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frequent

adjective

🔊/ˈfriːkwənt/

🔊/ˈfriːkwənt/

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happening or doing something often频繁的；经常发生的
- He is a frequent visitor to this country.他常常访问这个国家。🔊🔊
- Her calls became less frequent.她打电话的次数减少了。🔊🔊
- There is a frequent bus service into the centre of town.公共汽车有很多班次开往市中心。🔊🔊
- How frequent is this word (= how often does it occur in the language)?这个单词出现的频率如何？🔊🔊
opposite infrequent
Extra Examples
- The attacks have become increasingly frequent.袭击变得越来越频繁。
- He was a frequent guest at the palace.他是王宫的常客。
- Power failures are frequent occurrences in the city.这个城市经常停电。
- The case was reviewed at frequent intervals.此案经过了频繁的复查。
- The new job involved frequent absences from home.这项新工作涉及到经常出门在外。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- among
- in
phrases
- at frequent intervals
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘profuse, ample’): from French, or from Latin frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’, of unknown ultimate origin.

frequent

verb

🔊/friˈkwent/

🔊/friˈkwent/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they frequent	🔊/friˈkwent/ 🔊/friˈkwent/
he / she / it frequents	🔊/friˈkwents/ 🔊/friˈkwents/
past simple frequented	🔊/friˈkwentɪd/ 🔊/friˈkwentɪd/
past participle frequented	🔊/friˈkwentɪd/ 🔊/friˈkwentɪd/
-ing form frequenting	🔊/friˈkwentɪŋ/ 🔊/friˈkwentɪŋ/

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frequent something to visit a particular place often常去，常到（某处）
- We met in a local bar much frequented by students.我们在学生经常去的一家酒吧里相遇。🔊🔊
- less frequented roads少人路
- Various native and migratory birds frequent this area.各种各样的本地和候鸟经常光顾此地区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Frequent is used with these nouns as the subject:
tourist
Frequent is used with these nouns as the object:
bar
cafe
restaurant
…
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘profuse, ample’): from French, or from Latin frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’, of unknown ultimate origin.