discontinuity
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ə.ti/us/ˌdɪs.kɑːn.tənˈuː.ə.t̬i/thefactthat somethingchangesorstopsratherthancontinuingin the same way; achangeorstopthatmeanssomething does notcontinuein the same way:
不连贯;间断,中断We wererotatingjournalistsin and out of thearea, whichcreatesdiscontinuity inreporting.我们的记者轮流进出该地区,这造成了报道的不连续性。
Substantialcontrastsexistbetween theoldand newregimesbut thethemeof hisbookis the continuities, as the well as the discontinuities.新旧政权之间存在着巨大反差,但他书的主题不仅是关于这种不连贯性,同样也关于连贯性。
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discontinuous
- Up to 85percentofpatientsvisittheirprimarycaredoctorsbefore asummaryoftheirlasthospitalizationarrives. This discontinuity is a well-recognizedhazard.
- Inourstudywe wereconcernedwith thecontinuityand discontinuity ofdepressionfromadolescenceto earlyadulthood.
- Cheapoilwill notexistforever, and without it wefacea discontinuity in thesystemswedependon indailylife.
- They aretryingtoprepareforuncertainties, discontinuities, andunlikelyor "wildcard"events.
- Theauthorsunderstandthe psychosocialelementsofchangeand the discontinuities inpoweritprovokes.
Causing something to end
- abandon
- abandonment
- all good things (must) come to an endidiom
- and have done with itidiom
- be over the humpidiom
- draw
- killsomethingstone-deadidiom
- knock
- knock off (something)
- lay
- laysomeoneto restidiom
- lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)idiom
- lid
- lift
- raise
- staunch
- stem
- stopper
- stranglesomethingat birthidiom
- subdue