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always, incessantly, constantly ☊ luôn luôn ☊
一向 → ☊ yi1xiang4 always (previously); a period of time in the recent past ☊ Luôn luôn ☊
向来 → ☊ xiang4lai2 always (previously) ☊ Luôn luôn ☊
往常 → ☊ wang3chang2 habitually (in the past); as one used to do formerly; as it used to be ☊ Luôn luôn ☊
始终 → ☊ shi3zhong1 from beginning to end; all along ☊ Luôn luôn ☊
总是 → ☊ zong3shi4 always ☊ Luôn luôn ☊
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OXF3000: luôn luôn always
OXF3000N luôn luôn always
OXF3000D: luôn luôn always immer
OXF3000D: luôn luôn always stets
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like: luôn luôn → →
immer ☊ luôn luôn ☊ 一直 ☊ yìzhí
immer ☊ luôn luôn ☊ ☊
Für Fragen stehen wir jederzeit zur Verfügung. ☊ Nếu anh / chị cần hỏi gì thêm nữa chúng tôi luôn luôn sẵn sàng giải đáp. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1359)
I'm always having to clean up after the children (= clean the place after they have left it dirty and untidy). ☊ after ☊
The baby always has an afternoon nap. ☊ afternoon ☊
It's a mistake they almost always make. ☊ almost ☊
Did you always want to be an actor? ☊ always ☊
I'll always love you. ☊ always ☊
Incense always had associations with religion for him. ☊ association ☊
assume sth: Don't always assume the worst (= that sth bad has happened). ☊ assume ☊
chain sb/sth: The doors were always locked and chained. ☊ chain ☊
Social workers must always consider the best interests of their clients. ☊ client ☊
The supervisor is always very critical. ☊ critical ☊
depend sb/sth to do sth: You can depend on her to be (= she always is) late. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
depress sb: Wet weather always depresses me. ☊ depress ☊
encourage sb in sth: My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career. ☊ encourage ☊
She has always been scrupulously fair. ☊ fair ☊
It's not fair! He always gets more than me. ☊ fair ☊
We can't go on like this—we seem to be always arguing. ☊ go on ☊
Is religion always a force for good? ☊ good ☊
She always has her head in a book (= is always reading). ☊ head ☊
help with sth: He always helps with the housework. ☊ help ☊
Always take care when driving down steep hills. ☊ hill ☊
Do you remember how (= that) the kids always loved going there? ☊ how ☊
She's always on a diet—she has issues about food. ☊ issue ☊
learn (that)...: He'll just have to learn (that) he can't always have his own way. ☊ learn ☊
leave sth until...: Why do you always leave everything until the last moment? ☊ leave ☊
As a boxer, he was always light on his feet (= quick and elegant in the way he moved). ☊ light ☊
Poetry always loses something in translation. ☊ lose ☊
maintain sth: She has always maintained her innocence. ☊ maintain ☊
He always manages to say the wrong thing. ☊ manage ☊
Always follow the manufacturer's instructions. ☊ manufacturer ☊
I always consulted him on matters of policy. ☊ matter ☊
She is always in the news. ☊ news ☊
He had always obeyed his parents without question. ☊ obey ☊
Word always gets out (= people find out about things) no matter how careful you are. ☊ out ☊
Always overtake on the outside. ☊ outside ☊
She always wears her hair pinned back. ☊ pin ☊
My parents always took the position that early nights meant healthy children. ☊ position ☊
The legal profession has/have always resisted change. ☊ profession ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ proportion ☊
recall that...: He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. ☊ recall ☊
Is there always a conflict between science and religion? ☊ religion ☊
respect sb/sth for sth: She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that. ☊ respect ☊
I always roll my own (= make my own cigarettes). ☊ roll ☊
Her life had always run smoothly before. ☊ run ☊
safe (to do sth): It's safe to assume (that) there will always be a demand for new software. ☊ safe ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ sense ☊
It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
She never lets her daughter out of her sight (= always keeps her where she can see her). ☊ sight ☊
At first sight, it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print. ☊ at first sight ☊
Some people never seem to put on weight while others are always on a diet. ☊ some ☊
Always stand up for your friends. ☊ stand up for sb/sth ☊
sure of sth: You're always sure of a warm welcome there. ☊ sure ☊
With him, you should always expect the unexpected. ☊ the ☊
My watch keeps perfect time (= always shows the correct time). ☊ time ☊
The boat bobbed up and down on the water. ☊ up and down ☊
work in sth: I've always worked in education. ☊ work ☊