sunny/bright intervals• East Anglia: Rather cloudy, mainly dry, some sunny intervals.• Many shelteredcentral and south-eastern areas might stay dry with perhaps some sunny intervals.• Any overnightmist or fog will clear quickly to leave most of the country with sunny intervals and scatteredshowers.• The day should gradually become dry with sunny intervals.• Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.
at weekly/20-minute etc intervals• After ingestion of sucrose, breathhydrogen was measuredat 20 minute intervals for 160 minutes.
4at regular intervals
a)REGULARsomething that happens at regularintervals happens often 每隔一定时间
The phone rang at regular intervals all afternoon.
整个下午每隔一定时间电话铃就响一次。
b)REGULARobjects that are placed at regular intervals have all been placed at the same distance from each other 〔物件〕按相同间距〔摆放〕
Trees had been planted at regular intervals.
树已按均距栽种。
Examples from the Corpus
at regular intervals• If using a cone, spray again at regular intervals.• Better to feed small amounts at regular intervals.• The fog-horn, its sound now muffled by the houses, continued to bleatat regular intervals.• Now for the decorations ... Push the goldcandles into the icingat regular intervals.• They would have to field candidates for a variety of offices at regular intervals or risk being closed.• He may be required to report to a particular individual or place at regular intervals as part of a monitoring process.• Small trees can be planted at regular intervals along a path to create an avenue.• By practicingat regular intervals, the insight and calm of meditation are maintained and amplified.• Feed your puppyat the same regular intervals each day.• He made long sweepsat regular intervals in and around the Teeth, but there was nothing.• These women were given bloodtestsat regular intervals for a year.• There are stations where runners can get water at regular intervals throughout the marathon.
5British EnglishBrEPAUSE a short period of time between the parts of a play, concert etc 〔戏剧、音乐会等中间的〕休息时间,幕间休息SYN American English intermission