frequent

adj.

1. 频繁的；经常发生的
   happening or doing sth often
   1. He is a frequent visitor to this country.
      他常常访问这个国家。
   2. Her calls became less frequent.
      她打电话的次数减少了。
   3. There is a frequent bus service into the centre of town.
      公共汽车有很多班次开往市中心区。
   4. How frequent is this word (= how often does it occur in the language) ?
      这个单词出现的频率如何？

verb

1. 常去，常到（某处）
   to visit a particular place often
   1. We met in a local bar much frequented by students.
      我们在学生经常去的一家酒吧里相遇。

The adjective is pronounced /'friːkwənt/. The verb is pronounced /frɪ'kwent/. 形容词读作/'friːkwənt/。动词读作/frɪ'kwent/。


1. ADJ-GRADED 经常性的;频繁的
   If something is frequent, it happens often.
   1. Bordeaux is on the main Paris-Madrid line so there are frequent trains...
      波尔多位于巴黎到马德里的铁路主干线上，来往列车频繁。
   2. He is a frequent visitor to the house.
      他是这家的常客。
2. VERB 常到;常去;常出入于
   If someone frequents a particular place, they regularly go there.
   1. I hear he frequents the Cajun restaurant in Hampstead.
      我听说他经常光顾汉普斯特德的卡津餐厅。

1. Eleanor would later blame her mother-in-law for her husband's frequent absences.
   埃莉诺过后会因丈夫经常不在家而责怪婆婆。
2. Ageing aircraft need more frequent safety inspections.
   老化的飞机需要更加频繁地进行安全检查。
3. He described in chilling detail how he attacked her during one of their frequent rows.
   他绘声绘色地描述他们又一次吵架的时候，他是如何痛揍她的，让人听得胆战心惊。
4. Bordeaux is on the main Paris-Madrid line so there are frequent trains
   波尔多位于巴黎到马德里的铁路主干线上，来往列车频繁。
5. He is a frequent visitor to the house.
   他是这家的常客。
6. I hear he frequents the Cajun restaurant in Hampstead.
   我听说他经常光顾汉普斯特德的卡津餐厅。
7. The jet-setting couple made frequent appearances in the gossip columns.
   这对穿梭于各国的富豪夫妇经常出现在八卦专栏。
8. The engineer and his son held frequent consultations concerning technical problems
   工程师和他的儿子经常就技术问题互相征求意见。
9. She gives frequent performances of her work, both at home and abroad
   她经常在国内外演出自己的作品。
10. His threats become more intense, agitated, and frequent.
    他发出的威胁更显言辞激烈、焦虑不安，也更为频繁。
11. He took frequent junkets with friends to exotic locales.
    他经常和朋友们到一些具有异国情调的地方公款游玩。
12. His frequent brushes with death are the stuff of legend among the press.
    他频繁地与死神擦肩而过，成了报章杂志的热门猛料。
13. Their love-making became less and less frequent.
    他们做爱的频率越来越低。
14. Before long we all grew bored with his frequent recital of the foods he couldn't eat
    他总是唠叨自己不能吃的那些食物，不久我们所有人都听烦了。
15. There will be more frequent rounds of inspection by our security personnel.
    我们的安全人员会进行几轮更加频繁的检查。
16. There was frequent thunder and lightning, and torrential rain.
    雷电交加，大雨倾盆。
17. As a student I lived in Oxford but was a frequent visitor to Belfast.
    求学时我住在牛津，但常常去贝尔法斯特。
18. Rains are frequent here in spring.
    这儿春季雨水勤。
19. They love each other despite their frequent quarrels.
    吵架归吵架，可他俩还是很相爱。
20. The two factories maintain frequent contacts.
    两个厂经常打交道。
21. Our factory has frequent contacts with the neighbouring villages.
    我们厂和附近村庄经常来往。
22. There are frequent contacts between the peoples of the two countries.
    两国人民之间交往频繁。
23. The most frequent reaction causing the self-sealing of rocks with high secondary permeability is argillization.
    这种发生频率很高的、使次生渗透性能良好的岩体产生自封闭现象的反应就是泥岩化。
24. He had frequent attacks of malaria.
    他常患疟疾。
25. Overcharging customers is a frequent occurrence in tourism-peak season.
    旅游旺季宰客行为时有发生。
26. She is a frequent visitor to our house.
    她是我们家的常客。
27. Rain is frequent in summer.
    夏季雨水勤。
28. He is a frequent visitor to our home.
    他是我们家的常客。
29. Since winter began, there have been frequent traffic accidents.
    入冬以来，车祸迭起。
30. Mary and I have frequent quarrels, but they soon blow over.
    我和玛丽常吵架，但吵了过后很快就算了。

  haunt frequent【导航词义：经常光顾】

  haunt v. 常到，出没

〔辨析〕主要指鬼魂等经常出没于某处。

  frequent v. 〈正式〉常到，常去

〔辨析〕指频繁地光顾某处。

verb

1. be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
   1. She haunts the ballet

   Synonym:    haunt

2. do one's shopping at

   Synonym:    patronizepatroniseshopshop atbuy atsponsor

adj

1. frequently encountered
   1. a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'

2. coming at short intervals or habitually
   1. a frequent guest
   2. frequent complaints