irregular

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irregular 指不符合常规、规则或标准的事物或状态,常用于描述形状、行为、时间等的不规则性。

用法要点

句型搭配

irregular 常作为形容词修饰名词,如 irregular pattern(不规则图案),也可作名词指代不规则物。在句子中多用于描述偏离常态的情况。

• an irregular schedule
• irregular verbs
• irregular heartbeat

介词用法

irregular 常与介词 in 或 with 连用,表示在某个方面不规则,如 irregular in shape(形状不规则)。较少直接跟其他介词。

• irregular in size
• irregular with attendance
• irregular in payment

语域说明

irregular 在正式和非正式语境中都常用,在学术、医学、法律等领域指不合规或异常,在日常对话中多描述不规律的事物。

• irregular employment (正式)
• irregular sleep (非正式)
• irregular border (政治)

基础例句

Her work hours are irregular, so she can't plan ahead easily.

她的工作时间不固定,所以很难提前做计划。

The garden has an irregular shape, which makes it unique.

这个花园形状不规则,显得很特别。

He has irregular eating habits, often skipping meals.

他的饮食习惯不规律,经常不吃饭。

The bus service is irregular on weekends, so check the schedule.

周末公交车班次不固定,最好查一下时刻表。

高级例句

The study identified irregular patterns in the data, suggesting potential anomalies.

这项研究发现了数据中的不规则模式,表明可能存在异常。

Irregular financial transactions raised red flags during the audit.

审计过程中,不规则的金融交易引起了警觉。

In linguistics, irregular verbs do not follow the standard conjugation rules.

在语言学中,不规则动词不遵循标准的变位规则。

The company faces challenges due to irregular supply chain disruptions.

由于供应链的不规则中断,这家公司面临诸多挑战。

高频搭配

verb

become irregularappear irregularremain irregularcause irregulardetect irregular

adjective

highly irregularslightly irregularcompletely irregularsomewhat irregularvisibly irregular

noun

irregular patternirregular heartbeatirregular verbirregular shapeirregular scheduleirregular income

adverb

irregularly spacedirregularly shapedirregularly occurringirregularly distributed

preposition

irregular in formirregular with timingirregular on surfaceirregular to the eye

phrase

on an irregular basisat irregular intervalswith irregular frequencyin an irregular manner

常见错误

❌ 错误:His schedule is not regular, it's irregularly.
✓ 正确:His schedule is not regular, it's irregular.

错误使用了副词 irregularly,这里需要形容词 irregular 来描述名词 schedule 的状态。应直接使用形容词形式。

❌ 错误:She has a irregular heartbeat.
✓ 正确:She has an irregular heartbeat.

irregular 以元音音素开头,前面应使用冠词 an 而不是 a,这是英语中冠词与发音搭配的常见错误。

近义词辨析

abnormal

abnormal 强调偏离正常或健康标准,常带负面含义,多用于医学或科学语境;irregular 更中性,指不符合规则或规律,适用范围更广。

The test results were abnormal (暗示有问题). vs. The meetings are held at irregular intervals (仅指不固定).

uneven

uneven 主要指表面或分布的不平整、不均匀,如地面或质量;irregular 更侧重规则性或一致性的缺乏,可用于时间、形状等更多方面。

The road surface is uneven (指物理不平). vs. Her attendance is irregular (指行为不规律).