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

• 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。
• I like to go to the cinema now and then.
  我喜欢偶尔去看电影。
• I like to travel every now and then.
  我喜欢时不时旅游。
• He cleans out his desk drawers every now and then.
  他过些时候就把书桌里的抽屉清理一下。
• Every now and then you seem to lose your Spanish accent.
  有时候，你的西班牙语口音，好像消失了。
• I chat to him at work now and then but I've never seen him socially.
  我偶尔在工作时和他交谈一会儿，但我从未在社交场合上见过他。
• All's I want's a little respect every now and then.
  我想要不过是能时不时的尊重我一下。
• Now and then I referred a client to him.
  我不时地介绍客户给他。
• 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。
• I just need you to show up in a cab now and then, too.
  我只是希望你也偶尔能出现在马车中。