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单词 occasionally
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Definition of occasionally in English:

occasionally

adverb əˈkeɪʒən(ə)liəˈkeɪʒ(ə)n(ə)liəˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəliəˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəli
  • At infrequent or irregular intervals; now and then.

    we met up occasionally for a drink
    very occasionally the condition can result in death
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Plan was always to live a varied life and to write about it occasionally.
    • Once you chill out and learn to only glance occasionally at the display, it's all much better.
    • Football is occasionally a rough sport, but politics is always a dirty undertaking.
    • I patted it occasionally, which had no impact, and left sticky residue on my palms.
    • Think of me fondly while you're out there in the real world, and send me a postcard occasionally.
    Synonyms
    sometimes, from time to time, (every) now and then, (every) now and again, at times, every so often, (every) once in a while, on occasion, on occasions, on the odd occasion, periodically, at intervals, irregularly, sporadically, spasmodically, infrequently, intermittently, on and off, off and on
    archaic ever and anon
 
 

Definition of occasionally in US English:

occasionally

adverbəˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəliəˈkāZH(ə)nəlē
  • At infrequent or irregular intervals; now and then.

    very occasionally the condition can result in death
    he met her occasionally for coffee
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once you chill out and learn to only glance occasionally at the display, it's all much better.
    • I patted it occasionally, which had no impact, and left sticky residue on my palms.
    • The Plan was always to live a varied life and to write about it occasionally.
    • Think of me fondly while you're out there in the real world, and send me a postcard occasionally.
    • Football is occasionally a rough sport, but politics is always a dirty undertaking.
    Synonyms
    sometimes, from time to time, now and then, every now and then, now and again, every now and again, at times, every so often, once in a while, every once in a while, on occasion, on occasions, on the odd occasion, periodically, at intervals, irregularly, sporadically, spasmodically, infrequently, intermittently, on and off, off and on
 
 
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