often
often 英 [ˈɒfn] 美 [ˈɔfn]
adv. 常常，时常
They often clean the house. 他们经常打扫屋子
I see her quite often. 我常常见到她。
- Often means "frequently," like if you see your friends every day, you see each other often.
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- adv. 常常，时常
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1. They often clean the house.
他们经常打扫屋子
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2. I see her quite often.
我常常见到她。
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3. We should meet for lunch more often.
我们应该更常相约一起吃午饭。
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4. Old houses are often damp.
老房子大多都潮湿。
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5. How often do you go to the theatre ?
你多长时间看一次戏？
- often (adv.) c. 1300, extended form of oft, originally before vowels and h-, probably by influence of Middle English selden "seldom." In common use from 16c., replacing oft.
often ★ / ˈɒfn ; NAmE ˈɔːfn ; ˈɑːfn / / ˈɒftən ; NAmE ˈɔːftən ; ˈɑːftən / adverb 1 ★ many times 时常；常常 SYN frequently ◆ We often go there. 我们常去那里。 ◆ I've often wondered what happened to him. 我时常纳闷他出了什么事。 ◆ How oftendo you go to the theatre? 你多长时间看一次戏？ ◆ I see her quite often. 我常常见到她。 ◆ Try to exercise as often as possible. 尽可能经常锻炼。 ◆ We should meet for lunch more often. 我们应该更常相约一起吃午饭。 ◆ It is not often thatyou get such an opportunity. 你得到这样的机会，可不是常有的事。 2 ★ in many cases 往往；大多 SYN commonly ◆ Old houses are often damp. 老房子大多都潮湿。 ◆ People are often afraid of things they don't understand. 人往往对自己不懂的东西感到恐惧。 ◆ All too oftenthe animals die through neglect. 动物因缺乏照料而死亡的事司空见惯。 IDIOMS as ˌoften as ˈnot | more ˌoften than ˈnot usually; in a way that is typical of sb/sth 通常；往往；一贯 ◆ As often as not, he's late for work. 他上班往往迟到。 ˌevery so ˈoften occasionally; sometimes 有时；偶尔 ☞more at once adv. often oftener oftenest often / ˈɒfn ; NAmE ˈɔːfn ; ˈɑːfn /
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