continual

[kən'tinjuəl]

adj.不断的, 频繁的, 连续的

a.

1. 多次重复的, 频频的[B]

He still smokes despite the continual warnings of his doctor.

尽管他的医生多次警告, 他还是抽烟。

2. 不间断的, 连续的

Continual rain ruined the crops.

连续阴雨毁坏了庄稼。

词形变化

副词: continually |

词义辨析

同义:

a.不断的, 连续的

uninterrupted  unbroken  unceasing  incessant  ceaseless  continuous  unremitting  ongoing  nonstop  constant  endless  eternal  everlasting  perpetual  no end  interminable  never ending  unending  relentless

a.频繁的

frequent  regular  persistent  repeated  habitual  dawn-to-dusk  at every turn  

同义参见:

constantly  

英英释义

形容词 continual:

seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series

`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)

补充

continualcontinual英:[kɔnˈtinjuəl] 美:[kənˈtɪnjuəl]adj.1.不间断的, 不停的I am tired of this continual rain.不停的下雨使我厌倦。Church Street is continual with High Street.教堂街与高街相连。It is continual that he glanced at Simon.他一直盯着西蒙看。2.多次重复的, 频繁的He has continual arguments with his father.他屡次跟他父亲争论。That sort of thing is quite continual.这种事经常有。

例句

1. Fitness is a continual process, not a week's course.健康是个日积月累的过程, 而非一周之功。 2. She suffered continual police harassment.她经常受到警察的骚扰。 3. Competition led to continual improvement.竞争促进不断进步。 4. The school has been in continual use since 1883.自1883年起, 这所学校一直在运行。 5. She faces continual pressure from all sides.她一直承受着来自各方的压力。 6. his plane went down after continual attacks.在遭到连续攻击后，他的飞机坠毁了。 7. some patients need continual safeguarding.一些病人需要不间断的看护。 8. His continual phone calls started to annoy her.他频频打电话给她，开始令她生厌。 9. This week we experienced days of continual sunshine.这一周我们连续度过了几天阳光明媚的日子。 10. The country has been in a continual state of war since it began fighting for its independence.这个国家自争取独立以来便处于接连不断的战火之中。 11. The continual interruptions by the student were annoying the teacher.那个学生频频插嘴，老师心里很不痛快。 12. He is continually experimenting with new recipes.他在不断地尝试做些新的菜肴。