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单词 fitfully
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fitfully
adverb
uk
/ˈfɪt.fəl.i/us
/ˈfɪt.fəl.i/
in a way that oftenstopsandstartsand is notregularorcontinuous:
断断续续地；一阵阵地；间歇地
Shesleptfitfullythroughoutthenightandarosebeforedawn.她整夜都睡得不安稳，在黎明前就起床了。
He hasappearedinpubliconly fitfully inrecentyears.近几年来，他只是偶尔出现在公众面前。
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  • It's alivelyshow, and fitfullyfunny.
  • Therescueplanhasprogressedfitfully inrecentweeks.
  • Negotiations weremovingfitfully untilSeptember.
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(Definition offitfullyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fitfully| American Dictionary

fitfully
adverb
us
/ˈfɪt·fə·li/
forshort,briefperiods:
Shesleptfitfully.
(Definition offitfullyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffitfully

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Possible answers to this question emerge onlyfitfully.
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By experiencing manly behavior as an instinctive expression of his body, the barbaric hero finds his fulfillment suddenly,fitfully, in moments of stress.
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Events moved more slowly andfitfullyin the southern province.
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By the 1990s, this hypothesis was onlyfitfullyespoused by most creolists, due in part to problems with sociological plausibility and discrepancies in historical documentation.
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Then, oftenfitfully, administrators established district-level law panels (divided when necessary into different ethnic sections).
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The consultation process that has been proceedingfitfullyis widely regarded as a charade and it has been the source of considerable bitterness.
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The words "museums"and"art galleries" have surfacedfitfullyfrom time to time.
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Now itfitfullyand unconvincingly preaches what we practise.
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During the latter half of last year the gloomfitfullylightened here and there.
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He oscillates from spirited independence, which he showsfitfully, to extraordinary obsequious acts of reparative guilt.
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But, almost invariably, at the moment of their highest success they suddenly and silently disappear, to return onlyfitfullyand at prolonged intervals.
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He is not refreshed, dozesfitfullythrough the day, and by night he cannot get to sleep.
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It increases the number of elderly people living alone who fret at night—sleepingfitfully, woken by every little noise, afraid of becoming a victim.
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It is to this second course that we have drifted, somewhatfitfully, in the period since.
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During the last half of last year things moved painfully slowly andfitfully, but nevertheless in the right direction.
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