/?ɑ?n.?ɡen ?ɑ?f.?ɡen/(UKon-off)that is notcontinuous; thatstopsandstartsagain:不连续的,断断续续的The two were in a sixyearon-again, off-againrelationship.在六年中两人维持着断断续续的关系。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFrequency & regularity - general words
(as) regular as clockworkidiom
-ly
clockwork
endemically
erratic
erratically
fitful
frequency
irregular
irregularity
irregularly
like clockworkidiom
many
on and offidiom
on-off
periodic
periodically
prevalence
religiously
would
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