单词 | continuous |
释义 | 🔑 con·tinu·ousBrE /kənˈtɪnjuəs/ NAmE /kənˈtɪnjuəs/ adjective 🔑 happening or existing for a period of time without interruption 不断的;持续的;连续的◆ She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty -five . 她一直工作到 65 岁。◆ The rain has been continuous since this morning . 从早上到现在这雨就没停过。🔑 spreading in a line or over an area without any spaces 延伸的;遍布的◆ a continuous line of traffic 络绎不绝的车辆🔑 (informal ) repeated many times 反复的;频繁的SYN continual◆ For four days the town suffered continuous attacks . 那座城镇连续四天遭到了袭击。HELPContinual is much more frequent in this meaning .此义更多用 continual。continuous / continualThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns.这两个形容词常与下列名词连用:continuous ~continual ~processchangeemploymentproblemsflowupdatinglinequestionsspeechpainsupplyfearContinuous describes something that continues without stopping. * continuous 指持续的、不间断的。Continual usually describes an action that is repeated again and again. * continual 通常指一再重复。The difference between these two words is now disappearing. In particular, continual can also mean the same as continuous and is used especially about undesirable things.上述两词的差异正逐渐消失,特别是 continual 亦含有与 continuous 相同的意义,尤指不希望发生的事:◆Life was a continual struggle for them.生活对他们来说就是不断的挣扎。 However, continuous is much more frequent in this sense.不过,用 continuous 表达此义常见得多。(grammar语法) = progressive (3 ) ◆ the continuous tenses 进行时态▸ con·tinu·ous·ly🔑 BrE /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/ NAmE /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/ adverb ◆ He has lived and worked in France almost continuously since 1990 . 自从 1990 年以来,他差不多一直在法国居住和工作。 |
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