in·ter·mit·tent
adjective/ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt/
/ˌɪntərˈmɪtənt/
- stopping and starting often over a period of time, but not regularly
断断续续的；间歇的 - intermittent bursts of applause
一阵阵的掌声 - intermittent showers
阵雨
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifec2- A day of intermittent rainstorms followed.
翌日，暴风雨时起时停。 - The workers had been employed on an intermittent basis for many years.
这些工人多年来都是断断续续地受雇的。 - There had been twenty years of intermittent warfare.
战事二十年来时断时续。 - They came under intermittent shellfire.
他们遭到断断续续的炮火攻击。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIntermittent is used with these nouns:- diarrhoea
- pain
- rain
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin intermittent- ‘ceasing’, from the verb intermittere, from inter- ‘between’ + mittere ‘let go’. - intermittent bursts of applause