• 基础释义
• 例句
• 同义词
• 反义词
• 同义词解析
• 柯林斯词典释义
• 英汉词典释义
• 英英词典释义

• a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children 只有偶尔被孩子们吸鼻子的声音打破的寂静
• Everything was quiet, aside from the occasional sound of a car in the distance. 除了远处偶尔有汽车的声响外, 四周一片寂静。
• The street slept in darkness,aside from the occasional twinkling of lights from two or three windows. 除了两三个窗户里有灯光偶尔闪烁一下,街上一片漆黑。
• This thing isn't occasional. 这件事不是偶然的。
• That sort of thing is quite occasional and not regular. 那种事十分偶然, 没有规律。
• The weather was good except for an occasional shower. 除下了一阵大雨外, 天气还是很好的。
• occasional contraband 战时特别禁运品
• I don’t smoke cigarettes, but I’m not averse to the occasional cigar. 我不吸烟, 但我不反对偶尔抽一支雪茄。
• In an effort to fulfill his duty as son - in - law , Hung - chien paid occasional visits to the Suns. 鸿 渐 勉尽半子之职, 偶到孙家一去.
• Fifth Avenue, save for an occasional cab or foot passenger, was bare. 第五大道上, 除了偶尔有辆公共马车或者有个步行的过路人之外, 已经空空荡荡.

• adj.
  occasional的同义词之：偶尔的,随机的,不常的
  random, infrequent, unwonted, periodic, sporadic, seldom, intermittent, unfrequent, casual, unusual, irregular, odd, chance, fitful,
  occasional的同义词之：引起...的,激发的,推动的,开始的
  effecting, impulsive, prompting, effectuating, germinal, driving, beginning, propulsive, causative, eliciting, starting, causal, influential, motivating,
  occasional的同义词之：纪念的,有目的的,特殊的,庆典的,即席的
  festive, purposive, extempore, commemorative, memorial, impromptu, extemporary, extemporaneous, holiday, special,
  occasional的同义词之：补充的,额外的,暂时的
  accessory, temporary, supplemental, spare, extraneous, extra, provisional, added, additional, incidental, annexed, supplementary, casual, part-time, auxiliary, surplus,
• occasional的同义词之：其他释义
  mushroom, contingent,

• adj.
  occasional的反义词之：偶尔的;临时的
  customary,
• occasional的反义词之：其他释义
  customary,

• 以下这些形容词均包含 "稀罕的，很少发生" 的意思
  occasional：指偶然、不时或间或发生的事，侧重无规律可循。
  uncommon：指一般不发生或很少发生的事情，故显得独特、异常与例外。
  scare：指暂时不易发现、不存在或数量不足，供不应求的东西。
  rare：指难得发生的事或难遇见的人或事，侧重特殊性。

• ADJ-GRADED
  偶尔的；间或的；有时发生的
  Occasional means happening sometimes, but not regularly or often.
  例句
  I've had occasional mild headaches all my life... 间或发作的轻微头疼困扰了我一辈子。 Esther used to visit him for the occasional days and weekends. 埃丝特过去会偶尔在周末或别的日子来探望他。

• adj.
  偶尔的, 不经常的
  This thing isn't occasional. 这件事不是偶然的。

• Adjective
  1. occurring from time to time;
  "took an occasional glass of wine"
  2. occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals;
  "episodic in his affections""occasional headaches"
  3. employed in a specified capacity from time to time;
  "casual employment""a casual correspondence with a former teacher""an occasional worker"