(1)常常，时(经)常(many times;frequently;repeatedly)：She～has headaches.她经常头痛。She is～late.她经常迟到。You must visit your dentist more～.你应该更加经常去看牙医。How～do you wash your hair? 你隔多长时间洗一次头发? O～she would weep when alone.她一个人时常常落泪。〖同〗freqnently，repeatedly;〖反〗never，rarely，seldom，occasionally;

(2)在很多情况下(in many cases)：American girls are～very pretty.美国女孩子往往很漂亮。Small children～dislike vegetables.小孩子一般都不喜欢吃蔬菜。

as often as 每当： As～as I saw him I found him taller.我每次见到他，他都又长高了。

as often as not;more often than not 往往，大半(多)：More～than not，he was drunk when I met him .我每次遇见他时，他几乎都醉醺醺的。

every so often 偶尔，有时，不时：Every so～，she spends a weekend in London.她偶尔在伦敦度周末。