occasionally

英 [əˈkeɪʒnəli]

美 [əˈkeɪʒnəli]

adv.  偶然; 偶尔; 有时候

CET4CET6TOEFLIELTS

Oxford 3000 / BNC.2205 / COCA.2485

牛津词典

adv.

• 偶然；偶尔；有时候
  sometimes but not often
  1. We occasionally meet for a drink after work.
     我们下班后偶尔相聚小酌。
  2. This type of allergy can very occasionally be fatal.
     这类过敏症在极个别情况下有可能是致命的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 偶尔的；间或的；有时发生的
  Occasionalmeans happening sometimes, but not regularly or often.
  1. I've had occasional mild headaches all my life...
     间或发作的轻微头疼困扰了我一辈子。
  2. Esther used to visit him for the occasional days and weekends.
     埃丝特过去会偶尔在周末或别的日子来探望他。

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:on occasiononce in a whilenow and thennow and againat timesfrom time to time

双语例句

• Occasionally his behavior became so uncontrollable that he had to be placed in a straitjacket.
  他的行为偶尔会变得如此失控，不得不给他穿上约束服。
• Stir the custard occasionally to prevent a skin forming.
  要不时地搅拌牛奶蛋糊，防止其表面结皮。
• I would have twinges of guilt occasionally
  我时而会感到阵阵内疚。
• Roosevelt occasionally attempted to circumvent him.
  罗斯福偶尔会试图避开他。
• There have now been well authenticated reports that the use of this drug is very occasionally responsible for heart attacks.
  现在已有非常可靠的报告证明该药物偶可引发心脏病。
• Mrs Southern listened keenly, occasionally breaking in with pertinent questions
  萨瑟恩夫人兴致勃勃地听着，间或插话问一些相关的问题。
• I like playing football best, but occasionally I play table tennis, too.
  我最喜欢踢足球，偶尔也打打乒乓球。
• Some people attend regularly, others only occasionally.
  一些人是定期参加的，而另外一些人只是偶尔去几次。
• The family depended on his ability to wangle a few dollars occasionally. With this money, they would eat well and dress well for a while, making a pretence of affluence.
  一家人全靠他在外面讹个钱，诈个财，吃点好的，穿点好的，装门面。
• I know that I do put people down occasionally
  我知道我确实偶尔会奚落别人。