off and on

英[ɒfændɒn] 美[ɔːfəndɑːn]
  • 断断续续;不时地
  • and conj.和;加;接着;那么
  • off adv.表示状态的关闭或离开prep.离开;在...之外adj.空闲的;离开的;关闭的v.离开;脱下
  • on prep.在...之上;由...支撑着;在(某一天);关于;基于adv.穿着;向前(移动);表示持续性adj.表示已连接、处于工作状态或使用中;发生;值班
Adverb:
  1. not regularly;

    "they phone each other off and on"

    1. He had been work here,on and off,for two years.
      他在这儿断断续续工作了两年。
    2. I began to write intermittently and spasmodically.
      我开始断断续续地写了起来。
    3. The rebels made regular attacks on the railways.
      叛军不时地袭击铁路。
    4. He looked at the girl and smiled.
      他看着那个姑娘并不时地朝她微笑。

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