fitful

adj.

1. 断断续续的；一阵阵的；间歇的
   happening only for short periods; not continuous or regular
   1. a fitful night's sleep
      夜间时睡时醒

1. ADJ 断断续续的;间歇性的
   Something that is fitful happens for irregular periods of time or occurs at irregular times, rather than being continuous.
   1. Colin drifted off into a fitful sleep...
      科林迷迷糊糊地，时睡时醒。
   2. The government is making slow and fitful progress in these negotiations.
      政府从这些谈判中正取得缓慢的、间断性的进展。

1. Colin drifted off into a fitful sleep
   科林迷迷糊糊地，时睡时醒。
2. The government is making slow and fitful progress in these negotiations.
   政府从这些谈判中正取得缓慢的、间断性的进展。
3. After a few fitful flashes it went out.
   断断续续闪烁几次就熄灭了。
4. The moon was at the full, and the scene was further illuminated by the fitful glare of several torches, stuck on the end of twelve-foot poles.
   月儿滚圆，几根十二英尺高的棍子尖端，插着熊熊燃烧着的火把，把会场照耀得更加明亮。
5. Such sleep as she got was naturally fitful; she fancied she heard strange noises, but persuaded herself that they were caused by the breeze.
   她这样睡觉自然是断断续续的；她总觉得听见了奇怪的声音，但是她又劝自己说，那些声音只不过是由风引起的。
6. The profound depth of the minister's repose was the more remarkable, inasmuch as he was one of those persons whose sleep, ordinarily, is as light, as fitful, and as easily scared away, as a small bird hopping on a twig.
   象牧师这样的深沉酣睡，尤其值得注意，因为他属于那种通常睡眠极轻、时断时续，如同在嫩枝上雀跃的小鸟般极易受惊的人。
7. When she came back she was herself again. 'Do you not think you are just a wee bit capricious, fitful, Tess?
   苔丝进来时，她已经恢复平静了。你不觉得你有点儿喜怒无常吗，苔丝？
8. The dull sky soon began to tell its meaning by sending down herald-drops of rain, and the stagnant air of the day changed into a fitful breeze which played about their faces.
   不久，沉闷的天空开始落下最初的雨点，表示天气真正要下雨了，白天沉闷的空气也变成了一阵阵微风，从他们的面前吹过。
9. Our Pearl is a fitful and fantastic little elf, sometimes.
   我们的珠儿有时候是个一阵阵让人捉摸不定的小精灵。
10. But avoid overly stressful projects before bed, which may cause you to toss and turn with worry. And don't work on anything with a screen within an hour of bed: Studies show the blue light in screens can lead to fitful sleep.
    但是避免在睡前去想压力很大的项目，这样做可能会让你辗转忧虑。而且，睡前一小时不要对着屏幕做事：研究显示屏幕辐射出的蓝光会让睡眠断断续续。
11. Shine with a weak or fitful light.
    微弱或者间歇性的发光。
12. You may discern by a certain fitful glare of the eye and sharp curve of the nose which manifest their descent from the ancient Harpies.
    你可以从他们那种闪闪发亮的目光和弯钩的鼻子看得出来，他们就是古代哈比的后裔。
13. Yet I know that I must be content in my love, with what is fitful and fugitive.
    我明白我必须满足于这短促的爱情，因为我们不过是在路途中邂逅相逢。
14. When he slept it was short and fitful and then he would awaken, crying again.
    当他睡着时，有片刻间歇，可一当他醒来，就会接着哭。
15. Flocks of cranes fly up from the further river-bank and fitful gusts of wind rush over the heath.
    鹤群从远远的河岸飞起，狂风吹过常青的灌木。
16. Since then there has been a very modest and fitful "recovery" that has failed to take us back to the earlier peak.
    自那之后，“复苏”的脚步一直十分缓慢且时断时续，我们从未回到以往的顶峰。
17. What you eat or drink in the hours and minutes before bed may make the difference between a restful slumber and a fitful night of tossing and turning.
    在睡前的一段时间里你吃喝了什么对你的睡眠质量有着很大的影响。
18. There's a little teeny light way. shine with a weak or fitful light.
    有一条有微弱的光的路。微弱或者间歇性的发光。
19. Characterized by fitful, jerky movements. Elevation: The height a diver achieves from a take-off.
    跳跃的，跳动的：具有一阵阵的跳动的特征的起跳高度：一名跳水运动员起跳时所达到的高度。
20. A fitful breeze in a scorching-hot day brings some relief from the heat.
    炙热天吹起一阵微风消除一些暑热；
21. Through this mist could be seen a white church, here and there roofs of cottages in Borodino, and fitful glimpses came of compact masses of soldiers, and green ammunition-boxes and cannons.
    透过烟雾可以看见白色的教堂，波罗底诺农舍的屋顶，密集的士兵，绿色的子弹箱和大炮。
22. I have known it in glimpses, and its fitful breath has come upon me, making my thoughts fragrant for a while.
    我曾在恍惚之间认识了它，它飘忽的气息一阵阵向我袭来，让我的思绪一时间充满芬芳。
23. I worried half the night and had a fitful sleep.
    我半个晚上都一直在担心，故而时醒时睡。
24. John Barton had revived to fitful intelligence.
    约翰·巴顿已经相当清醒。
25. After analysis, it is considered that the two techniques of rapid thermal annealing and conventional furnace annealing are most fitful and most probably applicable to the industrial productivity of polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells.
    通过分析，认为快速热退火技术和常规高温炉退火技术最适合也最有可能应用于多晶硅薄膜太阳电池的工业生产。
26. The new technology in video file management that is fitful for current IP Internet and current situation in multimedia application;
    视频文件的处理所采用的最新的、也是目前最能适应当前IP网络及多媒体应用现状的流媒体技术；另外，在查询方式上创造性的提出及实现了地图查询以及准基于影像内容的查询。
27. If China's economy achieves sustainable, healthy and rapid growth, the fitful financial system should established to insure the harmony between economic growth and financial development in China.
    处于经济转轨时期的中国经济要实现持续、健康、高速增长，必须建立起与之相适应的金融体系，确保金融发展与经济增长协调匹配。
28. Concerning this problem, we study the partially-strengthening impregnating treatment, design a set of equipment, choose a fitful resin named neoprene adhesive, and definite the best impregnating technology of PB and MDF.
    针对这一问题，本文对局部树脂浸渍强化处理进行了研究，研制了局部浸渍装置，优选了胶种，确定了刨花板的最佳浸渍工艺条件，并探索了MDF的工艺条件。
29. Our target is, under the precondition of reasonable performance and response rapidity, provide a fitful service for the user.
    系统的设计重点是：在保证一定性能和响应速度的前提下，为用户提供适合其使用目的和所处环境的导航服务。

adj

1. intermittently stopping and starting
   1. fitful (or interrupted) sleep
   2. off-and-on static

   Synonym:    interruptedoff-and-on(a)

2. occurring in spells and often abruptly
   1. fitful bursts of energy
   2. spasmodic rifle fire

   Synonym:    spasmodic