[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; NAmEkənˈtɪnjuəs/adjective1★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。HELPContinualis 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; NAmEkənˈtɪnjuəsli/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 / continualThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns. 这两个形容词常与下列名词连用:continuous ~continual ~processchangeemploymentproblemsflowupdatinglinequestionsspeechpainsupplyfear■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; NAmEkənˈtɪnjuəs/con·tinu·ous·ly/kənˈtɪnjuəsli; NAmEkənˈtɪnjuəsli/
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 itOPP 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.
WDF
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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