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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·tin·ue (-tin·ued ; -tinu·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French continuer, from Latin continuare, from continuus DATE 14th century intransitive verb 1. to maintain without interruption a condition, course, or action the boat continued downstream 2. to remain in existence : endure the tradition continues 3. to remain in a place or condition : stay cannot continue here much longer 4. to resume an activity after interruption we'll continue after lunch transitive verb 1. a. keep up, maintain continues walking b. to keep going or add to : prolong continue the battle also : to resume after intermission 2. to cause to continue chose not to continue her subscription 3. to allow to remain in a place or condition : retain the trustees were continued 4. to postpone (a legal proceeding) by a continuance Synonyms. continue , last , endure , abide , persist mean to exist over a period of time or indefinitely. continue applies to a process going on without ending the search for peace will continue last , especially when unqualified, may stress existing beyond what is normal or expected buy shoes that will last endure adds an implication of resisting destructive forces or agencies in spite of everything, her faith endured abide implies stable and constant existing especially as opposed to mutability a love that abides through 40 years of marriage persist suggests outlasting the normal or appointed time and often connotes obstinacy or doggedness the sense of guilt persisted English Etymology continue mid-14c., from O.Fr . continuer (13c.), from L. continuare "make or be continuous," from continuus "uninterrupted," from continere(intransitive) "to be uninterrupted," lit. "to hang together" (see contain). Related: Continued (mid-15c.); continuing (late 14c.).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ continue con·tinue / kEn5tinju: / verb1. to keep existing or happening without stopping 持续；继续存在；不断发生: ▪ [V] The exhibition continues until 25 July. 展览要持续到 7 月 25 日。 The trial is expected to continue for three months. 预计审判要持续三个月。 ▪ [V to inf] The rain continued to fall all afternoon. 这场雨整整一下午都下个不停。 ▪ [V -ing] The rain continued falling all afternoon. 这场雨整整一下午都下个不停。 2. ~ (with sth) to keep doing sth without stopping 继续做；不停地干: ▪ [V -ing] She wanted to continue working until she was 60. 她想要继续工作到 60 岁。 ▪ [V to inf] He continued to ignore everything I was saying. 他仍对我所说的一切置若罔闻。 ▪ [VN] The board of inquiry is continuing its investigations. 调查委员会在继续做调查。 ▪ [V] Are you going to continue with the project? 你要继续做这个项目吗？ 3. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] to go or move further in the same direction (朝相同方向)走,移动；延伸: The path continued over rough, rocky ground. 这条小路穿过了崎岖不平的石头地。 He continued on his way. 他继续走他的路。 4. [V] ~ (as sth) to remain in a particular job or condition 留任；维持原状: I want you to continue as project manager. 我要你留任项目经理。 She will continue in her present job until a replacement can be found. 在找到替换人员以前,她将继续做她目前的工作。 5. to start or start sth again after stopping for a time (停顿后)继续,再开始 SYN resume :
▪ [V] The story continues in our next issue. 这篇故事我们将在下一期里继续刊载。 ▪ [VN] The story will be continued in our next issue. 这篇故事我们将在下一期里继续刊载。 6. to start speaking again after stopping (停顿后)继续说,接着说: ▪ [V] Please continue—I didn't mean to interrupt. 请继续往下说,我并非有意打断你的话。 ▪ [V speech] 'In fact,' he continued, 'I'd like to congratulate you.' "其实,"他接着说,"我想向你表示祝贺。" Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 to remain indefinitely in existence or in a particular state or course FF1C;many traditional beliefs still continueFF1E; FF1C;do you expect to continue in school for the rest of your life?FF1E; Synonyms: abide, carry through, endure, last, perdure, persist Related Words: carry on, carry over, ride, run on; outlast, outlive, survive; remain, stay Contrasted Words: cease, desist, discontinue, quit; arrest, check, interrupt; defer, intermit, postpone, stay, suspend Antonyms: discontinue 2 Synonyms: RESUME 2, pick up, recommence, renew, reopen, restart, take upWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·tin·ue \kənˈti(ˌ)nyü, -tinyə (this pronunc bef a vowel or pause is especially S); often -_nyəw+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English continuen, from Middle French continuer, from Latin continuare to connect, continue, from continuus continuous — more at continuous intransitive verb 1. a. : to be steadfast or constant in a course or activity : keep up or maintain especially without interruption a particular condition, course, or series of actions : persevere , endure , persist < continue to go to church each Sunday > b. : to keep going : maintain a course, direction, or progress < the boat continued downstream after discharging the passengers > < the broad beach continues all the way along the promenade > — often used with on < they continued on for a quarter of a mile — Norman Mailer > 2. : to be permanent or durable : remain in existence : endure , last < but now thy kingdom shall not continue — 1 Sam 13:14 (Authorized Version) > 3. : to remain in a place or condition < if the patient continues unconscious > : abide , stay < he cannot long continue here > 4. : to proceed to discourse especially after intermission transitive verb 1. : to carry onward or extend : keep up or maintain (as an activity) < continued walking all day > : prolong : add to or draw out in length, duration, or development < continue the battle > specifically : to resume (as a discourse) especially after intermission 2. : to cause to last, endure, or keep on < continued my subscription for another year > 3. : to allow or cause to remain (in a place or condition) : retain < the trustees were continued > 4. : to keep on the court calendar : subject to further consideration : postpone by a continuance — used of a legal proceeding Synonyms: last , endure , abide , persist : continue indicates a remaining or going on, often in an uninterrupted way, without ceasing or ending < in continuing cancer research lies the ultimate hope of providing the clinician with solutions to his many diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas — Americana Annual > < the illusion continues that civilization can somehow be reconciled with atomic war — D.F.Fleming > last may focus attention on a length of existence greater than the normal or expected < the work that Michelangelo did complete has lasted well — Stringfellow Barr > endure often calls attention to resistances to destructive and disintegrative forces < it is only the exceptional skeleton, protected by favorable circumstances, of which the bones will endure for thousands of years — A.L.Kroeber > < the government thus established endured till Oregon became a Territory — Joseph Schafer > abide , often poetic or archaic, may suggest unchanging constancy and stability < O Thou who changest not, abide with me — Henry Lyte > < notwithstanding the countless features of … living which were abiding, the changes made themselves felt — John Mason Brown > persist may imply continuing or recurring with or as if with resolution, doggedness, or stubbornness < the idea that there exists a universal remedy which is sovereign over all diseases has persisted through the centuries — G.W.Gray b.1886 > < this tribal structure, though simplified to some extent by past reforms, still persists — Patrick Smith > < these forests have reigned supreme for countless millenia, probably having persisted more or less unchanged for a longer period than any other contemporary forest type — W.H.Hodge > |
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