There was spasmodic fighting in the area yesterday.
昨天，那一地区发生过零星的战斗。
spasmodic movements
痉挛性动作
1.痉挛(性)的;抽搐的
2.阵发性的,一会儿做一会儿停的,间歇的;勤惰无常的
1.happening for short periods and not often
2.caused by or relating to the spasm of a muscle
1.Gradually I let my touch become lighter and his foot had a slight spasmodic movement as I glided my fingers over the soft skin.
当我滑动了在软的皮肤上的我手指，逐渐地我让我的触觉变得比较轻的，而且他的足部有了一个纤细的抽筋运动。
2.Ford advertising and promotion have always been spasmodic, and Ford dealers have usually been treated as a necessary evil .
福特的广告和促销活动一直是零星间歇的，他们的经销商也通常被当成甩不掉的恶魔来对待。
3.My elder brothers, after a few spasmodic efforts, gave up all hopes of me--they even ceased to scold me.
我的兄长们作过一段时间的努力之后，对我完全绝望了---他们就连责骂也不责骂我了。
4.a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing.
喉咙发出的一种间歇性反射，好象在吞咽东西。
5.Bronchospasm -- Bronchoconstriction, or the sudden narrowing of the smaller airways, of a spasmodic nature.
支气管痉挛--支气管狭窄，或突然缩小，呈痉挛的症状。
6.That, ' said a very young man, making spasmodic efforts to relight his cigar over the lamp; 'that . . . very clear indeed. '
“这，”一个年轻人说着，哆哆嗦嗦地在灯火上重新点燃了他的雪茄烟。“这……一点确实很清楚。”
7.Her head twitched violently, more quickly than usual, and her hand gave that queer spasmodic gesture .
她的头抽搐得厉害，比平常还快，她的手做着那种奇怪的一抽一抽的姿势。
8.His relations with me were subject to spasmodic outbursts tending constantly to get worse.
他跟我的关系由于冷热无常而每况愈下。
9.Conclusion The vasoconstrictive action of steroid leads to femoral head artery spasmodic contraction, tissue ischemia and osteonecrosis.
结论由于激素的缩血管作用，家兔股骨头动脉痉挛收缩，组织缺血，导致骨缺血坏死。
10.The years 1896-7 seem to mark a piding line between spasmodic uprisings and widespread revolt.
1896至1897年，似乎是间断骚动和普遍反抗之间的分界线。