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

• You may discern by a certain fitful glare of the eye and sharp curve of the nose which manifest their descent from the ancient Harpies.
  你可以从他们那种闪闪发亮的目光和弯钩的鼻子看得出来，他们就是古代哈比的后裔。
• The moon was at the full, and the scene was further illuminated by the fitful glare of several torches, stuck on the end of twelve-foot poles.
  月儿滚圆，几根十二英尺高的棍子尖端，插着熊熊燃烧着的火把，把会场照耀得更加明亮。
• 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。
• But avoid overly stressful projects before bed, which may cause you to toss and turn with worry. And don't work on anything with a screen within an hour of bed: Studies show the blue light in screens can lead to fitful sleep.
  但是避免在睡前去想压力很大的项目，这样做可能会让你辗转忧虑。而且，睡前一小时不要对着屏幕做事：研究显示屏幕辐射出的蓝光会让睡眠断断续续。
• 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。
• The profound depth of the minister's repose was the more remarkable, inasmuch as he was one of those persons whose sleep, ordinarily, is as light, as fitful, and as easily scared away, as a small bird hopping on a twig.
  象牧师这样的深沉酣睡，尤其值得注意，因为他属于那种通常睡眠极轻、时断时续，如同在嫩枝上雀跃的小鸟般极易受惊的人。
• Colin drifted off into a fitful sleep
  科林迷迷糊糊地，时睡时醒。
• What you eat or drink in the hours and minutes before bed may make the difference between a restful slumber and a fitful night of tossing and turning.
  在睡前的一段时间里你吃喝了什么对你的睡眠质量有着很大的影响。
• If China's economy achieves sustainable, healthy and rapid growth, the fitful financial system should established to insure the harmony between economic growth and financial development in China.
  处于经济转轨时期的中国经济要实现持续、健康、高速增长，必须建立起与之相适应的金融体系，确保金融发展与经济增长协调匹配。
• 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。