erratic

英 [ɪˈrætɪk]

美 [ɪˈrætɪk]

adj.  不规则的; 不确定的; 不稳定的; 不可靠的
n.  漂砾; 漂石

复数：erratics　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9568 / COCA.10635

牛津词典

adj.

• 不规则的；不确定的；不稳定的；不可靠的
  not happening at regular times; not following any plan or regular pattern; that you cannot rely on
  1. The electricity supply here is quite erratic.
     这里的电力供应相当不稳定。
  2. She had learnt to live with his sudden changes of mood and erratic behaviour.
     她已经学会适应他那变幻莫测的情绪和难以捉摸的行为。
  3. Mary is a gifted but erratic player (= she does not always play well) .
     玛丽是一名有天赋的运动员，但发挥不稳定。

noun

• 漂砾；漂石
  a large rock that is different from the rock around and was left behind when a large mass of ice melted

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不稳定的;难以预测的；不规则的
  Something that iserraticdoes not follow a regular pattern, but happens at unexpected times or moves along in an irregular way.
  1. Argentina's erratic inflation rate threatens to upset the plans.
     阿根廷动荡不定的通货膨胀率可能会破坏那些计划。
  2. ...the family's erratic affairs.
     那个家庭发生的稀奇古怪的事情

双语例句

• Blast these waves! They're so deucedly erratic!
  这见鬼的波浪！他们太奇怪了！
• Symptoms include erratic behaviour of the Media Player and problems with the file system.
  情形包括媒体播放器奇怪的行为和文件系统的问题。
• I've been dealing with her erratic behavior for years.
  这些年里我一直和她古怪的行为打交道。
• He's so erratic and difficult to work with, don't you think?
  他那么奇怪，很难共事，你不觉得吗？
• He was like a stormy, erratic boy.
  他好象是个性急的古怪的孩子。
• Wally was easily removed from the pool, but Teri and Katie became erratic.
  沃利很轻易地就被移出了水池，可是特里和凯蒂变得难以对付。
• Businessmen are displeased with erratic economic policy-making
  商界人士对变化无常的经济决策很是恼火。
• He is an erratic fellow whose actions are usually completely unpredictable.
  他是一个古怪的人，行为常常令人捉摸不定。
• He's a very erratic player.
  他是一个反复无常的运动员。
• They no longer fear the erratic behavior of the market.
  他们永远不害怕市场飘忽不定的行为。