断断续续 duan duan xu xu intermittent

Explanation

指事物时断时续地延续下去。

Refers to things that continue intermittently with interruptions.

Origin Story

小明参加了学校的绘画比赛，他构思了一幅壮丽的山水画。他兴致勃勃地开始了创作，先用浓墨勾勒出山峰的轮廓，再用淡墨渲染出云雾缭绕的意境。可是，由于时间紧迫，他的创作过程断断续续，一会儿伏案作画，一会儿又停下来思考构图。有时候，灵感涌现，他挥笔如飞；有时候，却怎么也找不到感觉，只能无奈地放下画笔。最终，他完成了作品，虽然画面不够完美，但是也表达了他对大自然的热爱。

xiaoming canjiale xuexiao de huihua bisai, ta goushile yifu zhuanglide shanshuihua. ta xingzhibo bo de kaishiles chuangzuo, xian yong nongmo goule chu shanfeng de lunkuo, zai yong danmo xuanran chu yunwu liaorao de yijing. keshi, youyu shijian jinpo, ta de chuangzuo guocheng duanduanduxudu, yihuier fu'an zuo hua, yihuier you tingxialai sikao goutu. youshihou, linggan yongxian, ta huibi ru fei; youshihou, que zenme ye zhaobudao ganjue, zhineng wunai de fangxia huabi. zhongyu, ta wanchengle zuopin, suiran huamian bugou wanmei, danshi ye biaodale ta dui dazirande re'ai.

Xiaoming participated in the school's painting competition, and he conceived a magnificent landscape painting. He started the creation with great enthusiasm, first outlining the contours of the mountains with thick ink, then rendering the misty scenery with light ink. However, due to time constraints, his creation process was intermittent, sometimes working at his desk and sometimes stopping to think about the composition. Sometimes inspiration gushed, and he painted quickly; other times, he couldn't find the feeling and could only helplessly put down his brush. Finally, he completed the work, although the picture was not perfect, but it also expressed his love for nature.

Usage

用于形容事物时断时续地延续下去。

yongyu xingrong shiwu shiduanshixu de yanxu xiaqu.

Used to describe things that continue intermittently with interruptions.

Examples

• 他断断续续地讲了一个故事。

  ta duanduanduxudu de jiangle yige gushi.

  He told a story intermittently.

• 这台机器断断续续地工作着。

  zhe tai jiqi duanduanduxudu de gongzuozhe

  The machine was working intermittently.

Related Idioms

• 时断时续

• 断续不断

Opposite Idioms

• 连续不断

• 一气呵成