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English translation for "时而"

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1.(事情重复发生)from time to time; sometimes; 蔚蓝色的天空中,时而飘过几朵白云。sometimes several clusters of white clouds drift across the blue dky
2.(叠用)now...now...sometimes...sometimes...:天气时而热时而冷。it is sometimes warm and sometimes cold


Related Translations:
觇时而动:  watch for opportunity
时而云内时而云外:  in and out of clouds
天气时而热时而冷it:  is sometimes warm and sometimes cold
相时而动:  adapt oneself to circumstances; wait for the proper moment for action
时而也被冬日阳光般的微笑所融化:  his face was often lit uby a smile like palewintrysunshine
因对方来证不及时而要求延长交期:  a request for an extension of the l/c due to a belated l/c
蔚蓝色的天空中时而飘过几朵白云sometimes:  several clusters of white clouds drift across the blue dky nownowsometimessometimes
Example Sentences:
1.She is delirious , but has lucid intervals .
她神志昏乱,但时而清醒。
2.He stops now and then as though disturbed by pain .
时而停下,好象为疼痛所扰。
3.Gallagher varied between panic and disbelief .
加拉赫时而惶惶不安,时而又疑惑不定。
4.His action was alternatively vivacious and sullen .
他的举动时而轻松愉快,时而阴沉古怪。
5.Every now and again she went upstairs to see if he was still asleep .
时而到楼上看看他是否还在睡着。
6.Her moods kept changing : now happy , now filled with despair .
她的情绪多变,时而高兴,时而感到绝望。
7.Sometimes several clusters of white clouds drift across the blue dky
蔚蓝色的天空中,时而飘过几朵白云。
8.She had a sweet voice, sometimes rapid and sometimes drawling in her throat .
她声音甜润,时而口若悬河,时而拖声拖气。
9.Owen was alternately dejected and maddened by the knowledge of his own helplessness .
欧文因自己一筹莫展,时而烦闷,时而生气。
Similar Words:
"时断时续" English translation, "时断时续地" English translation, "时敦" English translation, "时多郎" English translation, "时多罗" English translation, "时而, 不时地" English translation, "时而,不时" English translation, "时而,偶尔" English translation, "时而,不是" English translation, "时而;断断续续地" English translation