| 词汇 | continual |
| 释义 | continualUK:*/kənˈtɪnjʊəl/US:/kənˈtɪnjuəl/ ,(kən tin′yo̅o̅ əl)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Australian:Jamaican: 主要翻译 continual adj (unending, continuous)继续的；持续的；延续的I've had enough of your continual moaning! continual adj (repeated, recurring)重复出现的；一再出现的All night long there were continual hail showers.usage: ‘continual’ and ‘continuous’Continual is usually used to describe something that happens often over a period of time. If something is continuous, it happens all the time without stopping, or seems to do so. For example, if you say ‘There was continual rain’, you mean that it rained often. If you say ‘There was continuous rain’, you mean that it did not stop raining.Continual can only be used in front of a noun. Don't use it after a verb. Continuous can be used either in front of a noun or after a linking verb.There have been continual demands to cut costs.He still smoked despite the continual warnings of his nurse.There was a continuous background noise.Breathing should be slow and continuous.If you are describing something undesirable which continues to happen or exist without stopping, it is better to use continual rather than continuous.Life is a continual struggle.She was in continual pain. 复合形式： continual coming and going n (movement: many people) (人群)不断来来往往The continual coming and going of library visitors made it impossible for me to concentrate. continual coming and going n (movement: one person) (个人)不停地来来去去 |
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