Word · Frequency #21179
sporadically
偶尔;零星地;断断续续地
核心释义
occasionally; at irregular intervals
- 1.
偶尔地,不频繁地,或无规律地。
At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency.
偶尔地,不频繁地,或无规律地。;偶发地;零星地
用法In use
The old car started sporadically, so we rarely trusted it for long trips.
用法提示:sporadically 作状语修饰 started,表示发动不规律、时好时坏。
She checks her email sporadically during the day, sometimes only once in the afternoon.
用法提示:sporadically 作时间状语修饰 checks,强调查看邮件的频率不固定。
Rain fell sporadically through the morning, letting us walk between showers.
用法提示:sporadically 修饰 fell,表示降雨断断续续、不时发生。
sporadically + verb
副词位于动词前,强调动作的不规律性。
She sporadically checks her email.
她偶尔查看电子邮件。
verb + sporadically
副词位于动词后或句末,描述发生频率。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- occur sporadically
- 偶尔发生
- Earthquakes occur sporadically in this region.这个地区偶尔发生地震。
- appear sporadically
- 零星出现
- The band appeared sporadically on TV during the 1990s.这个乐队在20世纪90年代零星出现在电视上。
- rain sporadically
- 断断续续地下雨
- It rained sporadically all afternoon.整个下午断断续续地下雨。
- publish sporadically
- 不定期发表
- He publishes blog posts sporadically.他偶尔发表博客文章。
- use sporadically
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象孢子(spore)随风零散飘落,由此记住 sporadically 是“零星地、偶尔地”的意思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:academic essays、news reports、professional emails 作为副词,表示“偶尔、零星地”,通常用于书面语或较正式场合,口语中较少直接使用。日常对话更常说 occasionally 或 once in a while,选择时可依据具体语境调整。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
在本组词中,只有 radically /ˈrædɪkli/ 与 sporadically /spəˈrædɪkli/ 的重读音节及之后部分一致,构成真正押韵。basically、specifically、practically、dramatically、systematically 虽然都以 -ically 结尾,但重音位置或元音不同,只是拼写上的形似词,并不押韵。
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