intermittent
adjective /ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt/
/ˌɪntərˈmɪtənt/
- stopping and starting often over a period of time, but not regularly
断断续续的；间歇的 - intermittent bursts of applause
一阵阵的掌声 - intermittent showers
阵雨
Topics Working lifec2- A day of intermittent rainstorms followed.
翌日，暴风雨时起时停。 - The workers had been employed on an intermittent basis for many years.
这些工人已经断断续续地工作了许多年。 - There had been twenty years of intermittent warfare.
战事二十年来时断时续。 - They came under intermittent shellfire.
他们不时遭到炮火袭击。
Collocations DictionaryIntermittent is used with these nouns:- diarrhoea
- pain
- rain
- …
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin intermittent- ‘ceasing’, from the verb intermittere, from inter- ‘between’ + mittere ‘let go’. - intermittent bursts of applause