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continual adj.不断的；频繁的；连续的 (1) 你对于这不停的雨不感到厌烦吗？(2) 那孩子不断的哭声弄得我几乎要发狂。(3) 马路上来往的车辆声音不断地破坏我们家的安宁。(4) 我的工作被他频繁的拜访给耽搁了。(5) 连续阴雨毁坏了庄稼。 Something continual doesn't seem to stop. Your continual nightmares about terrifying clowns occur night after night, and the continual interruptions of your adorable nephew while you're talking on the phone will probably seem less and less cute the longer they continue. The Latin root word is continuus, "uninterrupted," and if you're truly talking about something going on without pause, you'll want to use the word continuous instead.

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英 [kən'tɪnjuəl] 美 [kən'tɪnjuəl] (1) Are you tired of this continual rain?(2) The child's continual crying drove me to distraction.(3) The noise of cars passing along the road is a continual disturbance to our quiet at home.(4) My work has been delayed by his continual visit.(5) Continual rain ruined the crops. The adjective continual describes something that's recurring, that happens again and again. If your pet wolf keeps up his continual howling all night, your neighbors will let you know about it. 1[ADJ 形容词]不停的；不间断的 A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping.   [ADJ n]The school has been in continual use since 1883...自1883年以来，该校从未停办过。They felt continual pressure to perform well...他们不断感受到压力，促使他们好好表演。Despite continual pain, he refused all drugs.尽管一直觉得疼，他还是拒绝使用任何药物。continuallyShe cried almost continually and threw temper tantrums...她几乎哭个没完，还大发脾气。The large rotating fans whirred continually.大大的风扇没完没了地嗡嗡转着。2[ADJ 形容词]一再的；反复的；频繁的 Continual events happen again and again.   [ADJ n]...the government's continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit...政府为补贴长期的财政赤字而对资金的持续需求She suffered continual police harassment.她不断受到警方的骚扰。continuallyMalcolm was continually changing his mind...马尔科姆不断地改主意。I had been writing him continually, trying to get him to call me.我一直在给他写信，想让他给我打电话。Usage Note :You can use continual, continuous, and constant to describe things that happen or exist without stopping. Continual is usually used to describe something that happens often over a period of time, especially something undesirable. ...his continual drinking. ...continual demands to cut costs. If something is continuous, it happens all the time without stopping, or seems to do so. ...days of continuous rain. ...a continuous background noise. You describe something as constant when it happens all the time or never goes away. He was in constant pain. ...Eva's constant criticism. continual, continuous 和 constant 都可以用来描述不间断地发生或一直存在的事物。continual 表示一段时期内经常发生，尤其是令人不快的事情：his continual drinking (他持续饮酒)，continual demands to cut costs (对于削减成本的再三要求)。continuous 则表示一刻不停，或看似如此：days of continuous rain (淫雨霏霏的日子)，a continuous background noise (一刻不停的背景噪声)。constant 表示一直在发生，或从不消失:He was in constant pain (他的疼痛一直没有消停)，Eva's constant criticism (伊娃不断的批评)。

英语单词	continual
英美音标	英 [kən'tɪnjuəl] 美 [kən'tɪnjuəl]
中文释义	adj.不断的；频繁的；连续的
英语例句	(1) Are you tired of this continual rain? (2) The child's continual crying drove me to distraction. (3) The noise of cars passing along the road is a continual disturbance to our quiet at home. (4) My work has been delayed by his continual visit. (5) Continual rain ruined the crops.
中文例句	(1) 你对于这不停的雨不感到厌烦吗？ (2) 那孩子不断的哭声弄得我几乎要发狂。 (3) 马路上来往的车辆声音不断地破坏我们家的安宁。 (4) 我的工作被他频繁的拜访给耽搁了。 (5) 连续阴雨毁坏了庄稼。
vocabulary简明	The adjective continual describes something that's recurring, that happens again and again. If your pet wolf keeps up his continual howling all night, your neighbors will let you know about it.
vocabulary扩展	Something continual doesn't seem to stop. Your continual nightmares about terrifying clowns occur night after night, and the continual interruptions of your adorable nephew while you're talking on the phone will probably seem less and less cute the longer they continue. The Latin root word is continuus, "uninterrupted," and if you're truly talking about something going on without pause, you'll want to use the word continuous instead.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]不停的；不间断的 A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping. [ADJ n] The school has been in continual use since 1883... 自1883年以来，该校从未停办过。 They felt continual pressure to perform well... 他们不断感受到压力，促使他们好好表演。 Despite continual pain, he refused all drugs. 尽管一直觉得疼，他还是拒绝使用任何药物。 continually She cried almost continually and threw temper tantrums... 她几乎哭个没完，还大发脾气。 The large rotating fans whirred continually. 大大的风扇没完没了地嗡嗡转着。 2 [ADJ 形容词]一再的；反复的；频繁的 Continual events happen again and again. [ADJ n] ...the government's continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit... 政府为补贴长期的财政赤字而对资金的持续需求 She suffered continual police harassment. 她不断受到警方的骚扰。 continually Malcolm was continually changing his mind... 马尔科姆不断地改主意。 I had been writing him continually, trying to get him to call me. 我一直在给他写信，想让他给我打电话。 Usage Note : You can use continual, continuous, and constant to describe things that happen or exist without stopping. Continual is usually used to describe something that happens often over a period of time, especially something undesirable. ...his continual drinking. ...continual demands to cut costs. If something is continuous, it happens all the time without stopping, or seems to do so. ...days of continuous rain. ...a continuous background noise. You describe something as constant when it happens all the time or never goes away. He was in constant pain. ...Eva's constant criticism. continual, continuous 和 constant 都可以用来描述不间断地发生或一直存在的事物。continual 表示一段时期内经常发生，尤其是令人不快的事情：his continual drinking (他持续饮酒)，continual demands to cut costs (对于削减成本的再三要求)。continuous 则表示一刻不停，或看似如此：days of continuous rain (淫雨霏霏的日子)，a continuous background noise (一刻不停的背景噪声)。constant 表示一直在发生，或从不消失:He was in constant pain (他的疼痛一直没有消停)，Eva's constant criticism (伊娃不断的批评)。

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