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Continuous Continual Line Kənˈtɪnjuəs Continuously Verb Kənˈtɪnjuəsli Adj

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continuous

[kənˈtɪnjuəs]

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连续的(72%),连绵不断的(17%),继续的(11%)
adj.连续的,持续的;继续的;连绵不断的
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/kəntɪ̱njuəs/
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[ADJ 形容词]连续不断的;持续的;不中断的 A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • Residents report that they heard continuous gunfire.

    居民们报告说他们听到了连续不断的枪声。

  • ...all employees who had a record of five years' continuous employment with the firm...

    所有在公司连续任职达5年的员工

  • There is a continuous stream of phone calls.

    电话接连不断。

continuously
  • The civil war has raged almost continuously since 1976...

    自从1976年开始,内战几乎没有中断过。

  • It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in America.

    这是美国最古老的一直有人居住的城市。

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[ADJ 形容词](线、表面等)连续的,没有间隔的 A continuous line or surface has no gaps or holes in it.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • ...a continuous line of boats.

    一排船只

  • ...the continuous frieze of sculpted figures.

    一条人物雕像构成的檐壁

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[ADJ 形容词](动词)进行式的 In English grammar, continuous verb groups are formed using the auxiliary 'be' and the present participle of a verb, as in 'I'm feeling a bit tired' and 'She had been watching them for some time'. Continuous verb groups are used especially when you are focusing on a particular moment. →see usage note at:
continual

    Oxford
    con·tinu·ous ★ / kənˈtɪnjuəs ; NAmE kənˈtɪnjuəs / adjective 1 ★ happening or existing for a period of time without interruption 不断的;持续的;连续的 ◆ She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five. 她连续不断地受雇于人,一直工作到 65 岁。 ◆ The rain has been continuous since this morning. 从早上到现在这雨就没停过。 2 ★ spreading in a line or over an area without any spaces 延伸的;遍布的 ◆ a continuous line of traffic 络绎不绝的车辆 3 ★ ( informal) repeated many times 反复的;频繁的 SYN
    continual
    ◆ For four days the town suffered continuous attacks. 那座市镇连续四天遭到了袭击。 HELP  Continualis much more frequent in this meaning. 此义更多用 continual。
    4 ( grammar 语法 ) =
    progressive
      adj.  (3 )
    ◆ the continuous tenses 进行时态
    ▶ con·tinu·ous·ly ★ / kənˈtɪnjuəsli ; NAmE kənˈtɪnjuəsli / adverb ◆ He has lived and worked in France almost continuously since 1990. 自从 1990 年以来,他差不多一直在法国居住和工作。 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 continuous / continual These adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns. 这两个形容词常与下列名词连用: continuous ~ continual ~ process change employment problems flow updating line questions speech pain supply fear ■ Continuousdescribes something that continues without stopping. *continuous 指持续的、不间断的。 ■ Continualusually describes an action that is repeated again and again. *continual 通常指一再重复。 ■ The difference between these two words is now disappearing. In particular, continualcan also mean the same as continuousand is used especially about undesirable things. 上述两词的差异正逐渐消失,特别是 continual 亦含有与 continuous 相同的意义,尤指不希望发生的事: ◆ Life was a continual struggle for them. 生活对他们来说就是不断的挣扎。 However, continuousis much more frequent in this sense. 不过,用 continuous 表达此义常见得多。
    con·tinu·ous / kənˈtɪnjuəs ; NAmE kənˈtɪnjuəs / con·tinu·ous·ly / kənˈtɪnjuəsli ; NAmE kənˈtɪnjuəsli /
    LDC
    continuouscon‧tin‧u‧ous /kənˈtɪnjuəs/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjective
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    1continuing to happen or exist without stopping → continue:  continuous economic growth a continuous flow of information2something such as a line that is continuous does not have any spaces or holes in it OPP  broken3continuous assessment British English a way of judging a student’s ability by looking at the work they have done during the year rather than by an examination4 technical the continuous form of a verb shows that an action is continuing. In English, this is formed by the verb ‘be’, followed by a present participle, as in ‘I was waiting for the bus.’ → simple—continuously adverb:  UMNO had ruled Malaysia continuously since independence.

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