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间歇
jiàn xiē
Meaning
- intermittent
- intermittence
- to stop in the middle of sth
Definition
指动作或状态在时间上不连续，有间隔地发生或存在。
Intermittent; occurring at intervals; a pause or break in continuity.
Usage
常用于描述天气、病情、工作、声音等有规律或无规律地停顿和继续的现象。
Often used to describe phenomena such as weather, symptoms, work, or sounds that pause and resume regularly or irregularly.
Examples
- 1 下午下了一阵间歇雨，时停时续。
- 2 病人出现间歇性头痛，需要进一步检查。
- 3 机器运行正常，但有间歇的噪音。
- 4 他因为身体原因，只能做间歇性的工作。
- 5 这场比赛出现了几次间歇，球员们趁机休息。
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