spasmodic
adj
1 occurring or done at irregular intervals (usu for short periods at a time); not continuous or regular 一陣陣的; 時(shí)斷時(shí)續(xù)的
spasmodic efforts to clean the house 對(duì)房子時(shí)干時(shí)停的打掃
spasmodic periods of happiness followed by misery 時(shí)而快樂, 時(shí)而痛苦.
2 caused by or affected by spasms 痙攣的; 痙攣性的
spasmodic asthma 支氣管氣喘.