[ADJ 形容词]不间断的;不变的;持续的;长久的 A perpetual feeling, state, or quality is one that never ends or changes.
[usu ADJ n]
...the creation of a perpetual union.
永久联盟的创立
perpetually
They were all perpetually starving...
他们都一直忍饥挨饿。
He and his wife would be compelled to live perpetually as second-class citizens.
他和妻子将被迫永远做二等公民。
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[ADJ 形容词]连续不断的;无尽无休的;没完没了的 A perpetual act, situation, or state is one that happens again and again and so seems never to end.
[usu ADJ n]
I thought her perpetual complaints were going to prove too much for me.
我想我再也受不了她无休无止的抱怨了。 per|pet|ual|ly
...a perpetually renewed miracle...
不断再现的奇迹
He perpetually interferes in political affairs.
他总是干预政事。
Oxford
per·pet·ual/pəˈpetʃuəl; NAmEpərˈpetʃuəl/adjective1[usually before noun ]continuing for a long period of time without interruption 不间断的;持续的;长久的SYN
continuous
◆the perpetual noise of traffic持续不断的交通噪声◆We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear.多年来我们一直生活在恐惧中。2[usually before noun ]frequently repeated, in a way that is annoying 一再反复的;无尽无休的;没完没了的SYN
continual
◆How can I work with these perpetual interruptions?打扰不断,让我怎么工作?3[only before noun ](of a job or position 工作或职位)lasting for the whole of sb's life 终身的;永久的◆He was elected perpetual president.他被选为终身会长。◆( humorous) She's a perpetual student.她是个终身学习者。▶per·petu·al·ly/pəˈpetʃuəli; NAmEpərˈpetʃuəli/adverbper·pet·ual/pəˈpetʃuəl; NAmEpərˈpetʃuəl/per·petu·al·ly/pəˈpetʃuəli; NAmEpərˈpetʃuəli/
LDC
perpetualper‧pet‧u‧al /pəˈpetʃuəl $ pər-/ ●○○ adjective [usually before noun]
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1continuing all the time without changing or stoppingSYN continuous: the perpetual noise of the machines a little girl with a perpetual smile► see thesaurus at
permanent
2repeated many times in a way that annoys youSYN continual: my mother’s perpetual nagging3literary permanent: the perpetual snows of the mountaintops—perpetually adverb
WDF
perpetual
[pəˈpetʃuəl]
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永久的(55%),永恒的(43%),一再往复的(2%)
adj.永久的;不断的;四季开花的;无期限的
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