单词：oftener
音标：['ɒf(tə)n] ；
adv. 经常, 常常；往往, 在许多场合
a. [古语]经常的, 常常的
a. [古语]经常的, 常常的
r more often or more frequently
often的用法和样例：
例句
用作副词(adv.)
- 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。
常见句型
用作副词(adv.)
用作状语- I often go swimming in summer.夏天我经常去游泳。
- We often go there.我们常去那儿。
- 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。
- We have often been there.我们经常在那里。
- I have to get there often.我不得不经常去那儿。
- 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。
- These types of dogs often have eye problems.这种狗的眼睛好多都有毛病。
- He writes to me often.他经常给我写信。
- He doesn't get drunk often.他不常喝醉。
- 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。
- It very often rains here in April.这儿四月份常下雨。
- I haven't been there very often.我近来不常到那儿去。
- I met him quite often while I was in Beijing.我在北京期间经常碰到他。
- Often did we warn them not to do so.我们曾多次警告他们不要这么做。
- Often had I intended to speak of it.我常想说说这件事。
- Often Tom doesn't take medicine, but sometimes he does.汤姆有时不肯服药,有时肯服药。
- Children often dislike tomatoes.孩子们一般来说不喜欢西红柿。
- Americans are often very tall.美国人多半个子很高。
- It's often difficult to translate poems.翻译诗歌在许多情况下都是困难的。
- Perry is a good football player.佩雷一直是一个优秀的足球运动员。
- A bold venture is often successful.大胆的投机经常获得成功。
- The disease is often fatal.这种病经常致死。
- Old houses are often damp.旧房大都潮湿。
- How often do you go there?你多久去那里一次?
- How often does this magazine come out?这本杂志多长时间出一期?
- How often have you been there?你到那里去过多少次了?
- 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。
- Is it often that I have a chance to see him?我常有机会见到他吗?
常用短语
用作副词(adv.)
as often as- 每次,每当 each time that; as many times as
- 往往,多半 very frequently
- 有时,偶尔 sometime
- 往往,多半 very frequently
词汇搭配
用作副词 (adv.)
～+动词- often come经常来
- often go经常去
- often hear经常听见
- often meet经常遇见
- often rain经常下雨
- often write to sb经常给某人写信
- often damp通常很潮湿
- often difficult通常很难
- often tall通常很高
经典引文
Oftenest..he wished he were a vigorous young man of genius.
出自：H. JamesI am often assumed to be Welsh.
出自：Day LewisThrough this voyage I had been..changing the sails more often.
出自：F. ChichesterFrancis..often either lay down or took a short walk.
出自：E. BowenI heard about it often enough.
出自：E. Figes