【often音标】 英[ˈɒfn] 美[ˈɔ:fn]
【单词释义】 often是什么意思：
adv.常常；经常；时常；再三
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【近义词解析】
◇ 经常
always (adv. 经常，老是)：尤指总是以惹人厌的方式做某事。
frequently ([专八/GRE]adv. 经常地，频繁地)：强调次数多、间隔短。
often (adv. 经常，多次)：指某事有规律性地或频繁地发生，频度弱于 always。
regularly ([六级/考研]adv. 经常)：强调规律性。It is necessary for office workers to exercise regularly.
【单词例句】
◇ 'Come now,'she said.'Stop crying at once.What's the use of crying?'She was a strange child,and often talked to herself like this.
“噢，现在，”她说。“快别哭了。哭有什么用呢？”她是个挺怪的孩子，总是这样对自己说话。
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ There are some toothbrushes and toothpastes on the market that will literally "brush the teeth away", says Hirschfeld. Highly abrasive toothpastes, which are often marked as "whitening", and hard-bristled brushes are notorious for this, particularly when used together.
赫希菲尔德说，市场上有一些牙刷和牙膏真的会“把牙齿刷掉”。通常标有“美白”字样的高研磨性牙膏，如果再加上臭名昭著的硬毛牙刷，可谓是“事半功倍”。
---- How to properly brush your teeth
◇ Then, as the young lads often do, he looked out for the elder girls. He next flew to the anemones; these were rather sour to his taste.
他像所有的年轻小伙子一样，要寻找年纪较大一点的女子。于是他就飞到秋牡丹那儿去，照他的胃口说来，这些姑娘未免苦味太浓了一点。
---- The Butterfly
◇ His thesis, Abolishing Slavery, met with all professors' approval. After class, he and his companions often played drum music, which was noisy but suitable for his hearing.
他的论文《废除奴隶制》受到所有教授的一致认可。课后，他和伙伴们还常常演奏大声却适合他听觉的鼓乐。
---- Defeat Disability
◇ Her job was hard but worthwhile. She often refers to the connection between her achievement and Lin Qiaozhi, and says that her poor childhood is the bond between her and the poor.
她的工作艰苦却很值得。她常常提到她的成就和林巧芝之间的联系，还总是说她贫穷的童年就是她与穷人之间的纽带。
---- A Woman Doctor-Lina
◇ The name Holland only refers to two of the country's 12 provinces, North-Holland, where Amsterdam is located, and South-Holland, the home of Rotterdam and The Hague. However, the nickname is often used to describe the entire country, officially called the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
“荷兰”这个名字仅指该国12个省中的两个省，即阿姆斯特丹所在的“北荷兰省”，以及鹿特丹和海牙所在的“南荷兰省”。 然而，这一名称却经常被用来代指整个国家。荷兰的官方全称为尼德兰王国。
---- Netherlands doesn't want you to call it Holland anymore
◇ There is no rigid definition of the words, but there are some general attributes for each. A college is typically a four-year school that offers undergraduate degrees like an associate or a bachelor's. (Community colleges are often two-year schools.)
这两个词没有严格的定义，但却有各自的属性。北美的college一般指提供本科学位（比如准学士学位或学士学位）的四年制大学。（社区学院通常是两年制高校）。
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?
◇ You probably know better than to eat a strawberry straight from of the carton without washing it. Fruits and veggies are often coated in harmful pesticides to ward off pests when they're growing. These chemicals are not exactly safe for human consumption either.
你可能很清楚，买来的草莓不能不洗就从盒子里拿着吃。水果和蔬菜在生长过程中常常被喷上有害的农药以抵御害虫。实际上，人类摄入这些化学物质也并不安全。
---- How to washing your fruits and veggies
◇ The findings also showed that orange is most often associated with happiness, while pink is viewed as the sexiest, and the colors people around the world most associated with luxury are white, purple, and orange.
研究结果还表明，橙色通常与幸福感有关，而粉红色则是性感的代名词。全世界的奢侈品都离不开白色、紫色和橙色。
---- What is the world's most relaxing color?
◇ And, in subsequent years, it was adopted in the US as a goal to promote good health. It's often the default setting on fitness trackers, but what's it really based on?
在随后的几年里，它成为一种促进健康的目标在美国被采纳。健身追踪器的默认设置也是一万步，但这背后真正的原理是什么呢？
---- How Many Steps You Need To Take A Day To Maintain Good Healt