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单词 intermit
释义 in·ter·mit
\ˌintə(r)ˈmit, usu -id.+V\ verb
(intermitted ; intermitted ; intermitting ; intermits)
Etymology: Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere to send — more at smite
transitive verb
1. : to cause to cease for a time or at intervals : discontinue, interrupt, suspend
 < pray to the gods to intermit the plague — Shakespeare >
 < never intermitted the custom of dressing for dinner >
2. : to cause (as a spark) to come and go at intervals
intransitive verb
: to cease at intervals : to be intermittent
 < a fever that intermitted with great regularity >
Synonyms: see defer
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