[ADJ 形容词](除英国之外)欧洲大陆的Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain.
[ADJ n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
He sees no signs of improvement in the UK and continental economy.
他看不到英国与欧洲大陆经济好转的迹象。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]欧洲大陆人 A continental is someone who comes from the continent of Europe.
[usu pl]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]典型欧洲大陆的;具欧洲大陆特征的 If you describe someone or something as continental, you think that they are typical of the continent of Europe.
[usu v-link ADJ]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He's very continental...
他非常欧陆化。
Torquay is undeniably continental.
无可否认,托基具有典型的欧陆风情。
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[ADJ 形容词]大洲的;大陆的Continental is used to refer to something that belongs to or relates to a continent.
[ADJ n]
The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.
大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。
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[ADJ 形容词](除夏威夷、美属维尔京群岛等之外)美国大陆的,美国本土的 The continental United States consists of all the states which are situated on the continent of North America, as opposed to Hawaii and territories such as the Virgin Islands.
[usu ADJ n]
[mainly AM 主美]
Shipping is included on orders sent within the continental U.S.
美国本土订单已含运费。
Since these substances are not licensed, they cannot be sold in the continental United States.
由于这些物品没有许可证,所以不能在美国大陆地区销售。
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[ADJ 形容词](美国革命时期)发生(或存在)于美洲殖民地的,美洲大陆的Continental means existing or happening in the American colonies during the American Revolution.
[usu ADJ n]
[AM 美]
...George Washington, Commander of the Continental Army...
乔治·华盛顿——大陆军总司令
The Continental Congress called upon the 13 states to draft new constitutions establishing governments more conducive to 'republican' principles.
大陆会议号召13个州起草新宪法,建立更有利于实现“共和”原则的政府。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](美国革命时期的)大陆军士兵Continentals were soldiers who fought in the Continental Army against the British in the American Revolution.
[AM 美]
Oxford
con·tin·en·tal/ˌkɒntɪˈnentl; NAmEˌkɑːntɪˈnentl/
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adjective1(alsoContinental )[only before noun ]( BrE) of or in the continent of Europe, not including Britain and Ireland 欧洲大陆的(不包括英国和爱尔兰)◆a popular continental holiday resort受欢迎的欧洲大陆度假胜地◆Britain's continental neighbours英国的欧洲大陆邻国2( BrE) following the customs of countries in western and southern Europe 随(西、南欧国家)大陆风俗的◆a continental lifestyle西、南欧大陆的生活方式◆The shutters and the balconies make the street look almost continental.活动护窗和阳台使这条街看起来颇具欧洲大陆风格。3[only before noun ]connected with the main part of the N American continent 北美大陆的◆Prices are often higher in Hawaii than in the continental United States.夏威夷的物价常常比美国大陆高。4forming part of, or typical of, any of the seven main land masses of the earth 大洲的;大陆的◆continental Antarctica/Asia/Europe南极洲╱亚洲╱欧洲大陆◆to study continental geography研究大陆地理学noun( BrE) ( old-fashioned,often disapproving) a person who lives in the continent of Europe (欧洲)大陆人◆The continentals have never understood our preference for warm beer.欧洲大陆人根本不理解我们为什么喜欢喝温啤酒。con·tin·en·tal/ˌkɒntɪˈnentl; NAmEˌkɑːntɪˈnentl/
1a)the continental United States all the states of the US except Alaska and Hawaiib)continental Europe/Asia etc all the countries of Europe, Asia etc that are not on islands2relating to a large mass of land: the warming-up of continental interiors3typical of the warmer countries in Western Europe: a continental-style café4British English old-fashioned belonging to or in Europe, not including the British Isles: continental holidays
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