1 ADJ 永久的;永恒的 Something that is permanent lasts for ever. 永久的;永恒的
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Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain.
酗酒能造成永久性大脑损伤。
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...a permanent solution to the problem.
该问题一劳永逸的解决办法
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The ban is intended to be permanent.
禁令将永久生效。
SYN lasting, fixed, constant, enduring
2 ADJ [usually ADJ n] (尤指问题或困难)不断出现的,一直存在的 You use permanent to describe situations or states that keep occurring or which seem to exist all the time; used especially to describe problems or difficulties. (尤指问题或困难)不断出现的,一直存在的
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...a permanent state of tension.
长久以来的紧张局势
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They feel under permanent threat.
他们觉得一直处于威胁之下。
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There was a permanent 20-yard queue for the portable toilets.
流动厕所前总排着20码长的队伍。
3 ADJ [ADJ n] (员工)终生的,长期的 A permanent employee is one who is employed for an unlimited length of time. (员工)终生的,长期的
SYN long-term, established, secure, stable
4 ADJ [ADJ n] (家庭住址)固定的 Your permanent home or your permanent address is the one at which you spend most of your time or the one that you return to after having stayed in other places. (家庭住址)固定的
5 N-COUNT 卷发;烫发 A permanent is a treatment where a hair stylist curls your hair and treats it with a chemical so that it stays curly for several months. 卷发;烫发 [US]
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 perm
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ADJ. | constant, continual, everlasting; (ant.) fleeting, temporary 1 |
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