continual

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping. 持續(xù)不斷的[ADJ n]
The school has been in continual use since 1883. 該校自1883年以來一直在不斷使用中。
They felt continual pressure to perform well. 他們感受到持續(xù)不斷的、要表演得好的壓力。
2. continuallyADV 持續(xù)不斷地
She cried almost continually and threw temper tantrums. 她幾乎哭個不停，還大發(fā)脾氣。
3. ADJ Continual events happen again and again. 頻繁的[ADJ n]
...the government's continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit. …政府為負(fù)擔(dān)其長期的財政赤字而對現(xiàn)金不斷的需求。
4. continuallyADV 頻繁地
Malcolm was continually changing his mind. 馬爾科姆頻頻改變其主意。

His continual demands for sympathy became quite a strain on his friends .
In the end, it was the continual drinking that destroyed him.
The battalion had to face continual attacks from the enemy .
She suffers continual bouts of dizziness and nausea .
Those of us with mortgages have been subjected to continual interest-rate rises in the last couple of years .