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单词 erratic
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Definition of erratic in English:

erratic

adjective ɪˈratɪkəˈrædɪk
  • Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

    her breathing was erratic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Other grandparents fear the regular and erratic comings and goings and demands of the unfit parents of their grandchildren.
    • About 50 minutes later, just as people outside realized there was a problem, the elevator stopped its erratic movements.
    • My sleep patterns have been so erratic this week that I've felt physically sick at times.
    • Rapid eye movement sleep is characterized by a highly erratic breathing pattern and could not be simulated with current technology.
    • I did not know then that he had an erratic sleep pattern.
    • As the herd gained momentum the bells on the lead cows rang out louder and the erratic clanging became a regular tolling.
    • Her blood pressure resumed its former erratic pattern.
    • Steady breezes create regular rollers, while erratic squalls thrust up chaotic surges.
    • I tried for a few photographs to show my appreciation but there was a frisky breeze, too light to notice if it were not for the constant erratic movement of flowers and leaves.
    • The vehicle he was driving was stopped because of an erratic driving pattern typical of someone under the influence.
    • A wave of hands suddenly rose high in the air as each one moved about in erratic and unpredictable movements, each as unique as the children's personality.
    • I think I prefer to see him as one of those ageing mongrels one sees with creaky back legs, white whiskers and erratic bowel movements.
    • He still has this erratic speech pattern, the fluttering of the eyes, and he's the most appalling speechmaker.
    • Just take for instance, the erratic rain pattern that hit parts of the country in the last farming season.
    • The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us, but the erratic weather pattern has ensured there is still a lot of corn to cut and straw to gather.
    • Of course, if that kind of erratic weather pattern appeared during winter, then I guessed that a blizzard would appear.
    • Global warming is also implicated in increasingly erratic arctic weather patterns.
    • Now scientists say the warming trend, if it continues, will increase the erratic weather patterns.
    • The Alice Springs district is dry for much of the year, and has an erratic rainfall pattern, with a slight summer maximum.
    • Room's movements were becoming more erratic and convulsive, and he seemed to have entered a trance-like state.
    Synonyms
    unpredictable, inconsistent, changeable, variable, inconstant, uncertain, irregular, unstable, turbulent, unsteady, unsettled, unreliable, undependable, changing, ever-changing, volatile, varying, shifting, fluctuating, fluid, mutable, protean, fitful, wavering, full of ups and downs
    mercurial, capricious, whimsical, fickle, flighty, giddy, impulsive, wayward, temperamental, highly strung, excitable, moody
    informal blowing hot and cold
    technical labile
    rare fluctuant, changeful
noun ɪˈratɪkəˈrædɪk
Geology
  • A rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action.

    the source of stone for the whetstones may have been glacial erratics
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Huge glacial erratics, boulders unlike most of the other rocks in their surroundings, stand in mute testimony to their cross-country transport by advancing ice.
    • The road itself twisted and contorted as much as the river as it dodged through and around clusters of trees and boulders: indigenous and erratics.
    • The rocks weighed about 40 kg and included two large pieces of unaltered vesicular basalt with many small attached organisms and numerous smaller rocks including a few glacial erratics.
    • I stayed off the glacier, stumbling down the left moraine, often catching myself with my arms just before slamming into glacial erratics.
    • In the absence of other sources of building stone, glacial erratics have been extensively used in Finland and northern Poland.

Derivatives

  • erraticism

  • noun
    • Is it a degree of erraticism to just fire your defense team, fire your security guards, then new security guards were hired, then they were fired, then a new team brought in.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But his brilliance was often offset by his erraticism, and this erraticism infuriated her.
      • Such erraticism and frivolity is very evident in the American coverage of the economy.
      • Working for Casey was a trial for everybody, partly because of his growing erraticism and partly because of his own rightwing tendencies.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French erratique, from Latin erraticus, from errare 'to stray, err'.

Rhymes

achromatic, acrobatic, Adriatic, aerobatic, anagrammatic, aquatic, aristocratic, aromatic, asthmatic, athematic, attic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, chromatic, cinematic, climatic, dalmatic, democratic, diagrammatic, diaphragmatic, diplomatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, epigrammatic, fanatic, hepatic, hieratic, hydrostatic, hypostatic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, isochromatic, lymphatic, melodramatic, meritocratic, miasmatic, monochromatic, monocratic, monogrammatic, numismatic, operatic, panchromatic, pancreatic, paradigmatic, phlegmatic, photostatic, piratic, plutocratic, pneumatic, polychromatic, pragmatic, prelatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, psychosomatic, quadratic, rheumatic, schematic, schismatic, sciatic, semi-automatic, Socratic, somatic, static, stigmatic, sub-aquatic, sylvatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, thermostatic, traumatic
 
 

Definition of erratic in US English:

erratic

adjectiveəˈrædɪkəˈradik
  • Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

    her breathing was erratic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Alice Springs district is dry for much of the year, and has an erratic rainfall pattern, with a slight summer maximum.
    • I think I prefer to see him as one of those ageing mongrels one sees with creaky back legs, white whiskers and erratic bowel movements.
    • The vehicle he was driving was stopped because of an erratic driving pattern typical of someone under the influence.
    • Steady breezes create regular rollers, while erratic squalls thrust up chaotic surges.
    • Now scientists say the warming trend, if it continues, will increase the erratic weather patterns.
    • Her blood pressure resumed its former erratic pattern.
    • My sleep patterns have been so erratic this week that I've felt physically sick at times.
    • A wave of hands suddenly rose high in the air as each one moved about in erratic and unpredictable movements, each as unique as the children's personality.
    • Of course, if that kind of erratic weather pattern appeared during winter, then I guessed that a blizzard would appear.
    • Global warming is also implicated in increasingly erratic arctic weather patterns.
    • Other grandparents fear the regular and erratic comings and goings and demands of the unfit parents of their grandchildren.
    • I tried for a few photographs to show my appreciation but there was a frisky breeze, too light to notice if it were not for the constant erratic movement of flowers and leaves.
    • About 50 minutes later, just as people outside realized there was a problem, the elevator stopped its erratic movements.
    • Just take for instance, the erratic rain pattern that hit parts of the country in the last farming season.
    • As the herd gained momentum the bells on the lead cows rang out louder and the erratic clanging became a regular tolling.
    • Room's movements were becoming more erratic and convulsive, and he seemed to have entered a trance-like state.
    • He still has this erratic speech pattern, the fluttering of the eyes, and he's the most appalling speechmaker.
    • The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us, but the erratic weather pattern has ensured there is still a lot of corn to cut and straw to gather.
    • I did not know then that he had an erratic sleep pattern.
    • Rapid eye movement sleep is characterized by a highly erratic breathing pattern and could not be simulated with current technology.
    Synonyms
    unpredictable, inconsistent, changeable, variable, inconstant, uncertain, irregular, unstable, turbulent, unsteady, unsettled, unreliable, undependable, changing, ever-changing, volatile, varying, shifting, fluctuating, fluid, mutable, protean, fitful, wavering, full of ups and downs
nounəˈrædɪkəˈradik
Geology
  • A rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the absence of other sources of building stone, glacial erratics have been extensively used in Finland and northern Poland.
    • The rocks weighed about 40 kg and included two large pieces of unaltered vesicular basalt with many small attached organisms and numerous smaller rocks including a few glacial erratics.
    • The road itself twisted and contorted as much as the river as it dodged through and around clusters of trees and boulders: indigenous and erratics.
    • I stayed off the glacier, stumbling down the left moraine, often catching myself with my arms just before slamming into glacial erratics.
    • Huge glacial erratics, boulders unlike most of the other rocks in their surroundings, stand in mute testimony to their cross-country transport by advancing ice.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French erratique, from Latin erraticus, from errare ‘to stray, err’.

 
 
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