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TOEFL BNC: 2924 COCA: 3511

occasional

adjective
 
/əˈkeɪʒənl/
/əˈkeɪʒənl/
[only before noun]
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  1. happening or done sometimes but not often偶尔的；偶然的；临时的
    • He works for us on an occasional basis.他在我们这里做临时工。
    • I enjoy the occasional glass of wine.我喜欢偶尔喝一杯葡萄酒。
    • He spent five years in Paris, with occasional visits to Italy.他在巴黎待过五年，偶尔去一去意大利。
    • an occasional smoker (= a person who smokes, but not often)偶尔吸烟的人
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    • Regular light exercise is safer than occasional bouts of strenuous activity.定期的轻度锻炼比偶尔的剧烈活动更安全。
    • The article is the fourth in our occasional series on young Welsh writers.这篇文章是我们关于年轻威尔士作家的不定期系列文章的第四篇。
    • The firm survived with a staff of four, plus occasional help from the owner's wife.公司幸存下来，只有四名员工，外加老板妻子偶尔的帮助。
    • They can easily be persuaded to help, at least on an occasional basis.他们很容易被说服去帮忙，至少偶尔会这样。
    • They meet for the occasional cup of coffee.他们偶尔见面喝杯咖啡。
    • You have to expect a few difficulties and the occasional setback.你必须要料想到会遇到一些困难和偶尔的阻碍。
    • Occasional gunshots could still be heard.偶尔仍能听到枪声。
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOccasional is used with these nouns:
    • appearance
    • article
    • bout
    • …
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TOEFL BNC: 2924 COCA: 3511
TOEFL BNC: 2924 COCA: 3511
occasional

adjective

occasional ♦︎ the odd... ♦︎ sporadic ♦︎ intermittentThese words all describe things that happen or appear sometimes but not very often or not at regular intervals. 这些词均表示偶尔的、间或出现的、不规律的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆occasional / sporadic / intermittent bursts of sth◆on an occasional / a sporadic / an intermittent basis◆occasional / sporadic / intermittent contact / attacks◆the occasional / odd bit / bout / spot of sth■ occasional [only before noun] happening or done sometimes but not very often 偶尔的；偶然的；临时的◆He makes occasional references in the letters to the planned autobiography.他在信里会偶尔提及计划撰写的自传。◆She found occasional work on television.她找到了偶尔能上上电视的工作。◆You have to expect a few difficulties and the occasional setback.你必须要料想到会遇到一些困难和偶尔的阻碍。OPP regular , frequent ⇨ frequent   see also occasionally ⇨ sometimes ■ the odd... [only before noun] (rather informal, especially spoken) happening or appearing a few times, but not regular or frequent 偶然出现的；偶尔发生的；不规律的◆It doesn't matter on the odd occasion, but it's occurring regularly.偶尔发生一两次倒不要紧，但现在经常发生。◆I love the long bare hills with just the odd clump of trees.连绵的丘陵光秃秃的，只有零星的树丛点缀着，我喜欢这景色。ⓘ When you use the odd... about things that are bad or wrong it suggests that you do not think they are very important. * the odd ...指偶然出现的坏事或错误时，暗示这种差错并不严重◆You have to expect the odd mistake.你必须要料想到偶尔会出错。◆He did take the odd afternoon off.他下午的确会偶尔开个小差。 ■ sporadic spəˈrædɪk (written) happening at intervals that are not regular or very frequent; happening in only a few places without any pattern 偶尔发生的；间或出现的；零星的◆Sporadic gunfire was reported each night.报道称每夜都有零星的炮火。◆Planning controls protect the countryside from sporadic development.规划管制保护乡村地区免受零星开发的破坏。ⓘ Sporadic usually describes sth unpleasant such as violence or disease. * sporadic通常描述暴力或疾病之类令人不快的事物。▸ sporadically

adverb

◆Fighting continued sporadically for two months.战斗断断续续地进行了两个月。■ intermittent ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt; NAmE ˌɪntərˈmɪtəntstopping and starting often over a period of time, but not regularly 断断续续的；间歇的◆A day of intermittent rainstorms followed.翌日，暴风雨时起时停。◆There had been twenty years of intermittent warfare.战事二十年来时断时续。OPP continuous ⇨ continuous ▸ intermittently

adverb

◆The protests continued intermittently.抗议活动此起彼落。
TOEFL BNC: 2924 COCA: 3511
occasional
Sometimes, but not often: sometimes, occasionally, intermittent...
Words used to describe social events: bacchanalian, by invitation (only), formal...

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