continual
美音:[kən´tınjuəl
]
英音:[kən´tınjuəl
]
adj.连续的,频繁的,持续不断的
难易程度:
continual为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:continually
词根
tain,ten,tin＝to hold,to keep（安静）
近义词, 同义词
perpetual eternal everlasting continual endless unending ceaseless incessant uninterrupted unceasing endless unending interminable evergreen deathless immortal undying imperishablefrequent incessant perpetual continual steady constant uniform repeated customary regular normal according to rule common everyday usual ordinary familiar old-hat boring well-known
continual
/kən'tɪnjʊəl; kən`tɪnjuəl/
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?
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.
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?
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.
continual
adj [only before noun]
continuing for a long time without stopping
five weeks of continual rain
the Japanese business philosophy of continual improvement
repeated many times, often in a way that is harmful or annoying
She has endured house arrest and continual harassment by the police.
>continuallyadv
We are continually reassessing the situation.
WORD CHOICE: continual, continuous
continual and continuous are both used to describe things that continue without stopping : continual rain | a continuous fall in unemployment since 1998
Use continuous to describe things that go on without a break : I had six continuous hours of meetings. | a continuous line of trees
Use continual to describe things which happen repeatedly : his continual attempts to intervene
Use continual when the thing that is happening is annoying or bad : She was fed up with the continual arguments.
continuing for a long time without stopping
five weeks of continual rain
the Japanese business philosophy of continual improvement
repeated many times, often in a way that is harmful or annoying
She has endured house arrest and continual harassment by the police.
>continuallyadv
We are continually reassessing the situation.
WORD CHOICE: continual, continuous
continual and continuous are both used to describe things that continue without stopping : continual rain | a continuous fall in unemployment since 1998
Use continuous to describe things that go on without a break : I had six continuous hours of meetings. | a continuous line of trees
Use continual to describe things which happen repeatedly : his continual attempts to intervene
Use continual when the thing that is happening is annoying or bad : She was fed up with the continual arguments.
1. The continual source of our strength was our mutual trust and respect.
相互信任和尊重是我们俩永不枯竭的力量源泉。
2. The hospital was facing an expensive expansion to the building because of a continual shortage of beds in intensive care.
由于重病特别护理区一直床位不足，所以医院面临着造价高昂的扩建问题，
3. How do we prevent these continual breakdowns?
我们如何防止这些一再出现的故障?
4. Her proposal met with continual rejections.
她的建议一再遭到拒绝.
5. Once waves have been generated, gravity is the force that drives them in a continual attempt to restore the ocean surface to a flat plain.
一旦波浪形成，地球引力是持续不断企图使海面复原为平面的力量。
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相互信任和尊重是我们俩永不枯竭的力量源泉。
2. The hospital was facing an expensive expansion to the building because of a continual shortage of beds in intensive care.
由于重病特别护理区一直床位不足，所以医院面临着造价高昂的扩建问题，
3. How do we prevent these continual breakdowns?
我们如何防止这些一再出现的故障?
4. Her proposal met with continual rejections.
她的建议一再遭到拒绝.
5. Once waves have been generated, gravity is the force that drives them in a continual attempt to restore the ocean surface to a flat plain.
一旦波浪形成，地球引力是持续不断企图使海面复原为平面的力量。
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