often['ɔfən; 'ɔftən; 'ɔ:-]

• adv.
  • 经常，常常
  • 往往，在许多场合
  • 通常
• adj.
  • [古语]经常的，常常的
• 短语:
  • as often as 每当，每次
  • as often as not 屡次，往往，多半
  • every so often 有时，偶尔
  • more often than not =as often as not
  • often and often 经常，往往
  • often as 尽管…常常
  • often as not =as often as not
  • once too often 见 once
• 变形:

  adv.more often 或 oftener.most often 或 oftenest