的方式行事。

The baby often spits up on its dean clothes.

婴儿常常把东西吐在自己干净的衣服上。

The baby often crawls on all fours.

婴儿经常爬行。

The house perfects often snoop around our campus at night.

学生纠察队经常夜间在校园里巡逻。

It is often used as folk medicine to cure snake bite.

它常被用作治疗蛇咬伤的民间药物。

Religion is often made the covert of crime.

宗教常成为罪恶的护庇所。

Fables often have animals as the main characters.

寓言常以动物为主角。

用作副词(adv.)

I often take my children to play in the park.
我经常带我的孩子们去公园玩。

My brother often scolds me without reason.
我哥哥经常无故责备我。

Judy goes to the movies as often as Sara does.
朱迪像莎拉一样时常去看电影。

They often went carolling at Christmas.
他们在圣诞节时常去挨门挨户地唱圣诞颂歌。

He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.
他屡次失望, 以致变为了绝望。

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