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单词 sporadic
释义
sporadic
adjective
uk
/spəˈræd.ɪk/us
/spəˈræd.ɪk/
happeningsometimes; notregularorcontinuous:
偶尔发生的；阵发性的；断断续续的
sporadicgunfire零星的炮火
a sporadicelectricitysupply不稳定的电力供应
More than 100peoplehave beenkilledthisyearin sporadicoutburstsofethnicviolence.今年有超过100人在零星爆发的种族暴力中丧生。
Synonym
occasional
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continual
continuousadjective(NOT STOPPING)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Frequency & regularity - general words
  • (as) regular as clockworkidiom
  • -ly
  • clockwork
  • endemically
  • erratic
  • erratically
  • fitful
  • frequency
  • irregular
  • irregularity
  • irregularly
  • like clockworkidiom
  • many
  • on and offidiom
  • on-again, off-again
  • on-off
  • periodic
  • periodically
  • religiously
  • would
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sporadically
(Definition ofsporadicfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sporadic| American Dictionary

sporadic
adjective
us
/spəˈræd·ɪk/
nothappeningorappearingin apattern; notcontinuousorregular:
She makes sporadictripstoEurope.
Thestormcausedsporadicfloodingthroughouttheregion.

sporadically

adverbus
/spəˈræd·ɪk·li/
I’ve beenworkingsporadically thisyear.
(Definition ofsporadicfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsporadic

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These results are useful for description of electron-beam propagation in the solar corona, which is a source ofsporadicradiation.
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These instances were perhaps not that unusual andsporadic.
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The present study corroborates the findings of many earlier studies of risk factors forsporadiccampylobacter infections in other countries.
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The disease mostly caused low mortality, occurring assporadicepisodes of sudden death of a few (<10) suckling or weaned piglets.
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In the two decades following the 1934/5 season, the opera receivedsporadicperformances.
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Production/clearing models under continuous andsporadicreviews.
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The diary also contains moresporadicentries over the following 6-7 months (through the age of 3 years).
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Wage cutting in the early 1930s appeared to be almost as competitive as thesporadicwage increases conceded between 1917 and 1919.
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Though most vigilantes are small, loosely organised andsporadic, there are some large formal ones as well.
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The isolates includedsporadicand epidemiologically related strains of both animal and human origin from widespread geographical locations.
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The majority of familial cases are clinically and pathologically very similar tosporadiccases, leading to the hypothesis that they share common pathogenic mechanisms.
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Sporadicflowers occur throughout the year, but peak flowering occurs during the summer months.
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Primarysporadiccases identified during the descriptive investigation were eligible for analysis.
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Unlike the contralateral deficits, which grew more severe at subsequent time points, ipsilateral deficits weresporadicand likely due to chance fluctuations in per formance.
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Among metaphor theorists, there has beensporadicdiscussion of data involving proper names.
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