adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of), 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 沉默,无言,无表示,无声,沉静,肃静,寂静,缄默;无音信,失去联系,忘却,湮没,无表示,无音讯;[乐]停止;
vt. 使安静;使沉默;压制;
💡 沉默死(si)冷(len-leng)厕(ce)无人知
"There was an awkward silence."
一阵令人尴尬的沉默。
近义:hush, lull, quiet, quieten, shush, still
反义:perturb, shake, agitate, disrupt, disturb, hullabaloo