fre·quent
adjective OPAL W
/ˈfriːkwənt/
/ˈfriːkwənt/
- happening or doing something often
频繁的；经常发生的 - He is a frequent visitor to this country.
他常常访问这个国家。 - Her calls became less frequent.
她打电话的次数减少了。 - There is a frequent bus service into the centre of town.
公共汽车有很多班次开往市中心。 - How frequent is this word (= how often does it occur in the language)?
这个单词出现的频率如何？
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb2- The attacks have become increasingly frequent.
袭击变得越来越频繁。 - He was a frequent guest at the palace.
他是王宫的常客。 - Power failures are frequent occurrences in the city.
这个城市经常停电。 - The case was reviewed at frequent intervals.
此案经过了频繁的复查。 - The new job involved frequent absences from home.
新工作需要经常缺勤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- among
- in
- at frequent intervals
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘profuse, ample’): from French, or from Latin frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’, of unknown ultimate origin. - He is a frequent visitor to this country.