irregular
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If events or actions occur at irregular intervals, the periods of time between them are of different lengths. 不規(guī)律的
Cars passed at irregular intervals. 汽車以不規(guī)律的時間間隔駛過。
She was taken to a hospital suffering from an irregular heartbeat. 她因心律不齊而被送進醫(yī)院。
2. irregularlyADV 不規(guī)律地[ADV with v]
He was eating irregularly, steadily losing weight. 他吃飯不規(guī)律,體重不斷下降。
3. ADJ Something that is irregular is not smooth or straight, or does not form a regular pattern. 不規(guī)則的; 不平整的
He had bad teeth, irregular and discoloured. 他的牙齒不好,不整齊,而且變了色。
4. irregularlyADV 不規(guī)則地; 不平整地
Located off-centre in the irregularly shaped lake was a fountain. 在那個形狀不規(guī)則的湖的中心之外,有一個噴泉。
5. ADJ Irregular behaviour is dishonest or not in accordance with the normal rules. 不正規(guī)的; 不合常規(guī)的
...irregular business practices. …不合常規(guī)的商務(wù)活動。
6. irregularityN-VAR 不正當(dāng); 不合常規(guī)
He faced charges arising from alleged financial irregularities. 他面臨涉嫌不正當(dāng)財務(wù)行為的控告。
7. ADJ An irregular verb, noun, or adjective has different forms from most other verbs, nouns, or adjectives in the language. For example, "break" is an irregular verb because its past form is "broke," not "breaked." 不規(guī)則的
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irregular /??r?ɡj?l?/ (irregulars)
劍橋詞典
- That is the pattern for most verbs , but some verbs are irregular and behave differently.
- A visitor can't wander around the building unaccompanied - that would be most irregular.
- The company was sold off in a rather irregular way, as I remember .
- The enquiry showed that various financial transactions had been carried out in a very irregular manner .
- If there was something irregular about how the system was shut down, you will get this message on screen .
irregular adjective (RULE)
formal(of behaviour or actions ) not according to usual rules or what is expected
(行為)不合常規(guī)的,不正常的
Releasing the goods without an invoice is most irregular. 沒有發(fā)貨清單就發(fā)貨是非常不規(guī)范的。
B1 language specialized
An irregular verb , noun , adjective , etc. does not obey the usual rules for words in the language .
(動詞、名詞、形容詞等)不規(guī)則變化的
例句
irregular adjective (SHAPE)
not regular in shape or form ; having parts of different shapes or sizes不規(guī)則的;不整齊的
an irregular coastline 彎彎曲曲的海岸線
irregular teeth 不整齊的牙齒
irregular adjective (TIME/SPACE)
not happening at regular times or not with regular spaces in between不定期的;無規(guī)律的
an irregular heartbeat 心律不齊
They met at irregular intervals . 他們不定期會面。
US informal
not emptying your bowels as often as you would usually
便秘的
irregular adjective (SOLDIER)
(of a soldier ) fighting for a country but not as a member of its official army
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