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once in a while
Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | once in a while - now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"at times, from time to time, now and again, now and then, occasionally, on occasion |
Translationsonce (wans) adverb1. a single time. He did it once; If I could see her once again I would be happy. 一次 一次2. at a time in the past. I once wanted to be a dancer. 曾經 曾经 conjunction when; as soon as. Once (it had been) unlocked, the door opened easily. 一旦 一旦at once immediately. Go away at once! 立刻 立刻(just) for once as an exception. Why can't you be nice to her for once? 僅這一次(作為例外) 仅这一次（作为例外） once and for all once and finally. Once and for all, I refuse! 永遠地 永远地once in a while occasionally. I meet him once in a while at the club. 偶爾 偶尔once in a while
(every) once in a whileOccasionally; sometimes. I don't travel often, but every once in a while I just need to get away from the city. My mom has sweets once in a while but mostly eats only healthy foods.See also: once, whileonce in a whileOccasionally, not very often, as in Once in a while I enjoy going fishing. [Mid-1800s] Also see every now and then; from time to time. See also: once, whileonce (or every once) in a while from time to time; occasionally. 1989 Annie Dillard The Writing Life Every once in a while Rahm saw a peephole in the clouds and buzzed over for a look. See also: once, while(every) ˌonce in a ˈwhile occasionally: We go to the theatre once in a while, but there’s not much worth seeing. OPPOSITE: all the timeSee also: once, whileonce in a while
Synonyms for once in a whileadv now and then or here and thereSynonyms- at times
- from time to time
- now and again
- now and then
- occasionally
- on occasion
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