Word · Frequency #18955
irregularly
不规则地；无规律地
In an irregular manner; without a fixed rule, method, or order.
- 1.
In an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order.
不规则地；无规律地；无秩序地
- 2.
in an irregular manner
以不规则的方式
- 3.
having an irregular form
形状不规则
形状不规则地；不规则地；无规律地；无秩序地；以不规则的方式；形状不规则；不规则
In use
The train arrived irregularly during the construction work.
She breathes irregularly when she is nervous.
The garden was planted irregularly with flowers of different heights.
the patient is breathing irregularly
irregularly shaped solids
verb + irregularly
irregularly常用于描述动作的不规则性。
The heartbeat beats irregularly.
心跳不规则地跳动。
irregularly + adjective
这种用法表示某性状的不均匀分布。
The surface is irregularly rough.
表面不规则地粗糙。
Connections
Collocations
- irregularly shaped
- 形状不规则的
- The potatoes were irregularly shaped but tasted great.这些土豆形状不规则，但味道很好。
- irregularly spaced
- 间距不均匀的
- The streetlights on this road are irregularly spaced.这条路上的路灯间距不均匀。
- irregularly distributed
- 分布不均匀的
- Rainfall is irregularly distributed throughout the year.全年降雨量分布不均。
- irregularly scheduled
- 不定期安排的
- The airline operates irregularly scheduled flights to the island.该航空公司运营前往该岛的不定期航班。
- behave irregularly
- 表现不正常
- The engine has been behaving irregularly since the repair.这台发动机自维修以来一直运转不正常。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把irregularly拆成ir+regular+ly：regular是“有规律”，前面的ir像扭歪的笔画，ly表示“地”。字头一歪，意思就成了“不规则地”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：academic writing、medical/health reporting、general description 该词通常属于中性表达，常见于学术写作、医疗或健康描述以及一般性的客观说明；日常口语中有时会用 not regularly 来表达相同意思。
Grammar Note
方式副词，通常放在动词后或句末
Pronunciation & Spelling
Regularly rhymes with irregularly: both have stress on /ˈrɛɡ/ and the same ending /ɡjəlɚli/. Particularly, popularly, and singularly share the -arly spelling but have different stressed vowels (/ˈtɪk/, /ˈpɑːp/, /ˈsɪŋ/), so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.