irregular

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ir·reg·u·lar1 /ɪˈreɡjələ $ -ər/ adjectiveadj

1 Chaving a shape, surface, pattern etc that is not even, smooth, or balanced 〔形状〕不规则的；〔表面〕不平整的；〔图案〕不对称的 SYN uneven OPP regular

a jagged, irregular coastline

锯齿状不规则的海岸线

It has a highly irregular shape, covered in bumps and indentations.

它的外形极不规则，满是凸起和凹陷的地方。

2 REGULARnot happening at times that are an equal distance from each other 无规律的，间隔不均匀的 OPP regular

He’s receiving medication for an irregular heartbeat.

他因心律不齐正在接受药物治疗。

Beamish only returned to Britain at irregular intervals.

比米什只是不定期地回到英国。

3 REGULARnot happening or done at the normal time for doing something 不按时的，不定时的 OPP regular

Funeral directors often work long, irregular hours.

殡仪业人员的工作时间经常很长，而且不定时。

4 formalOBEY not obeying the usually accepted legal or moral rules 不合法的；不合道德规范的

It would be highly irregular (=extremely irregular) for a minister to accept payments of this kind.

身为部长接受这类报酬是极不恰当的。

5. irregular verb/plural etc SLGa verb or a form of a word that does not follow the usual pattern of grammar, such as the verb ‘catch’ or the plural ‘fish’ 不规则动词/复数形式等 OPP regular

Examples from the Corpus

irregular verb/plural etc• Index of language points and of irregular verbs.• The conjugations of these irregular verbs.

6. American EnglishAmEMI a word meaning constipated (=unable to easily pass food waste from your body), used in order to be polite 便秘的〔委婉语〕

—irregularly adverbadv

—irregularity /ɪˌreɡjəˈlærəti/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

The club were found guilty of financial irregularities.

该俱乐部被判存在财务违规行为。

Examples from the Corpus

irregular• You learn how to generate nouns and verbs but Navajo is very irregular.• a large, irregularly shaped room• There was nothing irregular about the loan.• And the verse is accordingly irregular and gnarled and yet sappy, far more like growing timber than like steel rails.• Lake Powell's irregular coastline has many unspoiled beaches and secluded inlets.• I recognized the doctor's messy, irregular handwriting.• an irregular heartbeat• For many seasonal workers, the biggest drawback can be the irregular hours and erratic schedules.• Some weeks, I work long, irregular hours.• When we first entered the farm country, the beeps, sparse and irregular, jolted me.• irregular meals• Parental contact, though irregular, prevented the child from forming an alternative parent-child relationship.• Cruising underwater, you see pale outlines of the irregular sea bottom.• Jagged irregular vibrations up the line suggest gravel and stones, small regular vibes mean fine gravel or sand.• Washington, who survived the defeat, must have noted the possibilities for irregular warfare.

at irregular intervals• I prayed she hadn't taken one of the narrow lanes that turned off at irregular intervals.• The shrieks continued at irregular intervals as the creature walked the woods.• Sisley was an Impressionist painter and exhibited in five of the eight Impressionist exhibitions held at irregular intervals between 1874 and 1886.• In order to escape payment Beamish fled the country and he only returned to Britain at irregular intervals from then on.• They were set at irregular intervals so that it was difficult to achieve any rhythm in the descent.

irregular hours• College teachers may have unusual contracts of employment that means they often work irregular hours.• They were accustomed to his irregular hours.• Working Conditions Funeral directors often work long, irregular hours.• For many seasonal workers, the biggest drawback can be the irregular hours and erratic schedules.

highly irregular• The clerk said this was highly irregular, but I insisted.• It was highly irregular, but it didn't matter.• The number of organisms increases and decreases in a highly irregular manner.• It has, however, a highly irregular shape with bulges and indentations of various sizes, as shown in Fig. 21.3.• In a number of clinical disorders the cell count is subject to periodic or highly irregular variation.

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