sporadically

/spəˈrædɪkli/ /spɔˈrædɪkli/

Meanings

adverb

偶尔，零星地。

At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency

Examples :

"The rain fell sporadically throughout the day, sometimes for a few minutes, then stopping for hours. "

白天一直零星地下着雨，有时下几分钟，然后停几个小时。

frequency time

Related Words

minutes noun

/ˈmɪnɪts/

分钟，分。

"You have twenty minutes to complete the test."

你有二十分钟的时间来完成测试。

rain noun

/ɹeɪn/

雨，降雨

"The rains came late that year."

那年雨季来得晚。

hours noun

/ˈaʊɚz/ /ˈaʊə(ɹ)z/

小时，钟头

"I spent an hour at lunch."

我午饭花了一个小时。

irregular noun

/ɪˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/

游击队员，非正规军。

"The irregulars attacked the government buildings, not following the standard military formations. "

那些游击队员袭击了政府大楼，并没有采用正规的军事队形。

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

stopping verb

/ˈstɒpɪŋ/ /ˈstɑpɪŋ/

停止，停下。

"I stopped at the traffic lights."

我在红绿灯前停了下来。

infrequent adjective

/ɪnˈfriːkwənt/ /ɪnˈfriːkwɛnt/

不频繁的，罕见的。

"Due to the remote location, bus service to the town is infrequent. "

因为位置偏远，到镇上的公交车班次很不频繁。

frequency noun

/ˈfɹiːkwənsi/

频率，频度.

"The frequency of bus service has been improved from one every 15 to one every 12 minutes."

现在公交车的发车频率提高了，从原来的每15分钟一班改为每12分钟一班。

throughout adverb

/θɹuˈʌʊt/ [θɹuːˈʷaʊt]

自始至终，遍及。

"The teacher explained the lesson thoroughly throughout the entire class period. "

老师在整个课堂时间里自始至终透彻地讲解了课程。

then conjunction

/ðen/ /ðɛn/

那么，则。

"My sister is faster than I am; then, she is usually the first one to finish her homework. "

我妹妹比我快；那么，她通常是第一个完成作业的人。

fell noun

/fɛl/

砍伐，采伐

"The lumber company announced a large fell of trees in the forest this week. "

这家木材公司宣布本周将在森林里进行大规模的树木砍伐。

occasional noun

/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/

偶尔做…的人, 兼职者

"My occasional helper at the bakery is a retired teacher. "

我在面包店偶尔帮忙的，是一位退休教师。