frequent

英 [ˈfriːkwənt , friˈkwent]

美 [ˈfriːkwənt , friˈkwent]

adj.  频繁的; 经常发生的
v.  常去，常到(某处)

过去分词：frequented　过去式：frequented　现在分词：frequenting　第三人称单数：frequents　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.3109 / COCA.3272

同义词辨析

hauntfrequent【导航词义：经常光顾】

牛津词典

adj.

• 频繁的；经常发生的
  happening or doing sth often
  1. He is a frequent visitor to this country.
     他常常访问这个国家。
  2. Her calls became less frequent.
     她打电话的次数减少了。
  3. There is a frequent bus service into the centre of town.
     公共汽车有很多班次开往市中心区。
  4. How frequent is this word (= how often does it occur in the language) ?
     这个单词出现的频率如何？

verb

• 常去，常到（某处）
  to visit a particular place often
  1. We met in a local bar much frequented by students.
     我们在学生经常去的一家酒吧里相遇。

柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /'friːkwənt/. The verb is pronounced /frɪ'kwent/. 形容词读作/'friːkwənt/。动词读作/frɪ'kwent/。


• ADJ-GRADED 经常性的;频繁的
  If something isfrequent, 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。
• VERB 常到;常去;常出入于
  If someonefrequentsa 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。

英英释义

verb

• be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
  1. She haunts the ballet
  Synonym:haunt
• do one's shopping at
  Synonym:patronizepatroniseshopshop atbuy atsponsor

adj

• frequently encountered
  1. a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'
• coming at short intervals or habitually
  1. a frequent guest
  2. frequent complaints

双语例句

• He had frequent attacks of malaria.
  他常患疟疾。
• Before long we all grew bored with his frequent recital of the foods he couldn't eat
  他总是唠叨自己不能吃的那些食物，不久我们所有人都听烦了。
• He is a frequent visitor to the house.
  他是这家的常客。
• There will be more frequent rounds of inspection by our security personnel.
  我们的安全人员会进行几轮更加频繁的检查。
• 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。
• There was frequent thunder and lightning, and torrential rain.
  雷电交加，大雨倾盆。
• The jet-setting couple made frequent appearances in the gossip columns.
  这对穿梭于各国的富豪夫妇经常出现在八卦专栏。
• Overcharging customers is a frequent occurrence in tourism-peak season.
  旅游旺季宰客行为时有发生。
• Eleanor would later blame her mother-in-law for her husband's frequent absences.
  埃莉诺过后会因丈夫经常不在家而责怪婆婆。
• As a student I lived in Oxford but was a frequent visitor to Belfast.
  求学时我住在牛津，但常常去贝尔法斯特。