now and again

英 [naʊ ənd əˈɡen]

美 [naʊ ənd əˈɡen]

时而；偶尔；有时

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 thenat timesfrom time to time

双语例句

• On my way home from school, I called on Granny Li now and again.
  在放学回家的路上，我时而去看望李奶奶。
• There were mainly foreigners living there, so we could chat with them now and again.
  那里进进出出都是外国人，我们可以时不时和他们搭讪聊天。
• I earn enough to push the boat out now and again.
  我挣的钱足以时不时摆摆阔了。
• Now and again a strange bird flew past, otherwise there was no sign of life.
  天上时而飞过一种怪鸟，除此之外就没有任何生命的痕迹了。
• But don't worry people in Britain tend to only have brunch now and again.
  不过不用担心，在英国有些人有时就只吃早午餐。
• You had to put a shilling in the meter every now and again.
  你每隔一段时间就得往煤气表里放1个先令。
• You know, it wouldn't kill you to call me "mom" now and again.
  你知道吗，叫我一声妈妈不会死人的。
• We've got little bits, but it's only now and again, and never current stuff.
  我们搞到了一点点儿，但只是偶尔能搞到，而且从来都不是当前情况。
• You got to order something every now and again.
  你就得时不时地卖些东西。
• There are many things these days but I still have a strong warm feeling now and again.
  这几天事情真的很多，但仍然时不时有一种很强烈的温暖的感觉。