The radio works by fits and starts.

这收音机时好时坏.

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Poets were often visited by fits of gloom.

诗人常有一阵阵忧郁.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

My watch goes by fits and starts.

我的手表走走停停.

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Youth only recognizes age by fits and starts.

青春只是偶尔认识老年.

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By fits she was elated at the notion of being lady of the manor.

有时候,她一想到自己是个女领主就得意洋洋.

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Nothing worthwhile can be accomplished by fits and starts.

凭一时高兴,什么也做不好.

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She did everything by fits and starts, but stuck to nothing long.

她做事总是凭一时高兴, 什么事都干不长.

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Most of us serve our ideals by fits and starts.

大多数人对待理想时冷时热.

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He worked on his book by fits and starts.

他时断时续地写他的书.

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If you work by fits and starts, you will never achieve much.

如果你只凭一时高兴去工作, 那末你永远不会有多大成就.

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By fits and starts, the old car finally got us to town.

这辆老汽车停停开开, 总算把我们送进了城.

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This watch of mine goes by fits and starts.

我的这块表走得不准.

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It's my style. Actually, I do anything by fits and snatches.

那是我的风格. 事实上, 我做任何事都是一时兴起.

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He did the work by fits and snatches.

他断断续续地做这工作.

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I aimless by fits and starts, you can't walk out of the world.

我漫无目的的走走停停, 却始终走不出你的世界.

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