频度副词( Adverbs of Frequency )表示动作发生或状态存在的频繁程度.这类副词(词组)中,有的所表示的频度很明确,例如:once,twice,three times a day,every week,every other day 等;有的所表示的频度比较含糊,例如:often,usually,always,sometimes,now and then 等.
1 . Never(0) 从来都不,决不.该词位于句首时,句子的主谓语要倒装.例如:Never have I met such a strange man.(我从没见过这样奇怪的人.)
2 . at no time (0) 从不,任何时候都不( =not at any time ).该词组置于句首时,句子的主谓语要倒装.例如:
At no time has he said such words.(他在任何时候都没有说过这种话.)
3 . seldom/rarely(5%) 很少,难得.这两个词均有否定意思,置于句首时,句子的主谓语要倒装.例如:
My family seldom go to the movies.(我们家很少去看电影.)
Seldom/Rarely does she eat breakfast on workdays.(工作日期间她几乎不吃早餐.)
4 . hardly ever (5%) 几乎不,难得( =almost never ).例如:
I hardly ever see her nowadays.(近来我很少见到她.)
5 . once in a while (5%) 偶尔,有时,间或.例如:
I went to see him once in a while.(我偶尔去看他.)
6 . from time to time (10%) 时常,有时.例如:
He dropped in on me from time to time.(他有时顺便来看我.)
7 . sometimes (20%) 有时.例如:
On weekends sometimes we stay at home,and we visit our friends sometimes.(周末我们有时在家,有时去会朋友.)
8 . at times (20%) 有时,偶尔.例如:
I do feel a little nervous at times.(我有时的确感到有点紧张.)
9 . now and then (20%) 时而,不时.该词组前面有时可与 every 连用.例如:
He raised his eyes every now and then while reading.(他看书时不时地抬起头来歇歇眼睛.)
10 . as often as not (50%) 往往.例如:
As often as not the buses are late on foggy days.( 每遇多雾天气,公交车往往晚点.)
11 . more often than not (55%) 多半.例如:
More often than not they help us.(他们经常帮助我们.)
12 . constantly (60%) 时常,不断地.例如:
The teacher is constantly asked for explanation of the text by his students.(学生们不断地要老师讲解课文.)
13 . frequently (60-70%) 时常,频繁地.该词强调一段时间内动作发生的频繁程度.例如:
Advertisements appear frequently on the TV screens.(电视屏幕上广告频频出现.)
14 . often (60-70%) 经常.强调习惯性,有时相当于 very frequently .其反义词为 seldom .例如:
My grandma often says,“I love books.They give me knowledge and make me happy.” (奶奶常说,“我喜欢书,书给我知识,使我快乐.”)
15 . usually (80%) 通常.例如:
What time do you usually get up on Sundays?(你周日通常几点起床?)
16 . almost always (90%) 几乎总是.例如:
Those who are almost always thinking of others should be the more,the better.(几乎总是为别人着想的人越多越好.)
17 . always (100%) 总是.其反义词是 never .例如:
No matter what the weather is like,you can always find surfers out riding the waves.(无论天气怎样,你总是可以看到冲浪运动员外出冲浪.)
18 . all the time (100%) 始终;一直;在全部时间内.例如:
Our knowledge of the universe is growing all the time.(人类对宇宙的认识一直在增加.)