fitful 英 [ˈfɪtfl]   美 [ˈfɪtfəl]

fitful

fitful  英 [ˈfɪtfl] 美 [ˈfɪtfəl]

adj. 一阵阵的;断断续续的;不规则的;间歇的 

a fitful night's sleep 夜间时睡时醒
to sleep fitfully 睡睡醒醒

  • An adjective that sounds a little like what it means, fitful means stopping and starting, on-again off-again, switching suddenly. I had a fitful night's sleep: I woke up several times throughout the night.
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  • adj. 一阵阵的;断断续续的;不规则的;间歇的
  • 1. a fitful night's sleep

    夜间时睡时醒

  • 2. to sleep fitfully

    睡睡醒醒

  • fitful (adj.) used once by Shakespeare ("Life's fitful fever," "Macbeth," 1605) in sense of "characterized by fits," from fit (n.2) + -ful. then Revived in Romantic poetry late 18c. with a sense of "shifting, changing." Related: Fitfully (1792); fitfulness.
fit·ful / ˈfɪtfl ; NAmE ˈfɪtfl / adjective happening only for short periods; not continuous or regular 断断续续的;一阵阵的;间歇的 a fitful night's sleep 夜间时睡时醒 fit·ful·ly / ˈfɪtfəli ; NAmE ˈfɪtfəli / adverb to sleep fitfully 睡睡醒醒 fit·ful / ˈfɪtfl ; NAmE ˈfɪtfl / fit·ful·ly / ˈfɪtfəli ; NAmE ˈfɪtfəli /
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