often
adverb uk/ˈɒf.ən/ /ˈɒf.tən/ us/ˈɑːf.ən/ /ˈɑːf.tən/
A1 时常，经常;多次
many times
I often see him in the garden. 我常见他在花园里。
How often do you wash your hair? 你多久洗一次头发？
I don't often drink beer. 我不常喝啤酒。
It's not often that you meet someone who you're instantly attracted to. 你不会经常遇到一见面就把你吸引住的人。
I don't see my parents as often as I'd like to. 我看父母的次数没有我期望的那样多。
Christmas is often mild in this country. 在这个国家，圣诞节时的气候往往很暖和。
Synonym: frequently
- More examples
- I don't cook meat very often.
- It's often quicker to travel across country and avoid the major roads altogether.
- She wrote less and less often, and eventually she stopped altogether.
- They had a passionate and often stormy relationship.
- I often get hungry towards the middle of the morning.
Idiom
more often than notidiom 往往，多半
most of the time
More often than not, a student will come up with the right answer. 学生多半会作出正确的回答。