constantly

英 [ˈkɒnstəntli]

美 [ˈkɑːnstəntli]

adv.  始终; 一直; 重复不断地

TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Oxford 3000 / BNC.2628 / COCA.2498

牛津词典

adv.

• 始终；一直；重复不断地
  all the time; repeatedly
  1. Fashion is constantly changing.
     时尚总是日新月异。
  2. Heat the sauce, stirring constantly.
     加热调味汁并不停地搅动。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 持续不断的;重复的;一直存在的
  You useconstantto describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
  1. She suggests that women are under constant pressure to be abnormally thin...
     她暗示说女性总是处在保持身材异常瘦削的压力之下。
  2. Inflation is a constant threat...
     通货膨胀始终是个威胁。
  3. He has been her constant companion for the last four months.
     4个月来，他一直陪伴在她身边。
• ADJ-GRADED 恒定的;不变的
  If an amount or level isconstant, it stays the same over a particular period of time.
  1. The average speed of the winds remained constant.
     平均风速保持稳定。
• N-COUNT 恒定物;常数；常量；常项
  Aconstantis a thing or value that always stays the same.
  1. In the world of fashion it sometimes seems that the only constant is ceaseless change...
     在时装界，有时似乎唯一永恒不变的东西就是不断的变化。
  2. Two significant constants have been found in a number of research studies.
     若干研究已经发现了两个重要常量。

You can useconstant,continual, andcontinuousto describe things that happen or exist without stopping. You describe something asconstantwhen it happens all the time or never goes away.He was in constant pain. ...Eva's constant criticism.Continualis usually used to describe something that happens often over a period of time, especially something undesirable....his continual drinking. ...continual demands to cut costs.If something iscontinuous, it happens all the time without stopping, or seems to do so....days of continuous rain. ...a continuous background noise.
constant, continual 和 continuous 均可用来描述不断发生或一直存在的事物。constant 表示一直在发生或从未消失：He was in constant pain (他的疼痛一直没有消停)，Eva's constant criticism (伊娃没完没了的批评)。continual 通常用来形容一段时期内经常发生的事，尤其是令人讨厌的事：his continual drinking (他经常饮酒)，continual demands to cut costs (不断要求削减成本)。continuous 表示一直没有间断，或者貌似如此：days of continuous rain (淫雨霏霏的日子)，a continuous background noise (持续不断的背景噪音)。

英英释义

adv

• without interruption
  1. the world is constantly changing
  Synonym:alwaysforeverperpetuallyincessantly
• without variation or change, in every case
  1. constantly kind and gracious
  2. he always arrives on time
  Synonym:invariablyalways

双语例句

• I worry about her constantly
  我无时无刻不为她担心。
• My parents were constantly in touch.
  我的父母一直都保持着联系。
• Another man constantly chain-smoked and seemed to have the shakes.
  另一名男子一直一支接一支地抽烟，似乎身体有些发抖。
• We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.
  我们要经常鞭策自己努力学习。
• John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together.
  约翰不断安慰我说，我们注定要在一起。
• Since his wife was much younger than he, he was constantly afraid of being cuckolded.
  因为他妻子年龄比他小得多，他老是怕戴绿帽子。
• Her dedication constantly astonishes me.
  她的奉献精神总是让我震惊。
• He's constantly on the phone to his girlfriend being soppy
  他总是卿卿我我地跟女朋友煲电话粥。
• If you smoke then the whole respiratory system is constantly under attack.
  如果抽烟，整个呼吸系统就会一直受到损害。
• Relatives ring up constantly, not always for the best motives, I might add
  亲戚们不断打电话过来，不客气地说，他们并非全都出于最好的动机。