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often often ★★★★★/ɒ̱f(ə)n, AM ɔ͟ːf-/Often is usually used before the verb, but it may be used after the verb when it has a word like ‘less’ or ‘more’ before it, or when the clause is negative.often通常用于动词前，但若前面有less，more等词，或从句为否定形式时，可置于动词之后。1[ADV-GRADED	副词]常常；经常 If something often happens, it happens many times or much of the time.   [ADV before v]They often spent Christmas at Prescott Hill...他们经常在普雷斯科特山过圣诞节。Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards...美国早期的风向标大多截自平直的木板。They used these words freely, often in front of their parents too...这些语词他们随口即出，在父母面前也常常如此。It was often hard to work and do the course at the same time...半工半读常常很艰难。That doesn't happen very often.那样的事并不常见。2[ADV	副词]（用于询问或说明某事发生的频率）（多）常 You use how often to ask questions about frequency. You also use often in reported clauses and other statements to give information about the frequency of something.   [how ADV]How often do you brush your teeth?...你多久刷一次牙？I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes...这种千篇一律的烂笑话我不知道听过多少回了。Unemployed Queenslanders were victims of personal crime twice as often as employed people.在昆士兰，失业人群沦为个人犯罪受害者的可能性比就业人群高一倍。Usage Note :You do not use often to talk about something that happens several times within a short period of time. You do not say, for example, 'I often phoned her yesterday'. You say 'I phoned her several times yesterday' or 'I kept phoning her yesterday'指某事在短时间内数次发生时，不能用often。例如，不能说 I often phoned her yesterday, 只能说 I phoned her several times yesterday（我昨天给她打了好几次电话）或者 I kept phoning her yesterday（我昨天一直给她打电话）。3[PHRASE	短语]（有规律地）有时，偶尔 If something happens every so often, it happens regularly, but with fairly long intervals between each occasion.   [PHR with cl]She's going to come back every so often...她会偶尔回来的。Every so often he would turn and look at her.他会时不时回头看她一眼。4[PHRASE	短语]往往；多半；通常 If you say that something happens as often as not, or more often than not, you mean that it happens fairly frequently, and that this can be considered as typical of the kind of situation you are talking about.   [PHR with cl]Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise...然而，他们发现自己往往不是被赞扬而是遭刁难。Although sometimes I feel like bothering, as often as not I don't...虽然我有时会觉得这是在找麻烦，但是通常并不会这样。Behind many successful men there is, more often than not, a woman who makes this success possible.很多成功男人的背后往往都有一位助他一臂之力的女人。 oftenof‧ten /ˈɒfən, ˈɒftən $ ˈɒːf-/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1if something happens often, it happens regularly or many times  SYN  frequently:  She often works at the weekend. If you wash your hair too often, it can get too dry. How often do you see your parents?quite/very often I quite often go to Paris on business. Robin is a difficult child; you’ve said so yourself often enough (=a lot of times).it is not often (that) It’s not often that a government minister will admit to being wrong.2if something happens often, it happens in many situations or cases:  It’s often difficult to translate poetry.very/quite often Very often children who behave badly at school have problems at home.3all too often (also only too often) used to say that something sad, disappointing, or annoying happens too much:  All too often doctors are too busy to explain the treatment to their patients. This type of accident happens only too often.4every so often sometimes:  An inspector comes round every so often to check the safety equipment.5as often as not (also more often than not) spoken usually:  More often than not the train is late.GRAMMAR: Word order• Often usually comes before a verb:· I often go to bed late.• Often usually comes after the verb ‘be’:· She is often late.• Often usually comes after an auxiliary verb such as ‘do’ or ‘have’: · I have often wondered what happened to him.• Often is used at the beginning of a sentence, especially when something seems surprising: · Often I don’t go to bed until 2 a.m.• Often is also used at the end of a sentence: · Do you go to bed late often?Grammar guide ‒ ADVERBSTHESAURUSoften used when saying that something happens many times: · Gary was often bad-tempered in the morning.· We often meet up for a drink after work.a lot informal often: · I think she likes him – she talks about him a lot.· His wife goes abroad on business a lot.frequently especially written often – used especially in writing or more formal English: · Passengers complain that trains are frequently late.· Older patients frequently forget to take their medicine.regularly often, especially at regular intervals: · Buses run regularly every ten minutes.again and again used to emphasize that someone does something many times, or the same thing happens many times: · She told herself again and again that everything would be all right.· Gunfire rang out across the city again and again.repeatedly especially written used to emphasize that someone does something many times: · His doctor had repeatedly warned him not to work so hard.constantly/continually often over a long period of time – used especially about something that is annoying or causes problems: · They seem to be continually arguing.· It’s hard to keep up with technology when it’s constantly changing.time and time again many times – used when this is annoying or does not have any effect: · He forgets his keys time and time again.· I tell students time and time again to keep careful notes.to often happen or do somethingtend to do something to often do a particular thing and be likely to do it: · Dave tends to arrive late so don’t worry.· Girls tend to be better at languages than boys.have a tendency to do something to often do something, especially something that is not good, and be more likely to do it than other people or things: · Some people have a tendency to put on weight.· This type of cloth has a tendency to shrink.be inclined to do something to do something fairly often or be fairly likely to do it, especially because this is part of your character: · Teenage boys are inclined to take risks.· She was inclined to giggle in class.have a habit of doing something used when saying that something has happened many times before and is likely to happen again: · Ben had a habit of coming home drunk.· Life has a habit of surprising people.be prone to something to be more likely to have problems: · Some older computer systems were prone to go wrong.· The fitter you are, the less you are prone to injury.· plants that are prone to disease

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Collins	often ★★★★★ /ɒ̱f(ə)n, AM ɔ͟ːf-/ Often is usually used before the verb, but it may be used after the verb when it has a word like ‘less’ or ‘more’ before it, or when the clause is negative. often通常用于动词前，但若前面有less，more等词，或从句为否定形式时，可置于动词之后。 1 [ADV-GRADED 副词]常常；经常 If something often happens, it happens many times or much of the time. [ADV before v] They often spent Christmas at Prescott Hill... 他们经常在普雷斯科特山过圣诞节。 Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards... 美国早期的风向标大多截自平直的木板。 They used these words freely, often in front of their parents too... 这些语词他们随口即出，在父母面前也常常如此。 It was often hard to work and do the course at the same time... 半工半读常常很艰难。 That doesn't happen very often. 那样的事并不常见。 2 [ADV 副词]（用于询问或说明某事发生的频率）（多）常 You use how often to ask questions about frequency. You also use often in reported clauses and other statements to give information about the frequency of something. [how ADV] How often do you brush your teeth?... 你多久刷一次牙？ I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes... 这种千篇一律的烂笑话我不知道听过多少回了。 Unemployed Queenslanders were victims of personal crime twice as often as employed people. 在昆士兰，失业人群沦为个人犯罪受害者的可能性比就业人群高一倍。 Usage Note : You do not use often to talk about something that happens several times within a short period of time. You do not say, for example, 'I often phoned her yesterday'. You say 'I phoned her several times yesterday' or 'I kept phoning her yesterday' 指某事在短时间内数次发生时，不能用often。例如，不能说 I often phoned her yesterday, 只能说 I phoned her several times yesterday（我昨天给她打了好几次电话）或者 I kept phoning her yesterday（我昨天一直给她打电话）。 3 [PHRASE 短语]（有规律地）有时，偶尔 If something happens every so often, it happens regularly, but with fairly long intervals between each occasion. [PHR with cl] She's going to come back every so often... 她会偶尔回来的。 Every so often he would turn and look at her. 他会时不时回头看她一眼。 4 [PHRASE 短语]往往；多半；通常 If you say that something happens as often as not, or more often than not, you mean that it happens fairly frequently, and that this can be considered as typical of the kind of situation you are talking about. [PHR with cl] Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise... 然而，他们发现自己往往不是被赞扬而是遭刁难。 Although sometimes I feel like bothering, as often as not I don't... 虽然我有时会觉得这是在找麻烦，但是通常并不会这样。 Behind many successful men there is, more often than not, a woman who makes this success possible. 很多成功男人的背后往往都有一位助他一臂之力的女人。
Oxford	often ★ / ˈɒfn ; NAmE ˈɔːfn ; ˈɑːfn / / ˈɒftən ; NAmE ˈɔːftən ; ˈɑːftən / adverb 1 ★ many times 时常；常常 SYN frequently ◆ We often go there. 我们常去那里。 ◆ I've often wondered what happened to him. 我时常纳闷他出了什么事。 ◆ How oftendo you go to the theatre? 你多长时间看一次戏？ ◆ I see her quite often. 我常常见到她。 ◆ Try to exercise as often as possible. 尽可能经常锻炼。 ◆ We should meet for lunch more often. 我们应该更常相约一起吃午饭。 ◆ It is not often thatyou get such an opportunity. 你得到这样的机会，可不是常有的事。 2 ★ in many cases 往往；大多 SYN commonly ◆ Old houses are often damp. 老房子大多都潮湿。 ◆ People are often afraid of things they don't understand. 人往往对自己不懂的东西感到恐惧。 ◆ All too oftenthe animals die through neglect. 动物因缺乏照料而死亡的事司空见惯。 IDIOMS as ˌoften as ˈnot \| more ˌoften than ˈnot usually; in a way that is typical of sb/sth 通常；往往；一贯 ◆ As often as not, he's late for work. 他上班往往迟到。 ˌevery so ˈoften occasionally; sometimes 有时；偶尔 ☞more at once adv. often oftener oftenest often / ˈɒfn ; NAmE ˈɔːfn ; ˈɑːfn /
LDC	oftenof‧ten /ˈɒfən, ˈɒftən $ ˈɒːf-/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1if something happens often, it happens regularly or many times SYN frequently: She often works at the weekend. If you wash your hair too often, it can get too dry. How often do you see your parents?quite/very often I quite often go to Paris on business. Robin is a difficult child; you’ve said so yourself often enough (=a lot of times).it is not often (that) It’s not often that a government minister will admit to being wrong.2if something happens often, it happens in many situations or cases: It’s often difficult to translate poetry.very/quite often Very often children who behave badly at school have problems at home.3all too often (also only too often) used to say that something sad, disappointing, or annoying happens too much: All too often doctors are too busy to explain the treatment to their patients. This type of accident happens only too often.4every so often sometimes: An inspector comes round every so often to check the safety equipment.5as often as not (also more often than not) spoken usually: More often than not the train is late.GRAMMAR: Word order• Often usually comes before a verb:· I often go to bed late.• Often usually comes after the verb ‘be’:· She is often late.• Often usually comes after an auxiliary verb such as ‘do’ or ‘have’: · I have often wondered what happened to him.• Often is used at the beginning of a sentence, especially when something seems surprising: · Often I don’t go to bed until 2 a.m.• Often is also used at the end of a sentence: · Do you go to bed late often?Grammar guide ‒ ADVERBSTHESAURUSoften used when saying that something happens many times: · Gary was often bad-tempered in the morning.· We often meet up for a drink after work.a lot informal often: · I think she likes him – she talks about him a lot.· His wife goes abroad on business a lot.frequently especially written often – used especially in writing or more formal English: · Passengers complain that trains are frequently late.· Older patients frequently forget to take their medicine.regularly often, especially at regular intervals: · Buses run regularly every ten minutes.again and again used to emphasize that someone does something many times, or the same thing happens many times: · She told herself again and again that everything would be all right.· Gunfire rang out across the city again and again.repeatedly especially written used to emphasize that someone does something many times: · His doctor had repeatedly warned him not to work so hard.constantly/continually often over a long period of time – used especially about something that is annoying or causes problems: · They seem to be continually arguing.· It’s hard to keep up with technology when it’s constantly changing.time and time again many times – used when this is annoying or does not have any effect: · He forgets his keys time and time again.· I tell students time and time again to keep careful notes.to often happen or do somethingtend to do something to often do a particular thing and be likely to do it: · Dave tends to arrive late so don’t worry.· Girls tend to be better at languages than boys.have a tendency to do something to often do something, especially something that is not good, and be more likely to do it than other people or things: · Some people have a tendency to put on weight.· This type of cloth has a tendency to shrink.be inclined to do something to do something fairly often or be fairly likely to do it, especially because this is part of your character: · Teenage boys are inclined to take risks.· She was inclined to giggle in class.have a habit of doing something used when saying that something has happened many times before and is likely to happen again: · Ben had a habit of coming home drunk.· Life has a habit of surprising people.be prone to something to be more likely to have problems: · Some older computer systems were prone to go wrong.· The fitter you are, the less you are prone to injury.· plants that are prone to disease
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