con·tin·u·al
adjective/kənˈtɪnjuəl/
/kənˈtɪnjuəl/
[only before noun]- repeated many times in a way that is annoying
（令人厌烦地）多次重复的，频繁的 - continual complaints/interruptions
反复的抱怨／打搅
Extra ExamplesTopics Timec1- He seemed to need continual reassurance.
他似乎需要得到不断的宽慰。 - The drivers had continual problems with mud on the road.
司机们经常遇到路上泥泞的问题。 - There were continual arguments because he felt he was being treated unfairly.
他觉得自己受到了不公正的对待，就没完没了地跟人争吵。 - They are subjected to physical attacks and continual racist taunts.
他们遭受人身攻击和持续的种族主义嘲讽。
- continual complaints/interruptions
- continuing without being interrupted
接连不断的；连续的；频频的 - He was in a continual process of rewriting his material.
他一直在不断地改写他的材料。 - We lived in continual fear of being discovered.
我们长期生活在害怕被发现的恐惧中。 - Her daughter was a continual source of delight to her.
她的女儿是她无限快乐的源泉。 - She kept the letter as a continual reminder of his kindness.
她保留了这封信，以不断提醒他的善意。
Which Word? continuous / continualcontinuous / continualThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:continuous ~ continual ~ process change employment problems flow updating line questions speech pain supply fear - Continuous and continuously describe something that continues without stopping.
- Continual and continually usually describe an action that is repeated again and again.
- The difference between these two words is now disappearing. In particular, continual/continually can also mean the same as continuous/continuously:
- Life was a continual struggle for them.
对他们来说，生活就是一场持续不断的斗争。 - The technology is continually improving.
该技术正在不断改进。
- Life was a continual struggle for them.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timec1- They live in continual fear.
他们长期生活在恐惧中。 - They have to live with the continual threat of terrorism.
他们必须忍受恐怖主义的持续威胁。 - The stretching involves slow, continual movement.
拉伸涉及缓慢、持续的运动。 - The body is in a continual state of chemical activity.
身体一直处在化学活动状态中。 - She was in continual pain.
她一直处于痛苦之中。 - By each hive there was a continual coming and going of bees.
每个蜂巢旁都有蜜蜂不断地进进出出。
- He was in a continual process of rewriting his material.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French continuel, from continuer ‘continue’, from Latin continuare, from continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’).