"time and again"是一个副词短语,表示某件事多次发生、反复出现,强调动作的“重复性”或“频率高”。
中文常译为:屡次;反复;一而再再而三地。
作为副词短语,它主要用来修饰动词或整个句子,位置灵活(句首、句中、句尾均可),但需注意标点和语境的连贯性。
用于强调“重复的频率”,引出后面的动作。
Time and again, she warned me about the dangers of driving too fast.
(她屡次警告我开快车的危险。)
Time and again, the project was delayed due to funding issues.
(这个项目因资金问题反复延期。)
通常放在“主语+谓语”之后,或“助动词+谓语”之间,修饰动词本身。
I have told you time and again not to leave your phone in the car.
(我已经多次告诉你别把手机留在车里。)
He has proved his reliability time and again through his work.
(他通过工作屡次证明了自己的可靠性。)
直接补充说明动作的“重复次数”,简洁自然。
The child asked for ice cream time and again.
(孩子一而再再而三地要冰淇淋。)
Despite failures, they tried to fix the machine time and again.
(尽管失败,他们还是反复尝试修理机器。)
与现在完成时连用(最常见):强调“过去的重复动作对现在的影响”。
例:She has helped us time and again when we were in trouble.
(我们遇到困难时,她多次帮助过我们。)
与一般过去时连用:描述“过去反复发生的动作”。
例:When I was young, my grandma read me stories time and again.
(我小时候,奶奶反复给我读故事。)
与情态动词/助动词连用:增强语气。
例:You should have remembered time and again what I said.
(你本应屡次记住我说的话。)
again and again(最接近,更口语)
over and over again(强调“多次重复”,更正式)
repeatedly(书面语,强调“有规律的重复”)
time after time(与time and again几乎同义,更侧重“每次都发生”)
"time and again"是一个高频实用短语,适用于口语和书面语,核心是突出“动作的重复性”。只要记住它是副词短语(修饰动词/句子),位置灵活,就能轻松运用啦!