con·tin·u·ous
adjective OPAL W
/kənˈtɪnjuəs/
/kənˈtɪnjuəs/
- happening or existing for a period of time without being interrupted
不断的；持续的；连续的 - Recovery after the accident will be a continuous process that may take several months.
事故后的恢复将是一个持续的过程，可能需要几个月的时间。 - The organization aims to create a culture of continuous improvement .
这个组织的目标是创造一种持续提升的文化。 - a continuous stream of data
连续的数据流 - a continuous flow of knowledge, information and understanding
知识、信息和理解的持续流动 - The rain has been almost continuous for weeks.
这场雨已经差不多连续下了好几个星期了。 - She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five.
她一直工作到 65 岁。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb1- Do the exercise in one continuous flowing motion.
做这个练习动作要连贯流畅。 - Experiments were conducted in the continuous daylight of the Arctic summer.
实验是在北极夏季连续日照下进行的。 - He watched television as if it was one continuous programme.
他看电视就像看连续的节目一样。 - I could hear a faint continuous noise.
我能听到微弱的连续噪音。 - It was a week of almost continuous sunshine.
那一周几乎天天都是晴天。 - It was the longest period of continuous growth in the company's history.
这是公司历史上持续增长时间最长的时期。 - Progress in learning a language is continuous but uneven.
学习语言的进步是持续的但不平衡的。 - She retired after 25 years' continuous service with the company.
她在公司连续工作 25 年后退休。 - The woollen mill has been in continuous production since the 18th century.
毛纺厂自 18 世纪以来一直持续生产。 - These policies are vital for continuous improvement in economic performance.
这些政策对于经济绩效的持续改善至关重要。 - You need to have been in continuous employment for at least two years.
你需要已连续受雇至少两年。 - The rain has been continuous since this morning.
从今天早上开始，雨就一直下个不停。
- Recovery after the accident will be a continuous process that may take several months.
- spreading in a line or over an area without any spaces
延伸的；遍布的 - a continuous flow of traffic
络绎不绝的车流 - a continuous stream of lava from the volcano
火山熔岩源源不断的喷发 - the largest continuous tropical forest in Central America
中美洲最大的连续热带森林
Extra Examples- Rain was falling outside in a continuous silver curtain.
外面的雨在绵绵不断的银色幕布中倾盆而下。
- a continuous flow of traffic
- (informal) repeated many times
多次重复的 - For four days the town suffered continuous attacks.
那座城镇连续四天遭到了袭击。
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 Timeb1- The company said the reasons for closure were poor margins and continuous losses.
该公司称倒闭的原因是利润微薄和持续亏损。 - The soldiers suffered continuous attacks for four days.
那些士兵连续四天遭到了攻击。
- For four days the town suffered continuous attacks.
- (also progressive)(grammar) connected with the form of a verb (for example I am waiting or It is raining) that is made from a part of be and the present participle. Progressive forms are used to express an action that continues for a period of time.
（动词）进行时的， - the continuous tenses
进行时态
- the continuous tenses
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’) + -ous.