now and then

英 [naʊ ənd ðen]

美 [naʊ ənd ðen]

时而;有时

TOEFL

英英释义

adv

• now and then or here and there
  1. he was arrogant and occasionally callous
  2. open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees
  3. they visit New York on occasion
  4. now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us
  5. as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention
  Synonym:occasionallyon occasiononce in a whilenow and againat timesfrom time to time

双语例句

• Now and then they heard the roar of a heavy truck.
  他们不时地听到大卡车的轰鸣声。
• You think I can come by every now and then and visit my kidney.
  你说我能不能时不时来看望一下我的肾。
• All's I want's a little respect every now and then.
  我想要不过是能时不时的尊重我一下。
• I get a strange feeling about this every now and then.
  我时常对这有一种奇怪的感觉。
• Stir the batter every now and then to keep it from separating
  不时搅动面糊，防止其成分散开。
• Every now and then you seem to lose your Spanish accent.
  有时候，你的西班牙语口音，好像消失了。
• I like to go to the cinema now and then.
  我喜欢偶尔去看电影。
• The fish rises every now and then to gulp air from the surface.
  那条鱼不时浮上来大口呼吸水面上的空气。
• It's too hot. I have to take a cold shower every now and then.
  天太热了，我时不时就要冲一下凉。参考答案。
• We played robber now and then about a month, and then I resigned.
  我们时常装作强盗玩儿，过了一个月我退出了。