intermittent
adjective
uk/ˌɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈmɪt.ənt/nothappeningregularlyorcontinuously;stoppingandstartingrepeatedlyor withperiodsin between:
间歇的,断断续续的intermittentrain阵雨
an intermittentnoise时断时续的噪音
Although she made intermittentmovieappearances, she wasessentiallyastageactress.她虽然断断续续地在电影中露面,但基本上还是一个舞台演员。
Frequency & regularity - general words
- (as) regular as clockworkidiom
- -ly
- clockwork
- endemically
- erratic
- erratically
- fitful
- frequency
- irregular
- irregularly
- like clockworkidiom
- many
- many a timeidiom
- on and offidiom
- on-off
- periodic
- periodically
- prevalence
- religiously
- would