occasional

英 [əˈkeɪʒənl]

美 [əˈkeɪʒənl]

adj.  偶尔的; 偶然的; 临时的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 偶尔的；偶然的；临时的
  happening or done sometimes but not often
  1. He works for us on an occasional basis.
     他在我们这里做临时工。
  2. I enjoy the occasional glass of wine.
     我喜欢偶尔喝一杯葡萄酒。
  3. He spent five years in Paris, with occasional visits to Italy.
     他在巴黎度过了五年，偶尔去意大利看看。
  4. an occasional smoker (= a person who smokes, but not often)
     偶尔吸烟的人

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 偶尔的；间或的；有时发生的
  Occasionalmeans happening sometimes, but not regularly or often.
  1. I've had occasional mild headaches all my life...
     间或发作的轻微头疼困扰了我一辈子。
  2. Esther used to visit him for the occasional days and weekends.
     埃丝特过去会偶尔在周末或别的日子来探望他。

英英释义

adj

• recurring or reappearing from time to time
  1. periodic feelings of anxiety
  Synonym:periodic
• occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
  1. episodic in his affections
  2. occasional headaches
  Synonym:episodic
• occurring from time to time
  1. casual employment
  2. a casual correspondence with a former teacher
  3. an occasional worker
  Synonym:casual

双语例句

• Esther used to visit him for the occasional days and weekends.
  埃丝特过去会偶尔在周末或别的日子来探望他。
• The occasional nude bather comes here
  偶尔会裸泳的那个人到这里来了。
• This thing isn't occasional.
  这件事不是偶然的。
• She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool.
  用在泳池里游一阵后歇一阵的几个空当，她翻完了一本平装本言情小说。
• He supplemented his income with occasional comedy gigs.
  他偶尔会表演单口喜剧赚取外快。
• He should be allowed the occasional treat.
  应该准许他偶尔也轻松一下。
• I drink the occasional wine.
  我偶尔喝葡萄酒。
• Despite an occasional glimmer of hope, this campaign has not produced any results
  虽然偶尔会闪现一丝希望，但是这场宣传活动目前并无任何效果。
• As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss.
  除长出了些许白发外，凯文似乎还患上了间歇性失忆。
• I've had occasional mild headaches all my life
  间或发作的轻微头疼困扰了我一辈子。