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 in·ter·mit /-ˈmɪt/
 (vi.)暫時停止,中斷(vt.)使間斷

 In·ter·mit v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intermitted p. pr. & vb. n. Intermitting.]  To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend.
    Pray to the gods to intermit the plague.   --Shak.

 In·ter·mit, v. i. To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.
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 intermit
      v : cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station
          identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: pause, break]
      [also: intermitting, intermitted]