| 单词 | occasional |
| 释义 | occasional (əkeɪʒənəl ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Occasional means happening sometimes, but not regularly or often. I've had occasional mild headaches all my life. Esther used to visit him for the occasional days and weekends. Synonyms: infrequent, odd, rare, casual occasionally adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 He still misbehaves occasionally. I'll occasionally go to a local jazz evening with a friend. Synonyms: sometimes, at times, from time to time, on and off Collocations: occasional basis The club would meet in restaurants, hotels or bars and consisted of a core group of members, with other firms invited to join on an occasional basis. Times, Sunday Times Others, however, publish on an irregular and occasional basis, as the completion of editorial work allows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wigs are worn by some people on a daily or occasional basis in everyday life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pier was used on an occasional basis before the wooden structure deteriorated and was demolished in 1976. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has been held on an occasional basis since its inauguration in 1992. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Going to work can be draining, but invariably you get the occasional break and stimulating, adult conversation. The Sun Not always, but just for an occasional break. ST I also admire the good sense of those who choose to take the occasional break. Times, Sunday Times If people took the occasional break from inventing, improving, innovating, refining, tweaking, enhancing, and instead just let things be for a while, maybe life would flow more smoothly. Times, Sunday Times The group has performed about two plays every year since 1930, sometimes more, with only the occasional break. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And yes, for those who enjoy an occasional drink, there's no ban on alcohol. The Sun These days, it means really going out of your way to look after your customers, buying them the occasional drink and engaging properly with them. Times, Sunday Times I have the occasional drink and sleep seven hours a night. The Sun We even had time for an occasional drink, a show and even a movie - on our own. The Sun Surely he could handle an occasional drink? Times, Sunday Times Political apathy, chronic hypochondria and the occasional outbreak of dry-goods hoarding. Times, Sunday Times He's mixed devastation with occasional outbreaks of beauty in the four matches he's played. Times, Sunday Times It was, in the main, a pretty dire game, punctuated by occasional outbreaks of better stuff. Times, Sunday Times After that the kicking started, with occasional outbreaks of football. The Sun The country suffered occasional outbreaks of acute diseases (such as plague in 1994). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the rest of the world, most references are just to the scientific name, though with occasional reference to the above names. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Occasional references to relationships indicate a family tree, but the references are conflicting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are occasional references, in various spellings, in other apocryphal manuscripts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its history has otherwise unfolded so closely to that of the real world that the series contains occasional references to popular culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There have been occasional references to the event. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Woozy electronics are an occasional reminder that music has moved on, but the songs without them are far more fun. Times, Sunday Times Occasional reminders of the full extent of the opposition's weakness might have helped to maintain perspective. Times, Sunday Times There were, however, occasional reminders of the nasty world outside. Times, Sunday Times There were occasional reminders of the mounted infantry origins of this class of soldier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He specialises in looking beyond the obvious — and in this, the first of an occasional series, he shows how it's done. Times, Sunday Times Two entries for our occasional series on parochial headlines, where the national story becomes very local. Times, Sunday Times The first in an occasional series of interviews with judges. Times, Sunday Times Annals of incomprehensibility, an occasional series. The Times Literary Supplement In an occasional series, we'll pick our favourite letters and advise you how to look your best with our beautiful solutions. The Sun You'll hear lapping water and the occasional splash of a fin. Times, Sunday Times The three en suite bedrooms have sturdy wood-framed beds and come with the occasional splash of local art. Times, Sunday Times The occasional splash of pink was probably not a nod to the common sight of sunburn in the city this week. Times, Sunday Times He had a sharp eye for interesting situations and human characteristics, with an occasional splash of roguish humor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His pictures are drawn using charcoal with occasional splashes of colour on pages torn out of old books, and an eight-minute animation takes him nine months to complete. Times, Sunday Times What began as an occasional treat soon becomes a necessity. Times, Sunday Times Who says being healthy means missing out on the occasional treat? Times, Sunday Times With my plan, you can enjoy eating good food, work out around your lifestyle and have the occasional treat when you need it. The Sun An occasional treat, yes, but eating in class? Times, Sunday Times Junk food should be an occasional treat, not the basis of a family's diet. The Sun There's nothing wrong with the occasional trip to a fast food outlet but it can easily become a way of life. The Sun For many retired motorists it means letting go of a symbol of their independence, even if they only make the occasional trip to the local shops. Times,Sunday Times Their lives are divided between months on the range and the occasional trip into town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was sufficient passenger service for people who had to make an occasional trip but was much too expensive for daily use or what we would now call commuters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also moved farther away from the workplace, meaning that they contributed to urban sprawl and clocked up more miles on their occasional trips to the office. Times, Sunday Times That said, the same study could find no evidence that occasional use increased the risk, and many of those studied were on other medicines too. Times, Sunday Times She was a sub-tenant who had let it to students and only retained a room for her own occasional use. Times, Sunday Times The bank's three deputy governors also make occasional use of them. Times, Sunday Times They are designed for very specific, short-term, occasional use. The Sun It needs to be comfortable on the road, with rear seats for occasional use. Times, Sunday Times Apart from the occasional visit, they mostly kept in touch via email. Times, Sunday Times They are urged to keep holidays 'normal' and to make the occasional visit to the supermarket. Times, Sunday Times Inevitably, a backlash began with some expressing dismay that guests expected their hosts to keep five-star facilities for an occasional visit. Times, Sunday Times The more serious new consumers are taking things well beyond the back-garden vegetable patch and an occasional visit to the farmers' market. Times, Sunday Times He had few interests beyond maths and the occasional visit to the bowling green, but even that stopped in his last 20 years. Times, Sunday Times Last night, he was only an occasional visitor to his technical area, with his hands in his pockets taking the evening air and enjoying a break from the recent rain. The Sun The nurses would then be supplemented by visits from the consultants, junior doctors and the physiotherapists, phlebotomists, cleaners, perhaps even (but now prohibited) the occasional visitor. Times,Sunday Times All that hassle for reduced heating bills and the occasional visitor? Times, Sunday Times Another occasional visitor was the heir to the throne. Times, Sunday Times There are also small hotels and guest houses for occasional visitor who can swim during the day and stroll along the beach or into the village in the evenings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 偶尔的 Japanese: 時折の |
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