occasionally

adv.

1. 偶然；偶尔；有时候
   sometimes but not often
   1. We occasionally meet for a drink after work.
      我们下班后偶尔相聚小酌。
   2. This type of allergy can very occasionally be fatal.
      这类过敏症在极个别情况下有可能是致命的。

1. ADJ-GRADED 偶尔的；间或的；有时发生的
   Occasional means 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。

1. There have now been well authenticated reports that the use of this drug is very occasionally responsible for heart attacks.
   现在已有非常可靠的报告证明该药物偶可引发心脏病。
2. He kept on at me to such an extent that occasionally I wished he would get off my back.
   他一直对我唠叨个没完，有时我真希望他不要再烦我了。
3. Occasionally I have to go and ask the boss for a rise.
   有时我不得不找老板要求加薪。
4. Mrs Southern listened keenly, occasionally breaking in with pertinent questions
   萨瑟恩夫人兴致勃勃地听着，间或插话问一些相关的问题。
5. He just calls in occasionally
   他只是偶尔过来坐坐。
6. Roosevelt occasionally attempted to circumvent him.
   罗斯福偶尔会试图避开他。
7. Occasionally I find the commitment and responsibility daunting.
   偶尔我会觉得这一承诺和责任让人望而却步。
8. His prose is vigorous and dense, occasionally to the point of obscurity.
   他的散文文笔有力、内容庞杂，有时几近晦涩。
9. Occasionally they paid for their indiscretion with their lives.
   有时候他们因自己的轻率而搭上性命。
10. He had occasionally tried to intercede for me
    他有时候也极力为我说情。
11. Teenagers occasionally find it all too much to cope with and lapse into bad behaviour.
    青少年偶尔会因感到压力太大无所适从而做出不良行为。
12. Men were standing around, swilling beer and occasionally leering at passing females
    男人们吊儿郎当地站着，大口大口地喝着啤酒，偶尔还对着路过的女性猥亵地笑。
13. My father would occasionally go to his Masonic lodge.
    我爸爸偶尔会到他的共济会分会那里去。
14. We all overindulge occasionally
    我们偶尔都会放纵一下自己。
15. I know that I do put people down occasionally
    我知道我确实偶尔会奚落别人。
16. Occasionally scree fell in a shower of dust and noise
    偶尔会有碎石滚下，扬起大团尘土，噼啪作响。
17. Stir the custard occasionally to prevent a skin forming.
    要不时地搅拌牛奶蛋糊，防止其表面结皮。
18. His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
    他的发言很生硬，有时还打结巴。
19. Occasionally his behavior became so uncontrollable that he had to be placed in a straitjacket.
    他的行为偶尔会变得如此失控，不得不给他穿上约束服。
20. The tone of his book is consistently negative, occasionally arrogant, and often superficial.
    他的书基调一贯是负面消极的，有时还有点儿傲慢自大，且常常流于肤浅。
21. Only occasionally did the telltale redness around his eyes betray the fatigue he was suffering.
    只有从他发红的眼圈上偶尔能看出他非常疲惫。
22. Occasionally Farling threw in a question.
    法林有时会突然冒出个问题。
23. He is titular head, and merely signs laws occasionally.
    他是名义上的首脑，不过偶尔签字批准法律法规。
24. I would have twinges of guilt occasionally
    我时而会感到阵阵内疚。
25. I like playing football best, but occasionally I play table tennis, too.
    我最喜欢踢足球，偶尔也打打乒乓球。
26. There's no harm in your staying up late occasionally.
    偶尔晚睡并无妨害。
27. The family depended on his ability to wangle a few dollars occasionally. With this money, they would eat well and dress well for a while, making a pretence of affluence.
    一家人全靠他在外面讹个钱，诈个财，吃点好的，穿点好的，装门面。
28. Some people attend regularly, others only occasionally.
    一些人是定期参加的，而另外一些人只是偶尔去几次。
29. She is especially good at traditional Chinese landscape painting, but occasionally she does oils too.
    她擅长山水画，偶尔也画画油画。

adv

1. 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:    on occasiononce in a whilenow and thennow and againat timesfrom time to time