| 单词 | occasional |
| 释义 | occasional (once / 90 pages) adj When something happens from time to time on an irregular basis, we say it is an occasional occurrence. For example, you might have an occasional lunch with a friend. If your friend ever picked up the bill, maybe it would happen more often. Occasional is a few steps removed from the Latin cadere, "to fall." So you might think of something occasional as something that happens "to fall" just whenever it happens to fall. Speaking of falling, Voltaire once wrote, "The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination." An occasional election might do in a pinch. WORD FAMILYoccasional: occasionally+/occasion: occasional, occasioned, occasioning, occasions USAGE EXAMPLESOccasional use of over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream helps calm the itch. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) In “The Elephant in the Room,” Ronson tracks Jones at Trump campaign events and steals occasional conversations with him, his entourage and his faithful. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) That would restore the court’s long-held position as a generally conservative court capable of the occasional liberal surprise. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj occurring from time to time an occasional worker Syn casual irregular contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice 2adj occurring from time to time took an occasional glass of wine Syn infrequent not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals 3adj occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals occasional headaches Syn episodic unpredictable not capable of being foretold 4adj recurring or reappearing from time to time Syn periodic sporadic recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances |
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