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

• 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。
• Since then there has been a very modest and fitful "recovery" that has failed to take us back to the earlier peak.
  自那之后，“复苏”的脚步一直十分缓慢且时断时续，我们从未回到以往的顶峰。
• 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。
• 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。
• When she came back she was herself again. 'Do you not think you are just a wee bit capricious, fitful, Tess?
  苔丝进来时，她已经恢复平静了。你不觉得你有点儿喜怒无常吗，苔丝？
• 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。
• Characterized by fitful, jerky movements. Elevation: The height a diver achieves from a take-off.
  跳跃的，跳动的：具有一阵阵的跳动的特征的起跳高度：一名跳水运动员起跳时所达到的高度。
• 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；
• Our Pearl is a fitful and fantastic little elf, sometimes.
  我们的珠儿有时候是个一阵阵让人捉摸不定的小精灵。
• 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。