continual英 [kntnjul] 美 [kntnjul]

詳細(xì)釋義：

ADJ 不停的;不間斷的

A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping.

The school has been in continual use since 1883...自1883年以來，該校從未停辦過。

ADJ 一再的;反復(fù)的;頻繁的

Continual events happen again and again.

...the government's continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit...政府為補(bǔ)貼長(zhǎng)期的財(cái)政赤字而對(duì)資金的持續(xù)需求

continual, continuous 和 constant異同：

continual, continuous 和 constant 都可以用來描述不間斷地發(fā)生或一直存在的事物。

continual 表示一段時(shí)期內(nèi)經(jīng)常發(fā)生，尤其是令人不快的事情：his continual drinking (他持續(xù)飲酒)，continual demands to cut costs (對(duì)于削減成本的再三要求)。

continuous 則表示一刻不停，或看似如此：days of continuous rain (淫雨霏霏的日子)，a continuous background noise (一刻不停的背景噪聲)。

constant 表示一直在發(fā)生，或從不消失：He was in constant pain (他的疼痛一直沒有消停)，Eva's constant criticism (伊娃不斷的批評(píng))。