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permanent adj.永久的,持久的 If you wait around for something permanent to change, you'll be there for a long time — maybe forever. That's because the adjective permanent is used to describe something that continues on into the foreseeable future without shifting, moving, or changing at all. You might also come across the noun permanent, which refers to a chemical treatment used to curl your hair. But please know that "perms" aren't really cool anymore. ★★★☆☆ 2011.4

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['pə:mənənt] Something that’s permanent is constant and lasting, as opposed to temporary. Think twice about writing in permanent marker or getting a tattoo — both are just about impossible to erase. Celebrity moms are a permanent source for gossip. 1[ADJ 形容词]永久的；永恒的 Something that is permanent lasts for ever. Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain...酗酒能造成永久性大脑损伤。...a permanent solution to the problem...该问题一劳永逸的解决办法The ban is intended to be permanent.禁令将永久生效。permanentlyHis reason had been permanently affected by what he had witnessed...他所目睹的那一幕永久性地影响了他的神智。The only way to lose weight permanently is to completely change your attitudes toward food.永久性减肥的唯一办法就是彻底改变对食物的态度。permanenceAnything which threatens the permanence of the treaty is a threat to peace.任何对条约持续生效构成威胁的因素都将危及和平。permanencyThey gradually realized the permanency of their condition.他们渐渐意识到他们的这种状况将永久地持续下去。2[ADJ 形容词]（尤指问题或困难）不断出现的，一直存在的 You use permanent to describe situations or states that keep occurring or which seem to exist all the time； used especially to describe problems or difficulties.   [usu ADJ n]...a permanent state of tension...长久以来的紧张局势They feel under permanent threat...他们觉得一直处于威胁之下。There was a permanent 20-yard queue for the portable toilets.流动厕所前总排着20码长的队伍。permanently...the heavy, permanently locked gate.长年锁着的厚重大门3[ADJ 形容词]（员工）终生的，长期的 A permanent employee is one who is employed for an unlimited length of time.   [ADJ n]At the end of the probationary period you will become a permanent employee.试用期结束后，你将成为长期雇员。...a permanent job.固定工作permanently...permanently employed registered dockers.在编的正式码头工人4[ADJ 形容词]（家庭住址）固定的 Your permanent home or your permanent address is the one at which you spend most of your time or the one that you return to after having stayed in other places.   [ADJ n]York Cottage was as near to a permanent home as the children knew...在孩子们眼中，约克小屋最像一个安定的家。They had no permanent address.他们没有固定居所。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]卷发；烫发 A permanent is a treatment where a hair stylist curls your hair and treats it with a chemical so that it stays curly for several months.   [AM 美]in BRIT, use 英国英语用 perm

英语单词	permanent
英美音标	['pə:mənənt]
中文释义	adj.永久的,持久的
vocab简明	Something that’s permanent is constant and lasting, as opposed to temporary. Think twice about writing in permanent marker or getting a tattoo — both are just about impossible to erase.
vocab扩展	If you wait around for something permanent to change, you'll be there for a long time — maybe forever. That's because the adjective permanent is used to describe something that continues on into the foreseeable future without shifting, moving, or changing at all. You might also come across the noun permanent, which refers to a chemical treatment used to curl your hair. But please know that "perms" aren't really cool anymore.
真题原句	Celebrity moms are a *permanent* source for gossip.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]永久的；永恒的 Something that is permanent lasts for ever. Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain... 酗酒能造成永久性大脑损伤。 ...a permanent solution to the problem... 该问题一劳永逸的解决办法 The ban is intended to be permanent. 禁令将永久生效。 permanently His reason had been permanently affected by what he had witnessed... 他所目睹的那一幕永久性地影响了他的神智。 The only way to lose weight permanently is to completely change your attitudes toward food. 永久性减肥的唯一办法就是彻底改变对食物的态度。 permanence Anything which threatens the permanence of the treaty is a threat to peace. 任何对条约持续生效构成威胁的因素都将危及和平。 permanency They gradually realized the permanency of their condition. 他们渐渐意识到他们的这种状况将永久地持续下去。 2 [ADJ 形容词]（尤指问题或困难）不断出现的，一直存在的 You use permanent to describe situations or states that keep occurring or which seem to exist all the time； used especially to describe problems or difficulties. [usu ADJ n] ...a permanent state of tension... 长久以来的紧张局势 They feel under permanent threat... 他们觉得一直处于威胁之下。 There was a permanent 20-yard queue for the portable toilets. 流动厕所前总排着20码长的队伍。 permanently ...the heavy, permanently locked gate. 长年锁着的厚重大门 3 [ADJ 形容词]（员工）终生的，长期的 A permanent employee is one who is employed for an unlimited length of time. [ADJ n] At the end of the probationary period you will become a permanent employee. 试用期结束后，你将成为长期雇员。 ...a permanent job. 固定工作 permanently ...permanently employed registered dockers. 在编的正式码头工人 4 [ADJ 形容词]（家庭住址）固定的 Your permanent home or your permanent address is the one at which you spend most of your time or the one that you return to after having stayed in other places. [ADJ n] York Cottage was as near to a permanent home as the children knew... 在孩子们眼中，约克小屋最像一个安定的家。 They had no permanent address. 他们没有固定居所。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]卷发；烫发 A permanent is a treatment where a hair stylist curls your hair and treats it with a chemical so that it stays curly for several months. [AM 美] in BRIT, use 英国英语用 perm
来源	2011.4

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