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

• He had occasionally tried to intercede for me
  他有时候也极力为我说情。
• She is especially good at traditional Chinese landscape painting, but occasionally she does oils too.
  她擅长山水画，偶尔也画画油画。
• His prose is vigorous and dense, occasionally to the point of obscurity.
  他的散文文笔有力、内容庞杂，有时几近晦涩。
• 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。
• He is titular head, and merely signs laws occasionally.
  他是名义上的首脑，不过偶尔签字批准法律法规。
• 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。
• His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
  他的发言很生硬，有时还打结巴。
• There's no harm in your staying up late occasionally.
  偶尔晚睡并无妨害。
• My father would occasionally go to his Masonic lodge.
  我爸爸偶尔会到他的共济会分会那里去。
• Men were standing around, swilling beer and occasionally leering at passing females
  男人们吊儿郎当地站着，大口大口地喝着啤酒，偶尔还对着路过的女性猥亵地笑。