continual
英 [kən'tɪnjʊəl]
美 [kən'tɪnjuəl]
CET4 TEM4 考 研 CET6
1. con- "together" + -tinu- + -al.
2. => keep together, uninterrupted.
3. That which is continual is that which is either always going on or recurs at short intervals and never comes to an end.
4. that which is continuous is that in which there is no break between the beginning and the end.
- continual (adj.)
- early 14c., continuell, from Old French continuel (12c.), from Latin continuus (see continue). That which is continual is that which is either always going on or recurs at short intervals and never comes to an end; that which is continuous is that in which there is no break between the beginning and the end. Related: Continually (c. 1300, contynuelliche).
- 1. The school has been in continual use since 1883.
- 自1883年以来，该校从未停办过。
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- 2. They felt continual pressure to perform well.
- 他们不断感受到压力，促使他们好好表演。
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- 3. She finds the continual confrontation very wearing.
- 她发现持续的对峙让人精疲力竭。
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- 4. She suffered continual police harassment.
- 她不断受到警方的骚扰。
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- 5. The old lady's reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance.
- 这位老太太对往事的回忆为康斯坦丝带来了无穷的快乐.
来自《简明英汉词典》
