intermit

An obsolete verb meaning to temporarily stop or suspend an action or process; to discontinue for a time.

• 🇨🇳过时动词，表示暂时停止或中止某个动作或过程；暂时中断。

1. Temporarily cease B2 formal

   To stop an action or process for a short period of time; to pause or interrupt.

   • The rain intermitted briefly before starting again.
   • He chose to intermit his studies for a semester.
   • The machine's operation intermitts every hour for cooling.

   🇨🇳暂时停止

   同义词: breakdiscontinuehaltinterruptpausesuspend

   反义词: continuepersist

2. Recur with pauses C1 formal medical

   To occur at intervals or with temporary stops, often used in medical contexts to describe symptoms.

   • The fever intermitts throughout the day.
   • Her coughing intermitted after taking the medicine.
   • The patient's pain intermitted for several hours.

   🇨🇳间歇性发作

• intermitted past participle
• intermitted past simple
• intermitting present participle
• intermits third person singular