fitful

英 [ˈfɪtfl]

美 [ˈfɪtfl]

adj.  断断续续的; 一阵阵的; 间歇的

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BNC.22165 / COCA.21528

牛津词典

adj.

• 断断续续的；一阵阵的；间歇的
  happening only for short periods; not continuous or regular
  1. a fitful night's sleep
     夜间时睡时醒

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 断断续续的;间歇性的
  Something that isfitfulhappens for irregular periods of time or occurs at irregular times, rather than being continuous.
  1. Colin drifted off into a fitful sleep...
     科林迷迷糊糊地，时睡时醒。
  2. The government is making slow and fitful progress in these negotiations.
     政府从这些谈判中正取得缓慢的、间断性的进展。

英英释义

adj

• intermittently stopping and starting
  1. fitful (or interrupted) sleep
  2. off-and-on static
  Synonym:interruptedoff-and-on(a)
• occurring in spells and often abruptly
  1. fitful bursts of energy
  2. spasmodic rifle fire
  Synonym:spasmodic

双语例句

• Flocks of cranes fly up from the further river-bank and fitful gusts of wind rush over the heath.
  鹤群从远远的河岸飞起，狂风吹过常青的灌木。
• Through this mist could be seen a white church, here and there roofs of cottages in Borodino, and fitful glimpses came of compact masses of soldiers, and green ammunition-boxes and cannons.
  透过烟雾可以看见白色的教堂，波罗底诺农舍的屋顶，密集的士兵，绿色的子弹箱和大炮。
• I worried half the night and had a fitful sleep.
  我半个晚上都一直在担心，故而时醒时睡。
• When he slept it was short and fitful and then he would awaken, crying again.
  当他睡着时，有片刻间歇，可一当他醒来，就会接着哭。
• A fitful breeze in a scorching-hot day brings some relief from the heat.
  炙热天吹起一阵微风消除一些暑热；
• The dull sky soon began to tell its meaning by sending down herald-drops of rain, and the stagnant air of the day changed into a fitful breeze which played about their faces.
  不久，沉闷的天空开始落下最初的雨点，表示天气真正要下雨了，白天沉闷的空气也变成了一阵阵微风，从他们的面前吹过。
• There's a little teeny light way. shine with a weak or fitful light.
  有一条有微弱的光的路。微弱或者间歇性的发光。
• Colin drifted off into a fitful sleep
  科林迷迷糊糊地，时睡时醒。
• Our target is, under the precondition of reasonable performance and response rapidity, provide a fitful service for the user.
  系统的设计重点是：在保证一定性能和响应速度的前提下，为用户提供适合其使用目的和所处环境的导航服务。
• After analysis, it is considered that the two techniques of rapid thermal annealing and conventional furnace annealing are most fitful and most probably applicable to the industrial productivity of polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells.
  通过分析，认为快速热退火技术和常规高温炉退火技术最适合也最有可能应用于多晶硅薄膜太阳电池的工业生产。