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perpetual

美音:[pə´petʃuəl ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.永久的

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perpetual为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

副词:perpetually

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per-=through,thoroughly,away 变化型 par-,pel-,pil-

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perpetual


/pə'petʃʊəl; pɚ`pɛtʃuəl/
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
1 continuing indefinitely; permanent 永久的; 永恒的
*the perpetual snow of the Arctic 北极终年不化的积雪.
2 without interruption; continuous 不间断的; 持续的
*the perpetual noise of traffic 不绝于耳的交通噪音.
3 (infml 口) frequently repeated; continual 反覆的; 不断的
*He was irritated by their perpetual complaints. 他们一再发牢骚把他惹火了.

perpetual


adj [usually before noun]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: perpetuel, from Latin perpetuus, from petere 'to go to']
continuing all the time without changing or stopping
= continuous
 the perpetual noise of the machines
 a little girl with a perpetual smile
repeated many times in a way that annoys you
= continual
 my mother's perpetual nagging
literary permanent
 the perpetual snows of the mountaintops
>perpetuallyadv
1. They hoped to live in perpetual happiness.
    他们希望生活在永久幸福之中。

2. As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty.
    家里已有5个孩子,全家人常年在贫困中挣扎。

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