spasmodic
adjective /spæzˈmɒdɪk/
/spæzˈmɑːdɪk/
- happening suddenly for short periods of time; not regular or continuous
一阵阵的;阵发性的;断断续续的 - a spasmodic interest in politics
对政治断断续续的兴趣 - There was spasmodic fighting in the area yesterday.
昨天,那一地区发生过零星的战斗。 - The training given was spasmodic and followed no organized pattern.
给予的训练是间歇性的,没有遵循有组织的模式。
- a spasmodic interest in politics
- (specialist) caused by your muscles becoming tight in a way that you cannot control
痉挛(性)的 - spasmodic movements
痉挛性动作
- spasmodic movements
词源late 17th cent.: from modern Latin spasmodicus, from Greek spasmōdēs, from spasma, from span ‘pull’.