时而 meaning in English
1.（事情重复发生）from time to time; sometimes; 蔚蓝色的天空中，时而飘过几朵白云。sometimes several clusters of white clouds drift across the blue dky
2.（叠用）now...now...sometimes...sometimes...:天气时而热时而冷。it is sometimes warm and sometimes cold
Examples
- She is delirious , but has lucid intervals .
她神志昏乱，但时而清醒。 - He stops now and then as though disturbed by pain .
他时而停下，好象为疼痛所扰。 - Gallagher varied between panic and disbelief .
加拉赫时而惶惶不安，时而又疑惑不定。 - His action was alternatively vivacious and sullen .
他的举动时而轻松愉快，时而阴沉古怪。 - Every now and again she went upstairs to see if he was still asleep .
她时而到楼上看看他是否还在睡着。