oft

英 [ɒft]

美 [ɔːft]

adv.  时常

BNC.16503 / COCA.22123

牛津词典

adv.

• 时常
  often

柯林斯词典

• COMB in ADJ （与过去分词连用构成形容词）表示“时常”，“经常”
  Oft-combines with past participles to form adjectives that mean that something happens or is done often.
  1. The Foreign Secretary's views on the treaty are well-documented and oft-repeated...
     外交大臣就该条约发表的观点有大量记述并被屡屡提及。
  2. It turns out to be a far more irritating poem than its oft-quoted lines suggest.
     结果发现这首诗比起它常被引用的那几句来更加恼人。

英英释义

adv

• many times at short intervals
  1. we often met over a cup of coffee
  Synonym:frequentlyoftenoftentimesofttimes

双语例句

• Many a time and oft have we watched the trees glow as the sun set behind them.
  我们曾多次观看这些树在落日的映照下熠熠生辉。
• I must have been oft for twenty minutes before I recovered consciousness.
  我恢复知觉以前肯定昏迷了有20分钟。
• Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
  那时，约翰的门徒来见耶稣说，我们和法利赛人常常禁食，你的门徒倒不禁食，这是为什么呢。
• The swallow oft beneath my thatch.
  燕子将常驻在我的屋檐下。
• The curse was oft seen in children, especially in damp, cold climes.
  那种诅咒在孩童身上比较常见，尤其是潮湿寒冷的气候里。
• I know not the happiness of the receiver; and oft have I dreamt that stealing must be more blessed than receiving.
  我对领取者的幸福一无所知，我常想偷窃也必定比领取更为快乐。
• As with past investigations, any oft study will find it difficult to prove price fixing.
  与以往的调查一样，英国公平交易办公室进行的任何调查，都将发现证明价格操纵非常困难。
• A slip of the tongue oft bring about unexpected result.
  口误经常产生意外的结果。
• So oft have I invoked thee for my Muse.
  我已经多次祈求你赐我灵感。
• A pirate boat may lurk up any stream, and escaped slaves oft hide amongst the ruins.
  海盗船可能在任何溪流里窥伺，出逃的奴隶则在那些废墟中潜伏。