irregular
UK/i'regjulә/US
IELTSTOEFL四级六级B1
释义
adj.
Not even or smooth in shape, surface, or arrangement
不规则的;不整齐的
adj.
Not happening at evenly spaced or expected times
不定期的;无规律的
adj.
Not following the usual rule or standard pattern (including grammar)
不合规范的;(语法上)不规则的
词根拆分
词根派生ir-(不,in- 在 r 前的变体)+ regular =「对不上尺子的」。过不了直尺的木板是不平整的,不按时间表来的事件是无规律的,不守 -ed 规律的动词是不规则动词。都是偏离 regul 所定标准的情况。
词根 regul 还连着 9 个词常用搭配
- 1.irregular shape不规则的形状
- 2.irregular intervals不定时的间隔
- 3.irregular heartbeat心律不齐
- 4.irregular verb不规则动词
例句
- 1.
The coastline has an irregular, jagged shape.
这段海岸线形状不规则、参差不齐。
- 2.
His heartbeat was fast and irregular, so they ran more tests.
他的心跳又快又不规律,于是医生做了更多检查。
- 3.
"Go" is an irregular verb: its past tense is "went."
go 是不规则动词,过去式是 went。