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词汇 irregularity
释义 irregularity
noun
uk /ɪˌreɡ.jəˈlær.ə.ti/ us /ɪˌreɡ.jəˈler.ə.t̬i/

irregularitynoun (SHAPE)


[ C or U ]
the quality of not being regular in shape or form, or an example of this: 不规则;不整齐
The pictures showed cracks and other irregularities in otherwise perfectly regular crystals.这些图片表明:除了一些裂缝及凹凸不平之处,这些等轴晶系晶体无可挑剔。
The west of the island is famous for the irregularity of its coastline.岛的西部因其曲折的海岸线而著名。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Rough, irregular and uneven
abrasion
abrasive
abrasiveness
arrhythmic
bumpy
jagged
jaggedly
jaggy
jerky
knobbly
pockmarked
raggedly
raggedness
raggedy
roughness
rugged
scratchy
unsteady
wonkiness
wonky

irregularitynoun (RULE)


[ C or U ]
something that is not correct or acceptable: 违规;不合常规
The inspectors found several irregularities in the business accounts.检查人员在业务账目中发现了几处违规。
The irregularity of(= the lack of rules for) English spelling means that it is easy to make mistakes.英语拼写没有规律可循意味着很容易拼错。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Faults and mistakes
(that's) your hard luckidiom
aberration
Achilles heel
adrift
black mark
blemish
errata
erratum
error
failing
false move
malaprop
miscue
misfunction
misperception
misprint
that's/it's your funeral!idiom
typo
uncorrectable
uncorrected

irregularitynoun (TIME/SPACE)


[ U ]
the fact that something does not happen at regular times不定期;无规律
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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

irregularity | Business English


irregularity
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ɪˌreɡjəˈlærəti/us
something that is not according to usual rules or what is expected, and often not acceptable:
The company discovered accounting irregularities going back three to four years.

Examples of irregularity


irregularity
Then he started from the bottom where the irregularities were greater.
We also discuss the formation of medium-sized irregularities and show that they are closely connected to striations.
Studies of the solar dynamo, which explains the periodic occurence of these phenomena, have shown that the solar activity cycle could have phases of irregularities.
We have discussed the formation of seed medium-sized irregularities in the vicinity of striations.
The liver in particular, but also other organs such as lung, kidney, spleen and reproductive and intestinal tracts, were examined for lesions or irregularities.
Many of these campaign practices also characterised the 1996 elections, though the registration of voters and ensuing procedures involved far fewer irregularities.
Even when newer riddims with simple chordal ostinatos came to predominate, tonal irregularities still occurred.
The reason advanced was that there were a number of irregularities (viz. unauthorised sub-letting).
Reflections ultimately determine the disposition of the columns, and on close inspection the pattern of the travertine floor slabs has irregularities.
In these the king, though guilty of undoubted irregularities, had shown himself willing to redress legitimate grievances.
Absorption from these depot injections is, however, irregular, resulting in side effects which include bleeding irregularities, amenorrhea, and possible difficulties with subsequent fertility.
Furthermore, these irregularities can not only exist over all ages, but are also apparent at different ages in different calendar years.
In the former, the "irregularities" have a penal meaning.
A significant number of cases have also been based on serious election irregularities not of a criminal nature.
On occasion, the identity of a stripe is also questionable, par ticularly where there are sequence irregularities.
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Collocations withirregularity


irregularity

These are words often used in combination with irregularity.

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financial irregularity
He concluded that the allegations of financialirregularity were unfounded.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
minor irregularity
Election day itself was remarkably free of incidents, and only very minor irregularities were found in the process of voting.
other irregularities
Absolutely no evidence has been produced of any other irregularities.
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Hansard archive

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