sporadically
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Definitions
adv.
In an irregular, infrequent, or scattered manner.
零星地,偶尔地,不规律地
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsporroot
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adconnector
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icrelating to, having the nature of
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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.