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  4. once in a while

once in a while

/wʌns ɪn ə waɪl/
偶尔

I like to treat myself to a fancy dinner once in a while.

我偶尔会给自己订一顿丰盛的晚餐。


非正式

表示某事偶尔发生,不定期地发生。

She calls her parents once in a while to check on them.

她偶尔会给父母打个电话问候一下。

We should take a break from work once in a while.

我们应该偶尔休息一下工作。

通常用于表示不经常但偶尔发生的事情,带有随意或放松的语气。

搭配

once in a while偶尔once in a blue moon很少发生

同义词

occasionallysometimesfrom time to time

反义词

alwaysfrequentlyregularly

相关短语

once in a blue moon短语
非常少见

专业提示

使用场景

适用于日常对话,表示不定期的行为或事件。

词源

由 'once'(一次)和 'in a while'(一段时间内)组成,表示不定期地发生。

用法说明

这个短语通常用于口语中,表示某事不经常但偶尔发生。

单词拆解

once
一次
root
+
in a while
一段时间内
phrase
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