now and again

英 美
  • 不时地;时而;偶尔;
  • again adv.再;又
  • and conj.和;加;接着;那么
  • now adv.现在;立刻conj.既然(与that连用)n.现在;此刻adj.目前的;现存的abbr.全国妇女组织(=NationalOrganizationofWomen)
Adverb:
  1. now and then or here and there;

    "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"
    "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"
    "they visit New York on occasion"
    "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"
    "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"

    1. He fluctuated between hope and despair.
      他时而充满希望时而失望。
    2. Her moods kept changing,now happy, now sad.
      她的情绪总是变幻不定,时而欢喜,时而忧伤。
    3. He looked at the girl and smiled.
      他看着那个姑娘并不时地朝她微笑。
    4. Bulges and tentacles of ore extend haphazardly from a central mass.
      矿石的凸出物及细枝不时地从中心块体伸出。

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