Definition of fitful in English:

fitful

adjective ˈfɪtfʊlˈfɪtf(ə)lˈfɪtfəl

Active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady.
一阵阵的；间歇性的；不规律的；不稳定的
a few hours' fitful sleep
时断时续的几个小时的睡眠。
business was fitful
生意时好时坏。
Example sentencesExamples
- Shortly after we finished, we turned in for what proved to be a long night of fitful sleep.
- Last night was particularly disturbing because I had fitful dreams on the edge of consciousness.
- She did not practice at all, and immediately drifted into a restless and fitful sleep, though she did not know why.
- Her sleep is fitful and she often stays in bed until midday, too weak to move or because the pain is too severe.
- She kissed him on his forehead as he slipped back into sleep, taken by fitful dreams of howling in the forest.
- He fell into a fitful, worried sleep, and woke up about three hours later.
- Waking from a fitful and fevered sleep to the sounds of hip hop blasting through the house is not the kind of experience I wanted this morning.
- His sleep was fitful and intermittent, and he soon rose from bed to go and see his son.
- I woke up on Tuesday morning after a few hours fitful sleep and went back to the hospital.
- Don wrapped his protective arms around her and didn't leave her until he had rocked her to a fitful sleep two hours later.
- Kara had a fitful night sleep before waking up early.
- Sleep was very fitful last night, as every time I moved I was woken by the pain.
- The sun rose in the late evening usually just when Eva was beginning to fall into fitful sleep with restless dreams.
- I spent most of the night trying not to be sick and catching a few fitful hours of sleep, but I was much better by the next day.
- I fell into a fitful, restless sleep, one that was preoccupied with thoughts of him.
- So a fitful night's sleep leads me to another gray, chilly and rainy day.
- I snatched six hours of restless, fitful sleep before having to get back into the office.
- I then had to leave to see to my children but was back at the hospital by 9.00 am after a fitful night's sleep.
- She mumbled something and shut her eyes, falling into a fitful sleep.
- It took the edge off the pain, relaxed me and enabled me to get some fitful sleep.
Synonyms
intermittent, sporadic, spasmodic, broken, disturbed, disrupted, patchy, irregular
variable, uneven, unsettled, disconnected, unsteady, on and off, off and on
restless, sleepless, wakeful, insomniac, tossing and turning

Derivatives

fitfulness

noun ˈfɪtfʊlnəsˈfɪtfəlnəsˈfɪtfəlnəs

Likeminded psychoanalysts fret over his fluctuating weight, his fitfulness and despondence, his drinking and drugging, and the degree to which he seems either to be ‘really trying’ or ‘just getting by.’
Example sentencesExamples
- The scorer is a playmaker commonly accused of fitfulness.

Definition of fitful in US English:

fitful

adjectiveˈfɪtfəlˈfitfəl

Active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady.
一阵阵的；间歇性的；不规律的；不稳定的
a few hours' fitful sleep
时断时续的几个小时的睡眠。
business was fitful
生意时好时坏。
Example sentencesExamples
- Last night was particularly disturbing because I had fitful dreams on the edge of consciousness.
- She did not practice at all, and immediately drifted into a restless and fitful sleep, though she did not know why.
- She mumbled something and shut her eyes, falling into a fitful sleep.
- Waking from a fitful and fevered sleep to the sounds of hip hop blasting through the house is not the kind of experience I wanted this morning.
- I snatched six hours of restless, fitful sleep before having to get back into the office.
- Her sleep is fitful and she often stays in bed until midday, too weak to move or because the pain is too severe.
- So a fitful night's sleep leads me to another gray, chilly and rainy day.
- She kissed him on his forehead as he slipped back into sleep, taken by fitful dreams of howling in the forest.
- I fell into a fitful, restless sleep, one that was preoccupied with thoughts of him.
- Don wrapped his protective arms around her and didn't leave her until he had rocked her to a fitful sleep two hours later.
- Sleep was very fitful last night, as every time I moved I was woken by the pain.
- His sleep was fitful and intermittent, and he soon rose from bed to go and see his son.
- I woke up on Tuesday morning after a few hours fitful sleep and went back to the hospital.
- I spent most of the night trying not to be sick and catching a few fitful hours of sleep, but I was much better by the next day.
- The sun rose in the late evening usually just when Eva was beginning to fall into fitful sleep with restless dreams.
- Shortly after we finished, we turned in for what proved to be a long night of fitful sleep.
- He fell into a fitful, worried sleep, and woke up about three hours later.
- Kara had a fitful night sleep before waking up early.
- It took the edge off the pain, relaxed me and enabled me to get some fitful sleep.
- I then had to leave to see to my children but was back at the hospital by 9.00 am after a fitful night's sleep.
Synonyms
intermittent, sporadic, spasmodic, broken, disturbed, disrupted, patchy, irregular

单词	fitful
释义	Definition of fitful in English: fitful adjective ˈfɪtfʊlˈfɪtf(ə)lˈfɪtfəl Active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady. 一阵阵的；间歇性的；不规律的；不稳定的 a few hours' fitful sleep 时断时续的几个小时的睡眠。 business was fitful 生意时好时坏。 Example sentencesExamples Shortly after we finished, we turned in for what proved to be a long night of fitful sleep. Last night was particularly disturbing because I had fitful dreams on the edge of consciousness. She did not practice at all, and immediately drifted into a restless and fitful sleep, though she did not know why. Her sleep is fitful and she often stays in bed until midday, too weak to move or because the pain is too severe. She kissed him on his forehead as he slipped back into sleep, taken by fitful dreams of howling in the forest. He fell into a fitful, worried sleep, and woke up about three hours later. Waking from a fitful and fevered sleep to the sounds of hip hop blasting through the house is not the kind of experience I wanted this morning. His sleep was fitful and intermittent, and he soon rose from bed to go and see his son. I woke up on Tuesday morning after a few hours fitful sleep and went back to the hospital. Don wrapped his protective arms around her and didn't leave her until he had rocked her to a fitful sleep two hours later. Kara had a fitful night sleep before waking up early. Sleep was very fitful last night, as every time I moved I was woken by the pain. The sun rose in the late evening usually just when Eva was beginning to fall into fitful sleep with restless dreams. I spent most of the night trying not to be sick and catching a few fitful hours of sleep, but I was much better by the next day. I fell into a fitful, restless sleep, one that was preoccupied with thoughts of him. So a fitful night's sleep leads me to another gray, chilly and rainy day. I snatched six hours of restless, fitful sleep before having to get back into the office. I then had to leave to see to my children but was back at the hospital by 9.00 am after a fitful night's sleep. She mumbled something and shut her eyes, falling into a fitful sleep. It took the edge off the pain, relaxed me and enabled me to get some fitful sleep. Synonyms intermittent, sporadic, spasmodic, broken, disturbed, disrupted, patchy, irregular variable, uneven, unsettled, disconnected, unsteady, on and off, off and on restless, sleepless, wakeful, insomniac, tossing and turning Derivatives fitfulness noun ˈfɪtfʊlnəsˈfɪtfəlnəsˈfɪtfəlnəs Likeminded psychoanalysts fret over his fluctuating weight, his fitfulness and despondence, his drinking and drugging, and the degree to which he seems either to be ‘really trying’ or ‘just getting by.’ Example sentencesExamples The scorer is a playmaker commonly accused of fitfulness. Definition of fitful in US English: fitful adjectiveˈfɪtfəlˈfitfəl Active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady. 一阵阵的；间歇性的；不规律的；不稳定的 a few hours' fitful sleep 时断时续的几个小时的睡眠。 business was fitful 生意时好时坏。 Example sentencesExamples Last night was particularly disturbing because I had fitful dreams on the edge of consciousness. She did not practice at all, and immediately drifted into a restless and fitful sleep, though she did not know why. She mumbled something and shut her eyes, falling into a fitful sleep. Waking from a fitful and fevered sleep to the sounds of hip hop blasting through the house is not the kind of experience I wanted this morning. I snatched six hours of restless, fitful sleep before having to get back into the office. Her sleep is fitful and she often stays in bed until midday, too weak to move or because the pain is too severe. So a fitful night's sleep leads me to another gray, chilly and rainy day. She kissed him on his forehead as he slipped back into sleep, taken by fitful dreams of howling in the forest. I fell into a fitful, restless sleep, one that was preoccupied with thoughts of him. Don wrapped his protective arms around her and didn't leave her until he had rocked her to a fitful sleep two hours later. Sleep was very fitful last night, as every time I moved I was woken by the pain. His sleep was fitful and intermittent, and he soon rose from bed to go and see his son. I woke up on Tuesday morning after a few hours fitful sleep and went back to the hospital. I spent most of the night trying not to be sick and catching a few fitful hours of sleep, but I was much better by the next day. The sun rose in the late evening usually just when Eva was beginning to fall into fitful sleep with restless dreams. Shortly after we finished, we turned in for what proved to be a long night of fitful sleep. He fell into a fitful, worried sleep, and woke up about three hours later. Kara had a fitful night sleep before waking up early. It took the edge off the pain, relaxed me and enabled me to get some fitful sleep. I then had to leave to see to my children but was back at the hospital by 9.00 am after a fitful night's sleep. Synonyms intermittent, sporadic, spasmodic, broken, disturbed, disrupted, patchy, irregular
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