英语词汇“occasional”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

occasionaladjective

uk/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl//əˈkeɪʒ.nəl/us/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl//əˈkeɪʒ.nəl/

C1 not happening or done often or regularly:

I play the occasional game of tennis.

He has the occasional cigar after dinner.

More examples

I'm not averse to the occasional glass of champagne myself.
Despite occasional patches of purple prose, the book is mostly clear and incisive.
I'm trying to train my boyfriend to do the occasional bit of housework.
Despite the occasional longueurs, this is an impressive first novel.
He strolled through the fields, potting at the occasional rabbit.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Rarely & infrequently

(every) now and then/again idiom
blue
ever and anon
every
few
fit
in/by fits and starts idiom
infrequent
occasion
occasionally
odd
odd jobs
once
once in a blue moon idiom
one-shot
rarely
seldom
ship
sometimes
stop-and-go

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单词	occasional
释义	English American occasionaladjective uk/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl//əˈkeɪʒ.nəl/us/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl//əˈkeɪʒ.nəl/ C1 not happening or done often or regularly: I play the occasional game of tennis. He has the occasional cigar after dinner. More examples I'm not averse to the occasional glass of champagne myself. Despite occasional patches of purple prose, the book is mostly clear and incisive. I'm trying to train my boyfriend to do the occasional bit of housework. Despite the occasional longueurs, this is an impressive first novel. He strolled through the fields, potting at the occasional rabbit. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Rarely & infrequently (every) now and then/again idiom blue ever and anon every few fit in/by fits and starts idiom infrequent occasion occasionally odd odd jobs once once in a blue moon idiom one-shot rarely seldom ship sometimes stop-and-go See more results » occasionaladjective [ not gradable ] us/əˈkeɪ·ʒə·nəl/ not happening often or regularly: occasional snowstorms His job requires occasional trips to the West Coast.
随便看	have your back to/against the wall have your business, sensible head on have your business, sensible, etc. head on have your cake and eat it have your cake and eat it (too) have your cake and eat it too have your day in court have your differences have your eye on something have your eye on sth have your fair share of sth have your feet on the ground have your fill of something have your finger on the trigger have your fingers in the till have your hands full have your hands full have your hands/fingers in the till have your head (buried/stuck) in a book have your head buried/stuck in a book have your head in a book have your head in the clouds have your head screwed on have your head screwed on (the right way) have your head screwed on the right way

occasionaladjective

occasionaladjective [ not gradable ]