单词 | intermittent |
释义 | intermittent From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishintermittentin‧ter‧mit‧tent /ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt◂ $ -tər-/ adjectiveSOMETIMESstopping and starting often and for short periods SYN sporadic The weather forecast is for sun, with intermittent showers. —intermittently adverbExamples from the Corpusintermittent• She is the sort of person who works with intense but intermittent effort.• After two days of intermittent fighting, order was finally restored.• The afternoon will be warm but unsettled, with intermittent light rain.• There were clouds and intermittent rain during the festival.• There will be intermittent thunderstorms throughout the day.Origin intermittent (1500-1600) Latin present participle of intermittere, from mittere “to send” |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含170365条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。