frequently

adv.

1. 频繁地；经常
   often
   1. Buses run frequently between the city and the airport.
      公共汽车频繁地来往于市区与机场之间。
   2. some of the most frequently asked questions about the Internet
      有关互联网的最常见的提问

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. Women frequently say that they feel awkward taking the initiative in sex
   女人们经常说她们不好意思在性生活上采取主动。
2. If you travel frequently, find an agency that will change one foreign currency directly into another.
   如果经常旅行，找一家能直接兑换外币的旅行社。
3. He often talks in circles, frequently contradicting himself and often ends up saying nothing.
   他说话经常兜圈子，老是自相矛盾，常常到最后什么也没说。
4. Dry hair can be damaged by washing it too frequently
   干性头发洗得太频繁容易受损。
5. Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.
   如果在政治上对自己有利，各国政府经常忽视其他国家侵犯人权的行为。
6. Research has shown that men are likely to fantasize far more frequently than women
   研究表明男人性幻想的频率要比女人高得多。
7. His refrigerator frequently looked half empty
   他的冰箱里经常半空着。
8. A young baby may frequently get a bout of hiccups during or soon after a feed.
   小婴儿进食过程中或刚刚进食后经常会打嗝。
9. Drug problems frequently interfered with his work
   吸毒问题频频干扰他的工作。
10. As a politician Jefferson frequently lashed out at the press
    作为一个政治人物，杰斐逊常常抨击新闻界。
11. Lean hard-training women athletes may menstruate less frequently or not at all.
    身材瘦削而且训练艰苦的女运动员行经可能不那么频繁，或者根本不来月经。
12. It frequently appears that Bell mistrusts all journalists.
    似乎贝尔常常对所有新闻记者都持怀疑态度。
13. They move house fairly frequently
    他们搬家相当频繁。
14. By this time she was in her nineties and needed help more and more frequently.
    到这个时候她已经90多岁了，越来越频繁地需要帮助。
15. Their work is frequently an obsession that overrides all other considerations.
    他们对工作的痴迷常常超乎其他一切。
16. A sensitive bladder can make you feel the need to pass water frequently.
    敏感性膀胱让你有尿频感。
17. They frequently plumb the depths of loneliness, humiliation and despair
    他们常常陷入孤独、屈辱和绝望的深渊。
18. The most frequently used method is radiocarbon dating.
    最常用的方法是放射性碳定年法。
19. Frequently sufferers of this kind of allergy are also sufferers of asthma.
    患有这种过敏症的人也经常会患有哮喘病。
20. I frequently use sunflowers as symbols of strength.
    我经常用向日葵来作为力量的象征。
21. She has frequently expressed Republican sympathies.
    她多次表达对共和党的支持态度。
22. Basic food products are frequently unavailable in the state shops.
    在国营商店里经常连一些基本食品都买不到。
23. Women are frequently underpaid for the work that they do.
    女性工作所得的报酬常常偏低。
24. He was so engrossed in his work that he frequently stayed up until the small hours.
    他全神贯注地工作，经常工作到下半夜。
25. Recently he comes very frequently.
    最近他来得很勤。
26. I know him, but we dont frequently see each other.
    我认识他，但我俩并不常来常往。
27. She's frequently difficult [ at odds] with me.
    她动辄跟我怄气。
28. Please write to me frequently.
    请经常给我来信。
29. This kind of problem frequently crops up.
    这类问题是经常发生的。
30. Passports are frequently serviceable in proving the identity of the traveller.
    护照往往可用来证明旅行者的身份。

  frequently always often regularly【导航词义：经常】

  frequently adv. 经常地，频繁地

〔辨析〕强调次数多、间隔短。

  always adv. 经常，老是

〔辨析〕尤指总是以惹人厌的方式做某事。

  often adv. 经常，多次

〔辨析〕指某事有规律性地或频繁地发生，频度弱于 always。

  regularly adv. 经常

〔辨析〕强调规律性。

adv

1. many times at short intervals
   1. we often met over a cup of coffee

   Synonym:    oftenoftentimesoftofttimes