now and then

英 [naʊ ənd ðen]

美 [naʊ ənd ðen]

时而;有时

TOEFL

英英释义

adv

• now and then or here and there
  1. he was arrogant and occasionally callous
  2. open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees
  3. they visit New York on occasion
  4. now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us
  5. as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention
  Synonym:occasionallyon occasiononce in a whilenow and againat timesfrom time to time

双语例句

• Heart-rending screams could now and then be heard from the enemy prison in the distance.
  从远处敌人的牢房里不时传来惨不忍闻的尖叫声。
• I can handle some noise now and then.
  我能处理一些噪音，然后现在。
• I just need you to show up in a cab now and then, too.
  我只是希望你也偶尔能出现在马车中。
• This section of the road is so norrow that there are bound to be traffic jams now and then.
  这段路太窄，交通有时不免堵塞。
• Stir the batter every now and then to keep it from separating
  不时搅动面糊，防止其成分散开。
• We played robber now and then about a month, and then I resigned.
  我们时常装作强盗玩儿，过了一个月我退出了。
• Every now and then you hear some bombs bursting.
  你会时不时地听到一些爆炸声。
• I like to chat with her now and then.
  我喜欢常常和她闲聊。
• I get a strange feeling about this every now and then.
  我时常对这有一种奇怪的感觉。
• Now and then he picked raspberries in the overgrown garden.
  有时，他会跑到杂草丛生的花园里去采摘悬白子。