characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time
零星的(地),零碎的(地),零散的(地),不系统的(地)
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[as adj.]
the village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development 零乱的开发正在慢慢消灭这个村庄
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[as adv.]
many organizations have been built up piecemeal. 许多组织已零零星星地建立起来。
"Middle English: from the noun