now and then

英 [naʊ ənd ðen]

美 [naʊ ənd ðen]

时而;有时

TOEFL

英英释义

adv

• now and then or here and there
  1. he was arrogant and occasionally callous
  2. open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees
  3. they visit New York on occasion
  4. now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us
  5. as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention
  Synonym:occasionallyon occasiononce in a whilenow and againat timesfrom time to time

双语例句

• This section of the road is so norrow that there are bound to be traffic jams now and then.
  这段路太窄，交通有时不免堵塞。
• The deep silence all around was broken now and then by the trills of cicadas.
  四周已然岑寂，惟有几处蝉声，断断续续地送来。
• Even though Joe and I work in the same building, we only see each other now and then.
  虽然乔和我在同一个大厦里工作，我们只是偶尔看到彼此。
• Check back every now and then to talk about what he's learned.
  另外要不时和你的孩子讨论他的学习成果。
• Now and then he picked raspberries in the overgrown garden.
  有时，他会跑到杂草丛生的花园里去采摘悬白子。
• You think I can come by every now and then and visit my kidney.
  你说我能不能时不时来看望一下我的肾。
• Every now and then light clouds floated across the sky.
  天上时而飘过几片薄薄的白云。
• I can handle some noise now and then.
  我能处理一些噪音，然后现在。
• As he marks down the prices, he stops now and then to pack things into a large bag.
  他一边抄价钱，一边不时停下来往一个大袋子里装东西。
• Now and then I referred a client to him.
  我不时地介绍客户给他。