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。
• 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。
• Every now and then light clouds floated across the sky.
  天上时而飘过几片薄薄的白云。
• Now and then she peeped to see if he was noticing her.
  她时不时地偷眼看他是否在注意自己。
• I like to travel every now and then.
  我喜欢时不时旅游。
• I like to go to the cinema now and then.
  我喜欢偶尔去看电影。
• I like to chat with her now and then.
  我喜欢常常和她闲聊。
• 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。
• Heart-rending screams could now and then be heard from the enemy prison in the distance.
  从远处敌人的牢房里不时传来惨不忍闻的尖叫声。
• The fish rises every now and then to gulp air from the surface.
  那条鱼不时浮上来大口呼吸水面上的空气。