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🔑 oftenBrE /ˈɒfn/NAmE /ˈɔːfn/, /ˈɑːfn/BrE /ˈɒftən/NAmE /ˈɔːftən/, /ˈɑːftən/ adverb🔑 many times 时常；常常 SYN frequently ◆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. 我们应该多多一起吃午饭。◆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。🔑 in many cases 往往；大多 SYN commonly ◆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 ˌoften as ˈnot●more ˌoften than ˈnotusually; in a way that is typical of sb/sth 通常；往往；一贯◆As often as not, he's late for work. 他上班往往迟到。●ˌevery so ˈoftenoccasionally; sometimes 有时；偶尔●ˌonce too ˈoftenused to say that sb has done sth wrong or stupid again, and this time they will suffer because of it 侥幸难再◆You've tried that trick once too often. 你故伎重施，可这次再逃不脱了。 |