sometimes

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
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有时;偶尔

释义与例句

adv. 有时;偶尔
on some occasions but not always; now and then
  1. I sometimes take the longer route home so that I can walk along the canal.
    我有时会选择较长的回家路线,好沿着运河走一段。
  2. Sometimes the early train is delayed by frost on the tracks.
    有时早班火车会因轨道结霜而晚点。
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  1. She sometimes works in the garden until it is too dark to see the tools.
    她有时在园子里干活,直到天黑得看不见工具。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 sometimes 带 -s,表示频率“有时”;sometime 指“某个时间”;some time 分开写常指“一段时间”。先判断句中谈频率、时间点还是时长,再选择形式。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • occasionally 偶尔;间或
    sometimes 泛指有些情况下会发生,可涵盖较低或中等频率;occasionally 强调不经常、间或发生,通常比 sometimes 所表达的频率低。always 是“总是”,sometimes 则明确不是每次都这样。
    We occasionally eat lunch on the terrace when the weather is warm. 天气暖和时,我们偶尔在露台上吃午饭。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • sometime 在某时;改天
    sometimes 是频率副词,表示“有时”,可放在句首、主语后或实义动词前;sometime 指过去或将来的某个不确定时间点,常回答“什么时候”。比较 I sometimes visit(我有时去)与 I will visit sometime(我某个时间去)。
    Let us visit the new botanical garden sometime next month. 我们下个月找个时间去参观新建的植物园吧。
  • some time 一段时间;某个时候
    some time 分开写时常表示“一段时间”,time 是可被 some 修饰的名词,可回答“多久”;sometimes 合写表示频率“有时”。比较 Sometimes it takes hours(有时要花几小时)与 It takes some time(要花一段时间)。
    It took us some time to remove all the labels from the glass jars. 我们花了一段时间才去掉玻璃罐上的所有标签。
常见搭配
  • sometimes ... and sometimes ... 有时……有时……
    The path is sometimes muddy and sometimes covered with fallen branches. 这条小路有时泥泞,有时覆盖着落下的树枝。
  • sometimes called 有时被称为
    This coastal plant is sometimes called sea lavender because of its purple flowers. 这种海滨植物因开紫色花,有时被称为海薰衣草。
  • sometimes difficult 有时困难;有时很难
    It is sometimes difficult to find a quiet seat in the library during examinations. 考试期间,有时很难在图书馆找到安静的座位。