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单词 sometimes
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sometimessome‧times /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Sometimes I drive to work and sometimes I walk.
  • Sometimes I stay late in the library after class.
  • Injuries of this type sometimes take a long time to heal.
  • The journey takes about an hour, sometimes even longer.
  • Traffic noise is sometimes a problem.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And sometimes no purposeful movements result, in which case we talk of deep coma.
  • He walked past the Harris house every day, whistling to himself, and sometimes he stopped to talk.
  • However, men sometimes used this distinction to avoid thinking how to satisfy their partner physically as well as mentally.
  • It seldom rings here, but sometimes the circulating nurse has to answer it and relay a quick question.
  • It was one of those still, lovely evenings that you sometimes get in October.
  • Sheraton sometimes uses canned broth, citing College Inn and Health Valley as her preferred brands.
  • Those who don't, aggravate the pollution, reduce the lives of their cars and sometimes their own lives too.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
on some occasions but not always: · Sometimes, I wish I was still living in Tokyo.· He sometimes plays football with my brother.
(also on occasion written) used about something that only happens a few times. Occasionally is used when something happens more rarely than sometimes: · I prefer trousers but I do wear skirts occasionally.· Occasionally, operations have to be cancelled.· On occasion, prisoners were allowed visits from their families.
(also from time to time) sometimes but not often or regularly: · We still call each other every now and then.· Every now and again, an invention comes along which changes people’s lives completely.· Even experienced doctors make mistakes from time to time.
sometimes at fairly regular periods: · He looked up from his book every so often.· Every so often, a train whizzed past.
if something happens at times, it happens sometimes but is not what usually happens: · The job can be frustrating at times.· At times I’ve wondered whether I made the right decision in moving here.
sometimes but very rarely: · We only see each other every once in a while.
Longman Language Activatorsometimes
on some occasions, but not always: · Sometimes I drive to work and sometimes I walk.· Traffic noise is sometimes a problem.· The journey takes about an hour, sometimes even longer.· Injuries of this type sometimes take a long time to heal.
use this to talk about something that only happens a few times, and does not happen often: · Occasionally we go out to restaurants, but mostly we eat at home.· Kay's moods sometimes made life difficult, and occasionally impossible.very occasionally (=not at all often): · He lives in Australia now, so we only see him very occasionally.
at fairly regular periods but not often: · Every so often, Frank looked up at me and smiled.· The silence was broken every so often by the sound of guns in the distance.
sometimes but not at all often: · It would be nice if we could see each other once in a while.· Teaching art can be fairly dull, but once in a while I come across a talent that really excites me.every once in a while (=fairly rarely): · Every once in a while he disappears for days on end.
if something happens at times , it happens on particular occasions but it is not normal or typical of what usually happens: · In a job like this, you're bound to feel a little stressed at times.· At times even the most talented athletes lose their motivation.
use this to talk about something that sometimes happens that is different from what happens most of the time: · I wear hats now and again, but they don't really suit me.· Now and then she would check on the baby sleeping in the next room.every now and again/every now and then: · Every now and again a passenger would pass through the carriage on the way to the bathroom.
sometimes, but not at all regularly and not very often: · This is the kind of problem that we all have from time to time.· From time to time a helicopter flew by, but mostly the sky remained clear.
especially spoken for short periods, but not continuously or regularly, over a long period of time: · We've been going out together for five years, off and on. · I worked in bars on and off for two years before I decided to go back to college.
words for describing something that happens sometimes but not often
· The prisoners are allowed occasional visits from their relatives.the occasional/an occasional · The street was silent except for the occasional burst of laughter from one of the workmen.· I didn't know Terry very well, but we went out for an occasional drink together.
: the odd drink/game/occasion etc especially spoken a few drinks, games etc at various times, but not often and not regularly: · Jim and I have the odd game of cards together.· We get the odd complaint from customers, but mostly they're very satisfied.
happening for short irregular periods, often with long periods in between, not continuously: · She is the sort of person who works with intense but intermittent effort.· The afternoon will be warm but unsettled, with intermittent light rain.
happening sometimes, usually every few months, years etc: · She suffered periodic bouts of depression.· Periodic failures of the olive crop kept the country in constant debt.· The budget is subject to periodic review.
: casual user/visitor etc someone who does not often use something, visit somewhere etc: · Casual users of the library may not realize that they now need a computerized ticket.· Charging an entry fee for museums will not affect the casual visitor very much.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· Chemical reactions which do not produce quantitative yields are sometimes called non-stoichiometric processes.· This property is sometimes called vigilance.· This emerging kind of organization within production is sometimes called flexible specialization.· Limited assortment stores, sometimes called box stores, stock less than 1500 items; typically they sell no items requiring refrigeration.· The latter type of relationship is sometimes called topological.· During campaign periods, people sometimes call political offices to complain about particularly loud vans, said a Kuroda party officer.
· I hiked across valleys so flat and wide it sometimes felt that I was walking on the spot.· I have sometimes felt your distance, your discomfort with our lives in Virginia.· She felt sometimes that he didn't know how spirited she could be, and this would certainly have shown him!· True, he sometimes felt an unexpected sense of exultant extra life onstage.· It sometimes felt that she was blushing all the time.· She sometimes felt she was with-out great presence in the world, or that she had gone out of style.· Prayer All of us feel sometimes that life is treating us unfairly.· That scary scene in Gibson City was so far in the past, it sometimes felt as if it had never happened.
· Perhaps that's why we sometimes find it hard to talk about her.· None has gone anywhere, though investigators sometimes found merit to the charges.· Even so we do sometimes find admissions that women were doing the more advanced tasks.· Extraordinary Strength Athletes sometimes find themselves in possession of extraordinary strength.· Doreen sometimes finds herself in conflict situations which she finds unusually difficult to manage.· Scholars sometimes find them, too.· They come in two forms, sometimes found in the same lake.· On the other hand, we sometimes find ourselves in the mythosphere!
· This is sometimes referred to as the comfort factor by bankers.· Iridology, sometimes referred to as iris diagnosis, is a non-invasive, painless diagnostic technique, according to practitioners.· He is sometimes referred to as pseudo-Dionysius or pseudo-Denys.· The contract of carriage by road shall be confirmed by a consignment note, sometimes referred to as a waybill.· Many of the houses stand in two side roads on either side of this road, sometimes referred to as King Street.· All these give some idea of possible refugia, sometimes referred to as centres of dispersal.· These conditions are sometimes referred to as the threshold grounds or criteria.
· The women sometimes seem dedicated to beauty and art, both for personal adornment and spiritual symbolism.· The cult of sport sometimes seems to take on the quality of an Orwellian nightmare.· Wall Street and Washington seem sometimes to have been overtaken by outlaws.· Some one polite can make a refreshing change for them from the desperate, angry people who sometimes seem to fill their offices.· Why does it sometimes seem that Robert Mugabe must be the natural leader of this panic-stricken crusade?· And yet it is never very far ahead, indeed sometimes seems not to be ahead of the pursuer at all.· In business life, it sometimes seems how you say something, and to whom, is everything.
· For how much longer, I sometimes think?· I sometimes think that the kits would do a better job of supporting creativity if they contained only half the necessary materials.· I sometimes think that artists could well exhibit a few sketches along with the actual picture.· I sometimes think a blunt instrument would do some good for her.· You'd sometimes think they stage such incidents to persuade us poor bloody electors that they work hard.· I sometimes think it might be better for everyone if I wasn't here.· Only hope she doesn't end up looking like her dad, he thought sometimes with a rich inner guffaw.· I sometimes think most schools are, in different ways.
· A common cause, according to recent research, is the chlorine solution sometimes used to bleach and sterilise corks.· Teachers sometimes used outlines of letters for pupils to follow.· Restrictive covenants are sometimes used in relation to the future use of licensed premises.· The Panthers kept changing up, sometimes using five or six defensive backs on first down.· Although hand printing is sometimes used, all these cards have been produced in three ways.· The idea was most clearly formulated by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, but Charles Darwin sometimes used it, too.· Composers sometimes use an attenuated form of this cluster effect to obscure what would otherwise be perfectly normal chord sequences.· Watercraft are sometimes used to reach victim, who is pulled on to flotation board towed behind.
· Or am I just imagining all this, Ludens sometimes wondered.· I wonder sometimes, wonder how much is fabricated and how much is truth.· I sometimes wonder if she ever eats anything.· Whether this was congenital, stemmed from growing up around a grocery store, or nerve induced, she sometimes wondered.· He sometimes wondered why she hadn't thought of that.· He is in the fifteenth year of his labor and sometimes wonders if he is becoming bodiless.· He wondered sometimes if they even understood the questions.· I sometimes wonder if I should expose my two children to football.
 on some occasions but not always → occasionally:  I sometimes have to work late. Sometimes, Grandma would tell us stories about her childhood in Italy. ‘Do you ever wish you were back in Japan?’ ‘Sometimes. Not very often.’ The journey takes an hour, sometimes even longer.GRAMMAR: Word order• Sometimes usually comes before a verb: · I sometimes see him at the supermarket.• Sometimes can also come after the object of the verb: · I see him sometimes at the supermarket.• Sometimes usually comes after the verb ‘be’:· She is sometimes late.• Sometimes usually comes after an auxiliary verb such as ‘do’ or ‘have’: · The government has sometimes tried to prevent newspapers from publishing stories.• You can also use sometimes at the beginning or end of a sentence: · Sometimes I see him at the supermarket.· I see him at the supermarket sometimes.Grammar guide ‒ ADVERBSTHESAURUSsometimes on some occasions but not always: · Sometimes, I wish I was still living in Tokyo.· He sometimes plays football with my brother.occasionally (also on occasion written) used about something that only happens a few times. Occasionally is used when something happens more rarely than sometimes: · I prefer trousers but I do wear skirts occasionally.· Occasionally, operations have to be cancelled.· On occasion, prisoners were allowed visits from their families.(every) now and then/again (also from time to time) sometimes but not often or regularly: · We still call each other every now and then.· Every now and again, an invention comes along which changes people’s lives completely.· Even experienced doctors make mistakes from time to time.every so often sometimes at fairly regular periods: · He looked up from his book every so often.· Every so often, a train whizzed past.at times if something happens at times, it happens sometimes but is not what usually happens: · The job can be frustrating at times.· At times I’ve wondered whether I made the right decision in moving here.(every) once in a while sometimes but very rarely: · We only see each other every once in a while.
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