Word · Frequency #3109
frequent
常去；经常前往；常到
to visit a place often
- 1.
To visit often.
经常访问。
- 2.
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
光顾
- 3.
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
常去
经常光顾；常去（某商家）购物；经常访问。；光顾；常去；时常来访
In use
She frequents the local library every weekend to borrow new books.
As a coffee lover, he frequented that café almost daily.
We have been frequenting this restaurant since it opened.
Verb forms
base frequent · third person frequents · -ing frequenting · past frequented · past participle frequented
常用作及物动词，意为'常去'。
Connections
Collocations
- frequent a café
- 常去一家咖啡馆；经常光顾咖啡馆
- She likes to frequent a quiet café near the park.她喜欢去公园附近一家安静的咖啡馆。
- frequent the gym
- 经常去健身房
- He frequents the gym three times a week.他每周去健身房三次。
- frequent local shops
- 经常光顾当地商店
- Many residents prefer to frequent local shops instead of supermarkets.许多居民更喜欢光顾当地商店，而不是超市。
- be frequented by tourists
- 常有游客光顾
- The old town square is frequented by tourists all year round.老城广场一年四季都有游客光顾。
- frequent a bar
- 常去酒吧
- They used to frequent a bar in the city center.他们过去常去市中心的一家酒吧。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：频率高所以经常去——frequent 做动词就是"常去、光顾"。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式报告、文学叙事、传记或历史叙述 作动词时，frequent 多用于正式或书面语境，表示“常去、经常光顾”，在口语中较少用；口语中通常用 go to ... often/regularly 或 visit ... regularly。
Grammar Note
常接表示地点或场所的名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
词尾 -quent 在 subsequent、consequent、eloquent 中都读作 /kwənt/，与 frequent 词尾相同，但这个音节不重读，因此它们并不押韵。注意形近词：sequence 读 /ˈsiːkwəns/（不是 /kwənt/），queen 和 quiet 虽以 /kw/ 开头，但后接元音不同，读音差别很大。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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