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now and then

/nou/US // naʊ //UK // (naʊ) //

时不时地,间或,时而,时不时

Related Words

today今天,今日,如今,今天的 straightaway直接,直接的,直接就,直接就可以 forthwith立刻,随即,立即,马上 directly直接,直接的,直接进行,直接地 immediately立即,立即进行,立即执行,立即就 instantly瞬间,顷刻间,瞬间就,瞬时 nowadays现今,现在,如今,当今社会 away离开了,离开,离开的时候,走了 first off第一关,首先是,首先 here and now此时此地,此时此刻,此刻,此地此刻 momentarily一时间,一时之间,一时半会 on the double在双倍的情况下,在双倍的,在双胞胎中,在双胞胎上 promptly迅速地,迅速,迅速的,迅速地进行 pronto立即行动,立即,瞬间 right away马上就,马上,马上就有 soon很快,很快就,不久后 any more更多,任何更多,任何更多的,更多信息 at once顿时,顿时就,马上就,立刻就 in nothing flat平白无故,平白无故的,平白无故地,毫不费力地 instanter瞬间,瞬间即逝,瞬间完成,瞬间的

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb

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- : at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
- : without further delay; immediately; at once: Either do it now or not at all.
- : at this time or juncture in some period under consideration or in some course of proceedings described: The case was now ready for the jury.
- : at the time or moment immediately past: I saw him just now on the street.
- : in these present times; nowadays: Now you rarely see horse-drawn carriages.
- : under the present or existing circumstances; as matters stand: I see now what you meant.
- : : Now, you don't really mean that.
- : : Now stop that!

conj.连词 conjunction

1
- : inasmuch as; since: Now you're here, why not stay for dinner?

n.名词 noun

1
- : the present time or moment: Up to now no one has volunteered.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : up-to-the-minute; encompassing the latest ideas, fads, or fashions: the now look; the now generation.

Phrases

now and again
now or never, it's
now that
now you're talking
any day (now)
every now and then
here and now
just now

Synonyms & Antonyms

adv.once in a while

Synonyms

every now and then时不时地,时不时的,时常,隔三差五 every so often每隔一段时间,时常,时不时地,每隔一段时间就会 infrequently罕见地,很少,不常有,不常 intermittently断断续续地,间歇性地,间歇地,断断续续 now and again时常,时不时地,偶尔,时而 occasionally偶尔,偶而,偶尔的,偶尔也会 periodically定期地,定期,周期性地,定期的 sporadically零星地,零星的,零散地,零星 at intervals每隔一段时间,每隔一定时间,间隔 at times时而,时常,有时,有时候 every once in a while时不时地,每隔一段时间,每隔一段时间就会 from time to time时不时地,时常,时不时的,时而 hardly几乎没有,几乎没有什么,几乎没有任何,几乎没有人 irregularly不定期,不定期地,不规则地,不规则的 not often不经常,不常有,不时,不常 off and on关闭和开启,关和开,关闭和打开,关与开 on occasion有时,有时会,时而,有时会有 once and again一次又一次,一次又一次的,一次又一次地,一遍又一遍 once in a blue moon千载难逢的机会,难得一见,千载难逢,千载难逢的好机会 once in a while偶而,偶尔,偶尔会,偶尔的 once or twice一次或两次,一次或者两次,一次或二次,一两次 sometimes有时,有时候,有的时候,偶尔

Examples

I had to stretch to work some of those clues in, like the Erie reference in the NOW clue and the Pinkie Pie reference in the SIS clue, but I did my best to make most of those clues sound natural.
Submission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law.
His discourse is now more detailed: submission, which is the meaning of islam in Arabic, gives him a kind of enjoyment.
He looks like a man who should have had kids, but now never will.
And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
I wonder what that lady is doing now, and if she knows what she set in motion with Archer?
This is the first and principal point at which we can stanch the wastage of teaching energy that now goes on.
Now, it immediately occurred to Davy that he had never in his whole life had all the plums he wanted at any one time.
Now first we shall want our pupil to understand, speak, read and write the mother tongue well.
Not a word now,” cried Longcluse harshly, extending his hand quickly towards him; “I may do that which can't be undone.
Every word that now fell from the agitated Empress was balm to the affrighted nerves of her daughter.

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