sporadically
adverb uk/spəˈræd.ɪ.kəl.i/ us/spəˈræd.ɪ.kəl.i/
偶尔发生地;阵发性地;断断续续地
sometimes, but not regularly or continuously
Fighting continued throughout the afternoon and sporadically into Friday night. 战斗持续了整个下午，并零星地持续到星期五晚上。
Though she likes to work, she has only done so sporadically. 虽然她喜欢工作，但也只是偶尔做做而已。
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- The security door buzzed sporadically as residents came and went.
- They met at a nightclub and began dating sporadically .
- They kept in touch sporadically until 2005.