音标:[ә'keiʒәnl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:3 级;
a. 偶然的, 临时的
[法] 偶然的, 特殊场合的
s. occurring from time to time

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词性分布:
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occasional的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He's someone I have an occasional chat and joke with.我偶然跟他闲聊,一起说笑话。
  2. An occasional outburst of anger creates wrinkles on the face.一次愤怒的偶然爆发会在脸部产生皱纹。
  3. All in a occasional chance, he got the out-of-print book in a secondhand bookstore.纯粹由于偶然的机会,他在一家二手书店里找到了那本绝版的书.
  4. He is only an occasional workman.他只是个临时雇工。
  5. He now smokes only an occasional ceremonial cigar.他现在只是为了应酬偶尔抽根雪茄。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. I drink the occasional wine.我偶尔喝葡萄酒。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. This thing isn't occasional.这件事不是偶然的。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • occasional showers偶尔有阵雨

经典引文

  • Lycidas is an occasional poem, called forth by a specific event.

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