often
adv
1 many times; at short intervals; frequently 常常; 經常; 時常
We often go there. 我們常去那兒.
We have often been there. 我們常在那里.
We've been there quite often. 我們經常在那里.
It very often rains here in April. 這兒四月份常下雨.
He writes to me often. 他經常給我寫信.
How often (ie At what intervals) do the buses run? 公共汽車隔多長時間一班?
2 in many instances 在很多情況下
These types of dog often have eye problems. 這種狗的眼睛很多都有毛病.
Old houses are often damp. 舊房大都潮濕.
3 (idm 習語) as often as each time that; as many times as 每次; 每當
As often as I tried to phone him the line was engaged. 每次我給他打電話都占線. as ,often as `not; more ,often than `not very frequently 往往; 大抵
When it's foggy the trains are late more often than not. 霧大時火車往往誤點. ,every so `often occasionally; from time to time 偶爾; 有時; 不時. once too often => once.
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十(ten)有八九的(of), 經常的
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*['?:fn]ad. 時常, 常常相關詞組: more often than not often and often as often as as often as not every so often