oftenof•ten /'ɒf(ə)n,-ft(ə)n/

adv

1. 常常，经常

• She is often late for work. 她上班经常迟到。

• How often do you have a meeting? 你们多长时间开一次会？

2. 在很多情况下，通常

• It's quite often difficult to translate ancient Chinese prose. 翻译古文通常很困难。

词组as often as 每次，每当

• As often as I went to see him he was not in. 每当我去看他时，他都不在家。

as often as not(或more often than not) 口 往往，多半

• As often as not the buses are late on foggy days. 一遇到多雾的天气，公共汽车往往晚点。

every so often 有时

• We eat out at night every so often. 我们有时出去吃晚饭。

once too often 见once