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。
• The tone of his book is consistently negative, occasionally arrogant, and often superficial.
  他的书基调一贯是负面消极的，有时还有点儿傲慢自大，且常常流于肤浅。
• Occasionally scree fell in a shower of dust and noise
  偶尔会有碎石滚下，扬起大团尘土，噼啪作响。
• 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。
• 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。
• I know that I do put people down occasionally
  我知道我确实偶尔会奚落别人。
• 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。
• 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 delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
  他的发言很生硬，有时还打结巴。
• Only occasionally did the telltale redness around his eyes betray the fatigue he was suffering.
  只有从他发红的眼圈上偶尔能看出他非常疲惫。