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on-again-off-again

/on-uh-gen -awf-uh-gen, of-, awn-/US // ˈɒn əˌgɛn ˈɔf əˌgɛn, ˈɒf-, ˈɔn- //

时断时续,断断续续,断断续续的,断断续续地

Related Words

alternate替代的,交替的,交替使用,交替进行arrested逮捕,被逮捕的,被逮捕,逮捕了broken坏了,破损,破损的,破碎的checked经检查,检查过的,经查,已检查cyclic循环,循环的,环状,循环式cyclical周期性,周期性的,周期,循环discontinuing停产,终止,停工,停止使用discontinuous不连续的,间断的,间断性,间断性的epochal划时代的,划时代every other其他每一个,其他,其他所有,其它fitful合适的,合适,合适的人,合适性here and there这里和那里,这儿和那儿,在这里和那里,此处和彼处hit-or-miss不成功便成仁,不中用,不中用的,屡试不爽infrequent不经常,不常有,不常发生,不常interrupted被打断的,中断,被中断的,断断续续isochronal等时线,等时性,等时针,等时线的isochronous异步的,异步,等时,等时的iterant迭代人,迭代者,迭代体,迭代器iterative迭代式,迭代,迭代的,迭代式的metrical韵律,计量学,计量,计量的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : being in force or inoperative by turns, especially spasmodically and unpredictably: an on-again, off-again romance.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inspotty
Synonyms
desultory轻率的,轻率,粗略的,悠闲fitful合适的,合适,合适的人,合适性infrequent不经常,不常有,不常发生,不常intermittent间歇性的,间歇性,间歇式,时断时续irregular不规范,不规则,不正规,不规则的isolated孤立的,隔离的,孤立无援的,孤独的occasional偶然的,偶尔的,偶尔,偶然random随机,随机的,随机应变,随意rare罕见,罕见的,稀有,稀有的scattered分散的,散乱的,分裂的,散落的spotty斑驳的,斑点,斑点状的,斑斑点点的bits and pieces零碎,零碎物品,零碎的,零星的小零件few几乎没有,少数,很少,很少有fits and starts时好时坏,时断时续,起起伏伏,起起落落hit-or-miss不成功便成仁,不中用,不中用的,屡试不爽scarce稀缺,缺少,匮乏,紧张seldom很少,很少有,很少见,很少有机会semioccasional半偶发性的,半偶发性,半偶然性的,半临时性的spasmodic痉挛性,痉挛,痉挛式,痉挛性的uncommon不常见的,不常见,少见,少见的unfrequent不经常,不频繁,不频繁的,不常有的事
as inperiodic
Synonyms
annual年度,每年,年,年度的intermittent间歇性的,间歇性,间歇式,时断时续monthly每月,每月一次,每个月,每月的occasional偶然的,偶尔的,偶尔,偶然recurrent循环性,循环性的,经常性的,反复出现的recurring反复出现的,反复出现,重复出现的,反复出现的情况regular定期,定期的,定期检查,定期举行repeated屡次,屡试不爽,屡屡,屡屡发生routine常规,例行公事,日常工作,常规的seasonal季节性的,季节性,季节sporadic零星的,零星,零散的,零碎的weekly每周,一周,每周一次,周yearly每年,每年的,每年都有,年度periodical期刊,定期,定期刊物,期货alternate替代的,交替的,交替使用,交替进行at various times在不同时期,在不同的时间,在不同的时候,在不同的时期centennial百年纪念,百年纪念日,百年,百年历史cyclic循环,循环的,环状,循环式cyclical周期性,周期性的,周期,循环daily每日,每天,每天都有,每天都epochal划时代的,划时代every once in a while时不时地,每隔一段时间,每隔一段时间就会every so often每隔一段时间,时常,时不时地,每隔一段时间就会fluctuating波动的,波动,起伏不定的,波动不定的hourly每小时,每小时一次,小时,一小时infrequent不经常,不常有,不常发生,不常isochronal等时线,等时性,等时针,等时线的isochronous异步的,异步,等时,等时的on certain occasions在某些情况下,在某些场合,在某些时候,在某些场合下orbital轨道,轨道交通,轨道式,轨道上的perennial多年生,多年生的,多年生植物,常年rhythmic有节奏的,有节奏感,有节奏,有节奏感的serial串行,连续,串行的,连续性spasmodic痉挛性,痉挛,痉挛式,痉挛性的
as inspasmodic
Synonyms
bits and pieces零碎,零碎物品,零碎的,零星的小零件changeable可变的,可变,多变的,多变choppy蹩脚的,汹涌澎湃的,汹涌澎湃,不流畅convulsive惊厥性,惊厥,惊厥性的,惊厥的desultory轻率的,轻率,粗略的,悠闲fitful合适的,合适,合适的人,合适性fits and starts时好时坏,时断时续,起起伏伏,起起落落intermittent间歇性的,间歇性,间歇式,时断时续irregular不规范,不规则,不正规,不规则的jerky牛肉干,牛肉乾,牛肉串,生涩periodic定期,定期的,周期性的,周期性shaky摇摇欲坠,摇摇欲坠的,颤颤巍巍的,颤颤巍巍spastic痉挛,痉挛性,痉挛的,痉挛型sporadic零星的,零星,零散的,零碎的spotty斑驳的,斑点,斑点状的,斑斑点点的spurtive刺激性,刺激性的,鞭策性,刺激的uncertain不明确,不确定,不明确的,不明朗
as insporadic
Synonyms
desultory轻率的,轻率,粗略的,悠闲fitful合适的,合适,合适的人,合适性infrequent不经常,不常有,不常发生,不常intermittent间歇性的,间歇性,间歇式,时断时续irregular不规范,不规则,不正规,不规则的isolated孤立的,隔离的,孤立无援的,孤独的occasional偶然的,偶尔的,偶尔,偶然random随机,随机的,随机应变,随意rare罕见,罕见的,稀有,稀有的scattered分散的,散乱的,分裂的,散落的spotty斑驳的,斑点,斑点状的,斑斑点点的bits and pieces零碎,零碎物品,零碎的,零星的小零件few几乎没有,少数,很少,很少有fits and starts时好时坏,时断时续,起起伏伏,起起落落hit-or-miss不成功便成仁,不中用,不中用的,屡试不爽scarce稀缺,缺少,匮乏,紧张seldom很少,很少有,很少见,很少有机会semioccasional半偶发性的,半偶发性,半偶然性的,半临时性的spasmodic痉挛性,痉挛,痉挛式,痉挛性的uncommon不常见的,不常见,少见,少见的unfrequent不经常,不频繁,不频繁的,不常有的事
as infitful
Synonyms
desultory轻率的,轻率,粗略的,悠闲intermittent间歇性的,间歇性,间歇式,时断时续periodic定期,定期的,周期性的,周期性spotty斑驳的,斑点,斑点状的,斑斑点点的bits and pieces零碎,零碎物品,零碎的,零星的小零件broken坏了,破损,破损的,破碎的capricious任性的,任性,任意妄为,任意catchy朗朗上口,好听,好听的,朗朗上口的changeable可变的,可变,多变的,多变disturbed不安的,忐忑不安,感到不安,感到不安的erratic飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,反复无常,反覆无常flickering颤颤巍巍,颤抖的,颤颤巍巍的,颤动的fluctuating波动的,波动,起伏不定的,波动不定的haphazard胡乱,胡乱地,乱七八糟的,乱七八糟herky-jerky笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,笨手笨脚的人,笨笨的hit-or-miss不成功便成仁,不中用,不中用的,屡试不爽impulsive冲动的,冲动的人,冲动,冲动型inconstant不恒定,不稳定,不恒定的,不稳定的interrupted被打断的,中断,被中断的,断断续续random随机,随机的,随机应变,随意recurrent循环性,循环性的,经常性的,反复出现的restive躁动不安,躁动,不安分,不安分的人restless神不守舍,不安分,不安于现状,不安分守己shifting转移,转变,转动,转移的spasmodic痉挛性,痉挛,痉挛式,痉挛性的spastic痉挛,痉挛性,痉挛的,痉挛型unstable不稳定的,不稳定,不稳的,不稳variable变量,变数,变动,变异

Examples

  • Normal People, her next novel, followed an on-again, off-again romance between two teenagers into their university years, pulling a thread of domestic violence and female subjugation.

  • Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.

  • Meanwhile, almost exactly 30 years after the trial, the judge left his home to board a steamboat and was never heard from again.

  • Again, the difference can seem subtle and sound more like splitting hairs, but the difference is important.

  • Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.

  • Then they came up against a police patrol on mountain bicycles, which again led to more shooting, without injuries.

  • Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.

  • And that was that if he and his wife were to ever live together again and be happy, the family were to be kept out of it.

  • Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"

  • "Better so," was the Senora's sole reply; and she fell again into still deeper, more perplexed thought about the hidden treasure.

  • Before the outlaw can comply with this small request the horn sounds again.

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