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intermittent adj.间歇的；断断续续的 (1) 他们看见了灯塔发出一闪一灭的光。(2) 他的兴趣是一阵阵的。(3) 她患间歇性头痛。(4) 有过断断续续的辩论。(5) 空气中充满着人们愤怒的吼声，断断续续的警报声。 The adjective intermittent modifies things that work or stop and start at periodic intervals. An interesting use of something intermittent is a metronome, a device that marks off time in music by making a sound in a regular pattern. It provides structure for musicians, especially when there are several instruments all playing different melodies at the same time. Other intermittent things are the windshield wipers on your car and thank goodness for them when it rains!

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英 [ˌɪntə'mɪtənt] 美 [ˌɪntər'mɪtənt] (1) They saw the intermittent flashes from a lighthouse.(2) He has intermittent bursts of interest.(3) She suffered from intermittent headache.(4) There was intermittent debate about.(5) The air is filled with angry shouts, the intermittent siren . Reach for the adjective intermittent to describe periodic movement and stopping and starting over a period of time. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]间歇的；断断续续的 Something that is intermittent happens occasionally rather than continuously. After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned.3 个小时断断续续的降雨之后，比赛取消了。intermittentlyThe talks went on intermittently for three years.会谈开开停停地进行了 3 年。

英语单词	intermittent
英美音标	英 [ˌɪntə'mɪtənt] 美 [ˌɪntər'mɪtənt]
中文释义	adj.间歇的；断断续续的
英语例句	(1) They saw the intermittent flashes from a lighthouse. (2) He has intermittent bursts of interest. (3) She suffered from intermittent headache. (4) There was intermittent debate about. (5) The air is filled with angry shouts, the intermittent siren .
中文例句	(1) 他们看见了灯塔发出一闪一灭的光。 (2) 他的兴趣是一阵阵的。 (3) 她患间歇性头痛。 (4) 有过断断续续的辩论。 (5) 空气中充满着人们愤怒的吼声，断断续续的警报声。
vocabulary简明	Reach for the adjective intermittent to describe periodic movement and stopping and starting over a period of time.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective intermittent modifies things that work or stop and start at periodic intervals. An interesting use of something intermittent is a metronome, a device that marks off time in music by making a sound in a regular pattern. It provides structure for musicians, especially when there are several instruments all playing different melodies at the same time. Other intermittent things are the windshield wipers on your car and thank goodness for them when it rains!
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]间歇的；断断续续的 Something that is intermittent happens occasionally rather than continuously. After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned. 3 个小时断断续续的降雨之后，比赛取消了。 intermittently The talks went on intermittently for three years. 会谈开开停停地进行了 3 年。

Intermittent Adjective Periodic Time Things 英 ˌɪntə'Mɪtənt] 美 ˌɪntər'mɪtənt