fitful
英 ['f?tf?l; -f(?)l]
美 ['f?tf?l]
- adj. 一陣陣的；斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的；不規(guī)則的；間歇的
中文詞源
fitful 一陣陣的，間歇的來自fit, 一陣痙攣。
英文詞源
- fitful (adj.)
- used once by Shakespeare ("Life's fitful fever," "Macbeth," 1605) in sense of "characterized by fits," from fit (n.2) + -ful. then Revived in Romantic poetry late 18c. with a sense of "shifting, changing." Related: Fitfully (1792); fitfulness.
雙語例句
- 1. The government is making slow and fitful progress in these negotiations.
- 政府從這些談判中正取得緩慢的、間斷性的進(jìn)展。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Colin drifted off into a fitful sleep.
- 科林迷迷糊糊地，時(shí)睡時(shí)醒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a fitful night's sleep
- 夜間時(shí)睡時(shí)醒
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. The whole debate was rather fitful.
- 整個(gè)辯論斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地進(jìn)行.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. " Our Pearl is a fitful and fantastic little elf sometimes.
- “ 我們的珠兒有時(shí)候是個(gè)讓人捉摸不定的小精靈.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 紅字