学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3465 sporadic

 今天我们要学的词是 sporadic¹.

 

sporadic 的意思是零星的，偶尔发生的。 

Iran’s official news agency reported sporadic protests erupted in cities across the country one day after the government announced a surprise decision to ration² gasoline and lift its price. 伊朗官方通讯社报道，政府出人意料地宣布了对汽油进行定量供应并提高油价的决定，一天后伊朗各地爆发了零星抗议活动。

 

1 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

2 ration   

n.定量(pl.)给养，口粮；vt.定量供应

参考例句：

• The country cut the bread ration last year.那个国家去年削减面包配给量。
• We have to ration the water.我们必须限量用水。