| 词汇 | fitfully |
| 释义 | fitfully adverb uk /ˈfɪt.fəl.i/ us /ˈfɪt.fəl.i/ in a way that often stops and starts and is not regular or continuous: 断断续续地;一阵阵地;间歇地 sleep fitfullyShe slept fitfully throughout the night and arose before dawn.她整夜都睡得不安稳，在黎明前就起床了。 He has appeared in public only fitfully in recent years.近几年来，他只是偶尔出现在公众面前。 See fitful It's a lively show, and fitfully funny. The rescue plan has progressed fitfully in recent weeks. Negotiations were moving fitfully until September. Frequency & regularity - general words (as) regular as clockworkidiom -ly clockwork endemically erratic erratically fitful irregular irregularly like clockworkidiom many many a timeidiom on-off periodic periodically prevalence regularity religiously unsynchronized would fitfully | American Dictionaryfitfully adverb us/ˈfɪt·fə·li/ for short, brief periods: She slept fitfully. Examples of fitfullyfitfully Possible answers to this question emerge only fitfully. By experiencing manly behavior as an instinctive expression of his body, the barbaric hero finds his fulfillment suddenly, fitfully, in moments of stress. Events moved more slowly and fitfully in the southern province. By the 1990s, this hypothesis was only fitfully espoused by most creolists, due in part to problems with sociological plausibility and discrepancies in historical documentation. Then, often fitfully, administrators established district-level law panels (divided when necessary into different ethnic sections). The consultation process that has been proceeding fitfully is widely regarded as a charade and it has been the source of considerable bitterness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The words "museums"and"art galleries" have surfaced fitfully from time to time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now it fitfully and unconvincingly preaches what we practise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the latter half of last year the gloom fitfully lightened here and there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He oscillates from spirited independence, which he shows fitfully, to extraordinary obsequious acts of reparative guilt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But, almost invariably, at the moment of their highest success they suddenly and silently disappear, to return only fitfully and at prolonged intervals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is not refreshed, dozes fitfully through the day, and by night he cannot get to sleep. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It increases the number of elderly people living alone who fret at night—sleeping fitfully, woken by every little noise, afraid of becoming a victim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is to this second course that we have drifted, somewhat fitfully, in the period since. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the last half of last year things moved painfully slowly and fitfully, but nevertheless in the right direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of fitfully These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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