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Sporadically Word 英 Spə'Rædɪkli] 美 Spə'Rædɪkli Adv.偶发地;零星地 Trees House

英语单词 sporadically
英美音标 英 [spə'rædɪkli] 美 [spə'rædɪkli]
中文释义 adv.偶发地;零星地
英语例句 (1) There are some trees sporadically around his house.
中文例句 (1) 他房子周围零星地有点树木。
vocabulary简明 Something that happens sporadically doesn't occur with regularity, but rather periodically or occasionally. You might meet sporadically with your cousins, usually on minor holidays like Memorial Day or Flag Day.
vocabulary扩展 Sporadically comes from the Greek word sporadikos, meaning scattered, with the root word spora, which means sowing. Imagine sowing seed by scattering it, and you'll get the hit-or-miss sense of sporadically. There is no pattern to the frequency of an event that occurs sporadically. Working sporadically is hard because you lack a steady income and never know when you'll be busy, but traveling sporadically can be fun.

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