once in a while

英 [wʌns ɪn ə waɪl]

美 [wʌns ɪn ə waɪl]

偶尔; 间或

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 occasionnow and thennow and againat timesfrom time to time

双语例句

• We must recognize that being lazy may do good to us once in a while.
  我们须承认偶尔懒散对我们是有益的。
• Although I have little time for entertainment, I do go to the theatre once in a while.
  虽然我很少有时间娱乐，但我还是间或去看戏。
• We went to see our English teacher once in a while.
  我们偶尔去看我们的英语老师。
• By the way, you are not a bad person if you say no once in a while.
  顺便说说，如果是不是说“不”，你不是一个坏人。
• Once in a while we had a major blowout.
  我们偶尔会吃顿大餐。
• He is as busy as a bee once in a while.
  他有时也像蜜蜂一样忙碌。
• I have this to tell you, remember it once in a while.
  我将它告诉你，你隔一段时间记一次。
• He looks in on us once in a while.
  他偶尔顺便来看看我们。
• He comes once in a while.
  他偶然来一次。
• In everyday life you may have a brush with other people once in a while.
  在日常生活中，你偶尔会与别人有点小摩擦。