For a while she dozed fitfully.

她断断续续地小睡了片刻。

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The researchers acknowledged this may pose a dilemma to new mothers, given that infants sleep so fitfully.

研究人员承认这可能会让新妈妈们为难，因为婴儿的睡眠是断断续续的。

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Electricity comes fitfully: a huge headache for factories that need to operate around the clock to turn a profit.

电力供应时断时续，这让争分夺秒创收益的工厂头痛不已。

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Anatoly Korenyuk, the morgue truck driver, a large man in black suspenders, fitfully tried to relax with a paperback.

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They sleep only fitfully among the swarming insects, as bats swoop through the rafters.

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Although most of the riders are worn out, they sleep fitfully among the swarming insects.

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As unemployment levels fitfully decline, plenty of recession-weary businesses remain hesitant to expand their payrolls.

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