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From time to time, [clause]
From time to time, I like to take a walk in the park.
有时我喜欢在公园里散步。
不时；偶尔；间或
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不时；偶尔；间或
now and then; occasionally
From time to time, I like to take a walk in the park.
有时我喜欢在公园里散步。
不时地,偶尔
now and then or here and there
I like to check my email from time to time to see if there are any important messages.
我喜欢时不时查看邮件，看看是否有重要信息。
From time to time, the manager holds a team meeting to discuss progress.
经理有时候会召开团队会议讨论进展。
We visit our grandparents in the countryside from time to time.
我们偶尔去乡下看望祖父母。
From time to time, I like to take a walk in the park.
有时我喜欢在公园里散步。
She calls me from time to time.
她有时给我打电话。
He from time to time checks his email.
他有时查看他的电子邮件。
Not this
I go there from times to times.
Use this
I go there from time to time.
固定短语 'from time to time' 中 time 用单数，不是复数。中国学习者容易受 'sometimes' 影响而加 s。
Not this
I exercise time to time.
Use this
I exercise from time to time.
固定短语 'from time to time' 必须包含介词 from，不可省略。中国学习者可能受中文 '时不时' 直译影响而漏掉 from。
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固定短语，相当于 sometimes，不要逐词理解为“从时间到时间”。
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