on occasion

英[ɒnə'keɪʒən] 美[ɑːnə'keɪʒən]
  • 偶尔;有时
  • occasion n.场合;时机;理由;机会;盛大场面vt.引起;致使
  • on prep.在...之上;由...支撑着;在(某一天);关于;基于adv.穿着;向前(移动);表示持续性adj.表示已连接、处于工作状态或使用中;发生;值班
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 worked on his book by fits and starts.
      他偶尔写一写他的书。
    2. He looks in on us once in a while.
      他偶尔顺便来看看我们。
    3. Heat sometimes causes a prickly rash on the skin.
      热有时使皮肤上生剌痛的疹子。

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