跟我背CET4核心詞匯:continual

　　continual

　　不間斷的,不停的 going on all the time without stopping

　　多次重復的,頻繁的 that happens often

　　反義詞

　　a. sporadic

　　詞匯辨析

　　continual，continuous，successive，constant，persistent

　　這些形容詞均有 連續的 、 不斷的 之意。

　　continual 強調重復或持續發生，但連續之間允許有間斷。

　　continuous 語意最強，強調在時間和空間上沒有間斷。

　　successive 強調事物一個接一個地發生，無間斷。

　　constant 多指習慣性的重復和不變的持續。

　　persistent 普通用詞，可指不懈的努力，也可指任何連續不斷或重復出現的事物。

　　參考例句

　　1. His continual lateness was a black mark against his promotion.

　　他連續的遲到是不利于升職的一個污點。

　　2. Continual conflict among city-states caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization.

　　城邦間不斷的沖突導致了希臘文明最終的衰落。

　　3. The stresses produced by continual movement, and even intense noise, cause fatigue, the cracking and breaking that occurs in metals under constant flexure.

　　持續的運動甚至是強烈的噪音產生的應力會導致疲勞、不斷彎曲的金屬出現的裂縫和破損。

　　雙語釋義

　　1.ADJ A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping. 持續不斷的

　　例：The school has been in continual use since 1883.

　　該校自1883年以來一直在不斷使用中。

　　例：They felt continual pressure to perform well.

　　他們感受到持續不斷的、要表演得好的壓力。

　　2.continually ADV 持續不斷地

　　例：She cried almost continually and threw temper tantrums.

　　她幾乎哭個不停，還大發脾氣。

　　3.ADJ Continual events happen again and again. 頻繁的

　　例：...the governments continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit.

　　政府為負擔其長期的財政赤字而對現金不斷的需求。

　　4.continually ADV 頻繁地

　　例：Malcolm was continually changing his mind.

　　馬爾科姆頻頻改變其主意。

　　常見用法

　　用作形容詞

　　Are you tired of this continual rain?

　　你對于這不停的雨不感到厭煩嗎?

　　The childs continual crying drove me to distraction.

　　那孩子不斷的哭聲弄得我幾乎要發狂。

　　The noise of cars passing along the road is a continual disturbance to our quiet at home.

　　馬路上來往的車輛聲音不斷地破壞我們家的安寧。

　　My work has been delayed by his continual visit.

　　我的工作被他頻繁的拜訪給耽擱了。

　　Our photocopier is in continual need of running repairs.

　　我們的復印機經常需要檢修。

　　Continual rain ruined the crops.

　　連續陰雨毀壞了莊稼。

　　continual

　　不間斷的,不停的 going on all the time without stopping

　　多次重復的,頻繁的 that happens often

　　反義詞

　　a. sporadic

　　詞匯辨析

　　continual，continuous，successive，constant，persistent

　　這些形容詞均有 連續的 、 不斷的 之意。

　　continual 強調重復或持續發生，但連續之間允許有間斷。

　　continuous 語意最強，強調在時間和空間上沒有間斷。

　　successive 強調事物一個接一個地發生，無間斷。

　　constant 多指習慣性的重復和不變的持續。

　　persistent 普通用詞，可指不懈的努力，也可指任何連續不斷或重復出現的事物。

　　參考例句

　　1. His continual lateness was a black mark against his promotion.

　　他連續的遲到是不利于升職的一個污點。

　　2. Continual conflict among city-states caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization.

　　城邦間不斷的沖突導致了希臘文明最終的衰落。

　　3. The stresses produced by continual movement, and even intense noise, cause fatigue, the cracking and breaking that occurs in metals under constant flexure.

　　持續的運動甚至是強烈的噪音產生的應力會導致疲勞、不斷彎曲的金屬出現的裂縫和破損。

　　雙語釋義

　　1.ADJ A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping. 持續不斷的

　　例：The school has been in continual use since 1883.

　　該校自1883年以來一直在不斷使用中。

　　例：They felt continual pressure to perform well.

　　他們感受到持續不斷的、要表演得好的壓力。

　　2.continually ADV 持續不斷地

　　例：She cried almost continually and threw temper tantrums.

　　她幾乎哭個不停，還大發脾氣。

　　3.ADJ Continual events happen again and again. 頻繁的

　　例：...the governments continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit.

　　政府為負擔其長期的財政赤字而對現金不斷的需求。

　　4.continually ADV 頻繁地

　　例：Malcolm was continually changing his mind.

　　馬爾科姆頻頻改變其主意。

　　常見用法

　　用作形容詞

　　Are you tired of this continual rain?

　　你對于這不停的雨不感到厭煩嗎?

　　The childs continual crying drove me to distraction.

　　那孩子不斷的哭聲弄得我幾乎要發狂。

　　The noise of cars passing along the road is a continual disturbance to our quiet at home.

　　馬路上來往的車輛聲音不斷地破壞我們家的安寧。

　　My work has been delayed by his continual visit.

　　我的工作被他頻繁的拜訪給耽擱了。

　　Our photocopier is in continual need of running repairs.

　　我們的復印機經常需要檢修。

　　Continual rain ruined the crops.

　　連續陰雨毀壞了莊稼。