| 单词 | fitful |
| 释义 | fitful adjective uk/ˈfɪt.fəl/us/ˈfɪt.fəl/oftenstoppingandstartingand nothappeningin aregularorcontinuousway: 断断续续的；一阵阵的；间歇的fitfulbreathing没有规律的呼吸 a fitfulsleep时睡时醒 Frequency & regularity - general words
fitful| American Dictionaryfitful adjective us/ˈfɪt·fəl/going off and onirregularly: Herbreathingis fitful. Examplesoffitfulfitful The throbbing stream echoes the pulsing rhythms of the "tumultuous seas," and an ordered metrical structure governs what had at first appearedfitfulrhythmic motions. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, the government carried on with itsfitfulcampaigns of prosecution. From theCambridge English Corpus They were worn out by years of fighting and frustrated by the indecisiveness of thefitfulcampaigns. From theCambridge English Corpus In short, such religions aren't 'fitful' on my account, for they have no practices that constitute fit. From theCambridge English Corpus As these analysts suggest, this process isfitful, not linear and, as such, is not part of the standard internalist story. From theCambridge English Corpus The politics of opposition were somewhatfitfulduring this period, with political associations never really taking off. From theCambridge English Corpus What followed was a haphazard process of announced economic adjustment, followed byfitfulimplementation and calls for more private-sector investment. From theCambridge English Corpus Thefitfuland irregular incidents of the market cannot for the greater part be reduced to order, and brought directly within the grasp of scientific machinery. From theCambridge English Corpus If workers who were paid according to production gained more from thisfitful, even speculative, extension of the working day, those who worked for fixed wages were exploited more intensively. From theCambridge English Corpus The incidence of this tax is arbitrary andfitful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot regard anyfitfulcontacts which may occur, or which have occurred, as being satisfactory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will entrench democracy and the principles of a modern economy in countries whose attachment to both has beenfitfulthroughout the 20th century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The prospects of agriculture are gloomy to-day, but there arefitfulgleams of light and hope. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is rather that the patient's mind is uncertain; it isfitful; it is variable; it has little certainty or clearness of purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When one is dealing withfitfulpower, there has to be standby plant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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