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sporadically

UKUS
TOEFLC2

Definitions

adv.

In an irregular, infrequent, or scattered manner.

零星地,偶尔地,不规律地

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
sporroot
+
adconnector
+
icrelating to, having the nature of
+
allysuffix
=sporadically

Common Collocations

  • 1.appear sporadically零星出现
  • 2.occur sporadically偶发性发生
  • 3.used sporadically偶尔使用
  • 4.[updated sporadically]不定期更新

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She attended the meetings sporadically, missing more than half of them.

  • 2.

    The old radio worked sporadically, cutting out at the worst moments.

  • 3.

    Rain fell sporadically throughout the afternoon, never quite becoming a downpour.

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