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sporadic
  • Derivatives : adv  sporadically
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

sporadic [spo'rædɪk] ['sprə'rædɪk]
  1. 1. adjective 零星的;时有时无的
  2. 2. adjective 分散的;单个发生

Collins English-English Dictionary

sporadic [spə'rædɪk]
  1. 1. adj occurring at irregular points in time; intermittent
    sporadic firing
  2. 2. adj scattered; isolated
    a sporadic disease
  3. 3. adj [Etymology] C17: from Medieval Latin sporadicus, from Greek sporadikos, from sporas scattered; related to Greek speirein to sow; see spore

Examples

a sporadic disease
孤雌生殖有偶发性、经常性、周期性三种类型。
Apomixes is divided into three types, including sporadic, constant and periodic.
突然,战场上响了一声冷炮。
Suddenly, a sporadic cannonball bombed in the battle field.

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