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of·ten /ˈɒfən,ˈɒftən,ˈɔː-/ ad. | a. | phr. (比较级 more often 或〈口〉of·ten·er, 最高级 most often 或〈口〉of·ten·est)
I ad.
1. 常常，经常
We often get very wet cold winters here. 我们这里的冬天多雨而且寒冷。
The disease is often fatal. 这种病经常致命。
How often does this magazine come out? 这本杂志多长时间出一期?
Occasionally we go to a concert, but much more often to the theatre. 我们偶尔去听音乐会，看戏的次数则多得多。
I have often been there. 我时常去那儿。
2. 通常
He said American girls are often very pretty. 他说美国女孩子通常很漂亮。
Children often dislike tomatoes. 孩子们一般说来不喜欢西红柿。
II a.
〈古〉常常的，经常的
[ME，oft的变体] phr. as often as 1. 每次，每当 As often as he tried to go there, he always failed. 每当他想去那儿时，结果总是去不成。2. 像…地多次 John came as often as he could. 约翰尽可能常来。as often as not 往往，多半 As often as not the buses are late on foggy days. 公共汽车在雾天往往脱班。every so often 有时，偶尔 Every so often, she takes a weekend in London. 她有时在伦敦过周末。They talked for several minutes, Frederick smiling broadly and nodding his head vigorously every so often. 他们交谈了几分钟，弗雷德里克偶尔咧开嘴笑着并用力点头。more often than not 往往，多半 More often than not the patient recovers. 病人多半总能恢复健康。often and often 经常；往往 Men of that sort had been known for murderers often and often. 大家都知道那种男人往往都是些杀人凶手。often as 尽管…常常 Often as I ask him to, he never helps his father. 尽管我常常要他去帮帮他父亲，但他从来也不帮。often as not= as often as not
once too often 见once |