adv.(副词)

1. 往往
2. 常常
3. 时常
4. 经常
5. 通常
6. 屡次
7. 再三
8. 不时
9. 一般说来
10. 大多
11. 一贯
12. 有时
13. 偶尔
14. 在大多数情况下

adj.(形容词)

1. 经常的

adv.(副词)

1. 常常,经常,时常 many times; at short intervals; frequently
2. 在大多数情况下 in many instances

Adverb:

1. many times at short intervals;

   "we often met over a cup of coffee"
   

2. frequently or in great quantities;

   "I don't drink much"
   "I don't travel much"
   

3. in many cases or instances

often is usually used before the verb, but it may be used after the verb when it has a word like ‘less’ or ‘more’ before it, or when the clause is negative.
often通常用于动词前，但若前面有less，more等词，或从句为否定形式时，可置于动词之后。

1.常常；经常
If somethingoften happens, it happens many times or much of the time.

e.g. Theyoften spent Christmas at Prescott Hill...
他们经常在普雷斯科特山过圣诞节。
e.g. Early American weathervanes were mostoften cut from flat wooden boards...
美国早期的风向标大多截自平直的木板。

2.（用于询问或说明某事发生的频率）（多）常
You usehow often to ask questions about frequency. You also useoften in reported clauses and other statements to give information about the frequency of something.

e.g. Howoften do you brush your teeth?...
你多久刷一次牙？
e.g. I don't know howoften I heard the same awful jokes...
这种千篇一律的烂笑话我不知道听过多少回了。

You do not useoften to talk about something that happens several times within a short period of time. You do not say, for example, 'I often phoned her yesterday'. You say 'I phoned her several times yesterday' or 'I kept phoning her yesterday'
指某事在短时间内数次发生时，不能用often。例如，不能说 I often phoned her yesterday, 只能说 I phoned her several times yesterday（我昨天给她打了好几次电话）或者 I kept phoning her yesterday（我昨天一直给她打电话）。

3.（有规律地）有时，偶尔
If something happensevery so often, it happens regularly, but with fairly long intervals between each occasion.

e.g. She's going to come back every sooften...
她会偶尔回来的。
e.g. Every sooften he would turn and look at her.
他会时不时回头看她一眼。

4.往往；多半；通常
If you say that something happensas often as not, ormore often than not, you mean that it happens fairly frequently, and that this can be considered as typical of the kind of situation you are talking about.

e.g. Yet, asoften as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise...
然而，他们发现自己往往不是被赞扬而是遭刁难。
e.g. Although sometimes I feel like bothering, asoften as not I don't...
虽然我有时会觉得这是在找麻烦，但是通常并不会这样。

1. often什么意思

1. 常常：这块石头躺在厨房边上,女佣人常常(often)把洗过的炊具放在上面晾晒,孩子们也常在上面玩耍. 其实,那是一个古老的墓碑. 于是,一家人又谈论起别的事情来. 只有这家最小的一个孩子--他长着一双炯炯有神但有些严肃的大眼睛--爬到了窗帘后面的一把椅子(chair)上,

2.often：oft; 常常，再三

I often take my children to play in the park.

我经常带我的孩子们去公园玩。

My brother often scolds me without reason.

我哥哥经常无故责备我。

Judy goes to the movies as often as Sara does.

朱迪像莎拉一样时常去看电影。

They often went carolling at Christmas.

他们在圣诞节时常去挨门挨户地唱圣诞颂歌。

He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.

他屡次失望, 以致变为了绝望。

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 often do 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.

我们应该更常一点相聚在一起吃午饭。

It is not often that you get such an opportunity.

你得到这样的机会，可不是常有的事。

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 often the animals die through neglect.

动物因缺乏照料而死亡的事司空见惯。

As often as not, he's late for work.

他上班往往迟到。

They often spent Christmas at Prescott Hill...

他们经常在普雷斯科特山过圣诞节。

Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards...

美国早期的风向标大多截自平直的木板。

How often do you brush your teeth?...

你多久刷一次牙？

I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes...

这种千篇一律的烂笑话我不知道听过多少回了。

She's going to come back every so often...

她会偶尔回来的。

Every so often he would turn and look at her.

他会时不时回头看她一眼。

Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise...

然而，他们发现自己往往不是被赞扬而是遭刁难。

Although sometimes I feel like bothering, as often as not I don't...

虽然我有时会觉得这是在找麻烦，但是通常并不会这样。

We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.

表面上道貌岸然的人或有声望的家庭,却有着骇人听闻,多年不让人知道的秘密,这样的事情我们经常在小说里读到.

Success often depends on temperament.

成功常常取决于一个人的性格.

Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.

黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标.

Some people are often reproached for unpunctuality when their only fault is cutting things fine.

有的人因不准时而受到指责,这时他们唯一的过失就是把时间抠得太紧了.

用作状语

1. I often go swimming in summer.
   夏天我经常去游泳。
2. We often go there.
   我们常去那儿。
3. I have often heard that he is the smartest person in the government.
   我常听人说,他是政府里最聪明的人。
4. We have often been there.
   我们经常在那里。
5. I have to get there often.
   我不得不经常去那儿。
6. Occasionally we go to a concert, but much more often to the theatre.
   我们偶尔去听音乐会,看戏则多得多。
7. These types of dogs often have eye problems.
   这种狗的眼睛好多都有毛病。
8. He writes to me often.
   他经常给我写信。
9. He doesn't get drunk often.
   他不常喝醉。
10. Very often you cannot know one without knowing the other.
    如果你不知其一,往往也不能知其二。
11. It very often rains here in April.
    这儿四月份常下雨。
12. I haven't been there very often.
    我近来不常到那儿去。
13. I met him quite often while I was in Beijing.
    我在北京期间经常碰到他。
14. often did we warn them not to do so.
    我们曾多次警告他们不要这么做。
15. often had I intended to speak of it.
    我常想说说这件事。
16. often Tom doesn't take medicine, but sometimes he does.
    汤姆有时不肯服药,有时肯服药。
17. Children often dislike tomatoes.
    孩子们一般来说不喜欢西红柿。
18. Americans are often very tall.
    美国人多半个子很高。
19. It's often difficult to translate poems.
    翻译诗歌在许多情况下都是困难的。
20. Perry is a good football player.
    佩雷一直是一个优秀的足球运动员。
21. A bold venture is often successful.
    大胆的投机经常获得成功。
22. The disease is often fatal.
    这种病经常致死。
23. Old houses are often damp.
    旧房大都潮湿。
24. How often do you go there?
    你多久去那里一次?
25. How often does this magazine come out?
    这本杂志多长时间出一期?
26. How often have you been there?
    你到那里去过多少次了?

用作表语

1. We see him when he comes to town, but that isn't often.
   他进城时我们能见到他,但不经常。
2. Is it often that I have a chance to see him?
   我常有机会见到他吗?

as often as

每次,每当 each time that; as many times as

as often as not

往往,多半 very frequently

every so often

有时,偶尔 sometime

more often than not

往往,多半 very frequently

～+动词

• often%20come">often come经常来
• often%20go">often go经常去
• often%20hear">often hear经常听见
• often%20meet">often meet经常遇见
• often%20rain">often rain经常下雨
• often%20write%20to%20sb">often write to sb经常给某人写信

～+副词

• often%20damp">often damp通常很潮湿
• often%20difficult">often difficult通常很难
• often%20tall">often tall通常很高

• oftenest..he wished he were a vigorous young man of genius.

  出自：H. James

• I am often assumed to be Welsh.

  出自：Day Lewis

• Through this voyage I had been..changing the sails more often.

  出自：F. Chichester

• Francis..often either lay down or took a short walk.

  出自：E. Bowen

• I heard about it often enough.

  出自：E. Figes

体育运动

A：Where did you go yesterday?
昨天你到哪里去了？

often的翻译

B：I went to play tennis in the public park.
我到公园里去打网球。

often是什么意思

A：Howoften do you play tennis?
你多久打一次？

B：Twice a week. How about you?
每星期两次。你呢？

A：I seldom play tennis. I prefer football and basketball.
我很少打网球。我比较喜欢足球和篮球。

B：But it is very difficult to gather a team of players together.
但是要凑足一队球员是很难的。

A：I usually play with my schoolmates.
我通常和同学们一块儿玩。

B：Do you like watching football matches?
你喜欢看足球比赛吗？

A：Yes, I went to the Tian He Sports Center for the football match last Sunday.
是的，我上星期天还到天河体育中心去看足球比赛了呢。

B：Oh, I watched it on television. It was an exciting match.
哦，我在电视上看过。那是一场紧张的比赛。

周末计划

often

A：What are your weekend arrangements?
你的周末怎么安排啊？

B：There’re many things I can do on weekends.
周末我要做很多事。

often的翻译

A：What sort of things are you interested in?
你对怎么样的事感兴趣？

B：I’m keen on taking short trips to nearby scenic spots. Moreoften than not, I go with some of my friends. By the way, what are your favorites?
我喜欢到附近的风景点走一走，有时间和一些朋友一起去。顺便问一下，你最喜欢做什么？

A：I love swimming and cycling. On Sunday morning I have swimming practice for an hour. In the afternoon, I just ride my bike around the city or along the country roads for almost two hours.
我喜欢游泳和骑自行车。在星期天上午，我要游泳锻炼一小时，而下午我还要花两小时骑车在城里转一转，或沿着乡间路骑。

often

B：That’s great! I think they do you a lot of good. Where do you swim?
真不错！我想锻炼给了你很多好处。你在哪儿游泳？

A：Mostly in the city’s swimming pool. But on occasion, I go to the beach with friends. Well, what do you do at leisure?
大多数时候在城里的游泳池，有时候同朋友一起到海边游，真开心！嗯，你在业余时间做什么？

B：I’m fond of dancing.
我喜欢跳舞。

A：Good. You really know how to enjoy yourself.
很好，你真会享受生活。

often

B：Thanks. And you, too, I think.
谢谢，你也差不多。

Character-(性格)

A：Have you heard the news about Michael?
你听到有关迈克尔德消息了吗？

B：No, David, what happened?
没有，大卫。发生什么事了。

often的翻译

A：Well, I heard that he was arrested.
噢，我听说他被逮捕了。

B：What? Arrested? For what?
什么，被逮捕了，为什么？

A：Apparently, he got in a fight at a bar.
显然是他卷入了一场酒吧斗殴。

often的近义词

B：I don’t believe it! He wouldn’t hurt a fly!
我不相信，他心地那么善良，连只苍蝇都不会伤害。

often

A：I agree with you. He’s usually so calm.
是啊，而且他通常都很冷静。

B：Maybe he was just trying to be a good Samaritan.
也许他只是在帮助陷入麻烦的人。

A：That’s possible. I can’t picture him trying to start a fight with someone.
很可能，我无法想象他会挑起与别人的争端。

B：Now that I think about it, though, I do remember him being a bit aggressive once.
说得对，既然想到这儿，我的确记得他有一次曾有些好斗。

often

A：Maybe he’s one of those people whose personality changes a lot when he drinks.
也许他是那种一旦喝酒性格就大变的人。

B：Does heoften drink?
他常喝酒吗？

A：No, in fact I’ve only seen him drink once… and that was when I saw him behaving oddly.
不经常，事实上我只见他喝过一次酒，也就是那次我见到他举止有些反常。

B：Some people are not what they seem.
有些人不能单从表面判断。

often的翻译

A：However, in all fairness, we shouldn’t jump to conclusions.
不管怎样，为了公平起见，我们不应匆忙下结论。

B：You’re right. We don’t even know if he was actually arrested or not?
你说得对。我们甚至还不知道他是否真的被逮捕了呢。

A：Shall we call him?
我们给他打电话吗？

B：Ok, let me just get my phone… “Hello, Michael? It’s Samantha… I’m fine. Are you alright?... Your brother was mugged?...”
好吧，让我拿出我的电话。“你好！迈克尔吗？我是萨曼萨…我很好。你好吗？你弟弟被抢劫了吗？…”

adv.(副词)

1. often的基本意思是“常常,经常”,主要修饰动词,也可修饰其他副词或形容词,指某件事情在不同场合下屡次发生,具体的时间意味不强。有时often还表示“在许多场合下”。可用于一般时态,也可用于完成体。
2. often一般位于实义动词之前,而位于to be、情态动词或(第一个)助动词之后。有时为了加强语气, often也可以放在系动词之前,此时作谓语的系动词要重读。
3. often有时也可放在句末。如果句子相当短,可将often放在句末,为了加强语气或对比,有时可以移至句首,这时常常引起主谓倒装(非正式语体中也可不倒装)。
4. 用于疑问句或否定句中, often可以用作表语。
5. often在用于询问“隔多长时间一次”或“多少次”时,常用于how often短语。

adv.(副词)

often, always, sometimes, usually

这四个词意思相近。其区别是：

1.表示的频率不同。例如：

He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday and even on Sunday.我们可说：He always goes to school.always表示的频率是100%。

He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday and Friday.我们可说：He usually goes to school.usually表示的频率是90%。

He comes to school on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday.我们可说：He often goes to school.often表示的频率是60%。

He comes to school on Monday and Thursday.我们可以说He sometimes goes to school.sometimes表示的频率是20%。

2.always的反义词是never; often的反义词是seldom; usually的反义词是occasionally, sometimes的反义词是always。

often, frequently

这两个词都可表示“经常”。其区别是：

often是常用词,强调的是经常性,具体时间意味不强; frequently比较正式,强调在某一具体时间内某事一次接一次地发生。试比较：

He comes here very often.

他经常来这儿。

He comes here very frequently.

他来这儿很频繁。

always，often，usually，frequently，repeatedly，regularly

这些副词均表示频度。

always总是，永远。语气最强，指在一切时候，没有例外。

often经常，语气弱于always,侧重动作发生的次数具有经常性，具体时间意味不强。

usually通常，通例地，指习惯性动作，频度仅次于always，较often大，偶尔有间隔。

frequently时常，经常，与often同义，可通用，但较正式，强调次数频繁。

repeatedly屡次，强调次数多，但反复的频率不一定均匀。

regularly用于修饰经常而有规律性的动作。

adv.(副词)

昨天上英语课时,我常常犯拼写错误。

误 I often made spelling mistakes in English class yesterday.

正 I made spelling mistakes in English class several times yesterday.

析 often通常不与其他表示时间的词(如yesterday)出现在同一句子中,因为often表示“不同场合下常常…”,而不表示“同一场合下常常…”。

他经常因公出差到国外去。

误 He travels often abroad for business.

正 He often travels abroad for business.

析 often一般放在行为动词之前,系动词、助动词或情态动词之后,但在强调系动词、助动词或情态动词时例外。

你多久给你的父母写信?

误 How long do you write to your parents?

正 How often do you write to your parents?

析 how long指“行为持续的时间”,而how often则表示“多久发生一次”,即某种行为发生的频率。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的oft，意为经常。