词组 | often |
释义 | often /ˈɒfən, ˈɒftən $ ˈɒːf-/ adverb if something happens often, it happens regularly or many times: She often works at the weekend.phrasestoo often If you wash your hair too often, it can get too dry.quite often I quite often go to Paris on business.often enough (=a lot of times) Robin is a difficult child; you’ve said so yourself often enough.how often How often do you see your parents?It is not often that... It’s not often that a government minister will admit to being wrong.THESAURUS: often a lot informal often: I think she likes him – she talks about him a lot. | His wife goes abroad on business quite a lot. frequently especially written often – used especially in writing or more formal English: Passengers complain that trains are frequently late. | Older patients frequently forget to take their medicine. regularly often, especially at regular intervals: Buses run regularly - about every ten minutes. again and again used to emphasize that someone does something many times, or the same thing happens many times: She told herself again and again that everything would be all right. | Gunfire rang out across the city again and again. repeatedly especially written used to emphasize that someone does something many times: His doctor had repeatedly warned him not to work so hard. constantly/continually often over a long period of time – used especially about something that is annoying or causes problems: They seem to be continually arguing. | It’s hard to keep up with technology when it’s constantly changing. time and time again many times – used when this is annoying or does not have any effect: He forgets his keys time and time again. | I tell students time and time again to keep careful notes.to often happen or do something tend to do sth to often do a particular thing and be likely to do it: Dave tends to arrive late so don’t worry. | Girls tend to be better at languages than boys. have a tendency to do sth to often do something, especially something that is not good, and be more likely to do it than other people or things: Some people have a tendency to put on weight. | This type of cloth has a tendency to shrink. be inclined to do sth to do something fairly often or be fairly likely to do it, especially because this is part of your character: Teenage boys are inclined to take risks. | She was inclined to giggle in class. have a habit of doing sth used when saying that something has happened many times before and is likely to happen again: Ben had a habit of coming home drunk. | Life has a habit of surprising people. be prone to sth to be more likely to have problems: Some older computer systems were prone to go wrong. | The fitter you are, the less you are prone to injury. | plants that are prone to disease |
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