con·tin·u·a·tion
noun/kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃn/
/kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃn/
- [uncountable, singular] an act or the state of continuing
继续；连续；持续 - They are anxious to ensure the continuation of the economic reform programme.
他们渴望确保经济改革计划持续下去。 - The years 2000–01 saw the continuation of the university’s planned expansion.
2000至2001年这所大学继续进行有计划的扩展。 - continuation in something This year saw a continuation in the upward trend in sales.
今年销售呈持续增长的趋势。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- logical
- natural
- …
- see
- ensure
- be seen as
- …
- They are anxious to ensure the continuation of the economic reform programme.
- [countable] something that continues or follows something else
延续部分；续篇 - Her new book is a continuation of her autobiography.
她的新书是她自传的续篇。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- logical
- natural
- …
- see
- ensure
- be seen as
- …
- Her new book is a continuation of her autobiography.
- [countable] something that is joined on to something else and forms a part of it
附加物；延续物 - There are plans to build a continuation of the bypass next year.
已有计划明年修建这条支路的延长线。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- logical
- natural
- …
- see
- ensure
- be seen as
- …
- There are plans to build a continuation of the bypass next year.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin continuatio(n-), from continuare ‘continue’, from continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’).