Continual
[ kən'tinjuəl ]
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adj. 不间断的;不停的;多次重复的;频繁的;
📝 例句
The continual strain aged him.
持续的过度劳累使他变老了。
He still smokes despite the continual warnings of his doctor.
尽管他的医生多次警告,他还是抽烟。
Oh, how oppressive this continual delirium is.
啊，这种连续的昏迷是多么痛苦啊！
Our photocopier is in continual need of running repairs.
我们的复印机经常需要检修.
The country suffered from a continual brain drain because of bad economy.
那个国家因经济不景气,人才不断外流。
🌱 联想助记
【记】contin-continue继续,u-谐音“you”,al-all所有:你所有的事情都在持续不断的发展
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-tact-表示“触摸”
常见变体有-tach-、-tire-、-tag-、-tang-
📖 牛津释义
continual
adj
(esp derog 尤作贬义) going on all the time without stopping, or repeatedly 继续不断的; 一再重复的
continual rain, talking, interruptions 不停的雨、 谈话、 打扰
How do we prevent these continual breakdowns? 我们如何防止这些一再出现的故障? continual, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Compare continual and continuous. 试比较continual和continuous. Continual usually describes an action which is repeated again and again *continual一般指多次重复的动作
Please stop your continual questions. 请不要再接二连三地提问了.
He was continually late for work. 他上班总是迟到. Continuous indicates that the action or object carries on without stopping or interruption *continuous
They chattered continuously for an hour. 他们唠唠叨叨足有一个小时.
a continuous flow of traffic 接连不断的来往车辆.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'tinjuәl]a. 持续不断的, 继续的【建】 连续的
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I've been looking forward to it.
我一直都盼望着它呢。
I'm doing a word puzzle in this newspaper.
我在猜报纸上的字谜。
Dad, when you sent me to Paris to see if I could really earn a living as a painter.
爸爸，你把我送去巴黎，想看看我是否真正能以绘画谋生。