now and then

英[naʊændðen] 美[naʊəndðen]
  • 时而；不时
  • 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)
  • then adv.那么；然后；当时；而且adj.当时的n.当时

详细释义

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"

双语例句

    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. And she litters from time to time.
      还不时随手扔垃圾。
    4. She stumbled and halted in her utterance.
      她说话结结巴巴，还不时停顿。

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