fitful

a. 断断续续的, 一阵阵的, 间歇的

发音

UK /ˈfɪtf(ʊ)l/
US /ˈfɪtf(ə)l/

词形变化

more fitful 比较级 most fitful 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.

    引申义

    His breathing was fitful.

    Troubled by her unfinished work, she fell into a fitful sleep.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

off-and-on spasmodic

近义相关 2

broken sporadic

词源

From fit (“convulsion, seizure; sudden burst of activity”) + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun).

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