intermittent; on and off; discontinuous
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
intermittent; off and on; discontinuous
neutralA stative adjective that describes something happening or appearing not in a continuous, steady flow but with pauses in between.
Yán沿
lù路
kě可
yǐ以
tīng听
dào到
duàn断
duàn断
xù续
xù续
de的
gē歌
shēng声
。
We could hear intermittent singing along the road.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
duàn断
duàn断
xù续
xù续
xiě写
le了
wǔ五
nián年
cái才
xiě写
chéng成
。
This book was written on and off over five years before it was completed.
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Shōu收
yīn音
jī机
de的
xìn信
hào号
duàn断
duàn断
xù续
xù续
de的
。
The radio signal is intermittent.
Tā他
de的
jì记
yì忆
yǐ已
jīng经
duàn断
duàn断
xù续
xù续
le了
。
His memory has become patchy and incomplete.
Yǔ雨
duàn断
duàn断
xù续
xù续
xià下
le了
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
。
It rained on and off all day.