英语单词 | constantly |
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英美音标 | 英 ['kɒnstəntli] 美 ['kɑːnstəntli] |
中文释义 | adv.不断地;经常地 |
英语例句 | (1) Language is constantly and gradually evolving. (2) She was constantly spurred on by a fear of failure. (3) The area was constantly hit by drought. (4) He constantly writes articles for the local paper. |
中文例句 | (1) 语言在不断地缓慢发展。 (2) 对失败的恐惧不断地激励着她。 (3) 这地区经常遭到旱灾。 (4) 他经常给当地报纸写文章。 |
vocabulary简明 | When something happens constantly, it never stops or changes. If you sister constantly complains that she's hungry, she is always insisting that she's starving. |
vocabulary扩展 | If your dog barks constantly when he's in the car, he doesn't stop until you reach your destination, and if you're constantly thinking about your upcoming trip to France, you can't ever get it out of your head. The adverb constantly comes from constant, or "continual," which is rooted in the Latin constantem, "standing firm, stable, steadfast, or faithful." |
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