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discontinuous

/dis-kuhn-tin-yoo-uhs/US // ˌdɪs kənˈtɪn yu əs //UK // (ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəs) //

不连续的,间断的,间断性,间断性的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not continuous; broken; interrupted; intermittent: a discontinuous chain of mountains; a discontinuous argument.
    • : Mathematics. not continuous at the point.

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Examples

  • American foreign policy is much more continuous than discontinuous.

  • Modifications of the system have been adopted for bridges with discontinuous spans.

  • They were discontinuous lumps of flesh sharing a common vocabulary, yet not even truly discontinuous.

  • Only the facts are so discontinuous so far that possibly all our generation can do may be to get 'em called facts.

  • Sterilise these coupled flasks by the discontinuous method, in the usual manner.

  • Species are definitely discontinuous, and this is the only discontinuity which Nature shows us.