continual

英 [kənˈtɪnjuəl]

美 [kənˈtɪnjuəl]

adj. (令人厌烦地)多次重复的，频繁的; 接连不断的; 连续的; 频频的

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同义词辨析

continual continuous successive【导航词义：连续的】

continualadj. 接连不断的，连续的

〔辨析〕

指不间断地长时间持续的，或令人厌烦地反复发生的，只作定语。

〔例证〕

He is in a continual process of rewriting his paper.
他一直在不断地改写论文。
The continual gunfire kept us awake all night.
断断续续的炮火使我们彻夜未眠。
The continual flashes of lightning scared the child.
频频的闪电吓坏了孩子。

continuousadj. 连续不断的，无间歇的

〔辨析〕

语义最强，指在时间和空间上没有间断的，强调没有停顿或间歇。

〔例证〕

the continuous line of traffic
络绎不绝的车辆
The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.
大脑需要连续不断地供血。
A week's continuous bombing destroyed the whole city.
一周的连续轰炸使整个城市成了废墟。

successiveadj. 连续的，接二连三的

〔辨析〕

指事物一个接一个地发生或到来的，期间没有间断，只作定语。

〔例证〕

It rained three successive days.
连续下了3天的雨。
He hit four successive home runs in one game.
他在一场比赛中连续打出4个本垒打。

牛津词典

adj.

（令人厌烦地）多次重复的，频繁的
repeated many times in a way that is annoying
1. continual complaints/interruptions
  不停的抱怨 / 打搅
接连不断的；连续的；频频的
continuing without interruption
1. He was in a continual process of rewriting his material.
  他一直在不断地改写他的材料。
2. We lived in continual fear of being discovered.
  我们长期生活在害怕被发现的恐惧中。
3. Her daughter was a continual source of delight to her.
  她的女儿是她无限快乐的源泉。

柯林斯词典

ADJ 不停的;不间断的
Acontinualprocess or situation happens or exists without stopping.
1. The school has been in continual use since 1883...
  自1883年以来，该校从未停办过。
2. They felt continual pressure to perform well...
  他们不断感受到压力，促使他们好好表演。
3. Despite continual pain, he refused all drugs.
  尽管一直觉得疼，他还是拒绝使用任何药物。
ADJ 一再的;反复的;频繁的
Continualevents happen again and again.
1. ...the government's continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit...
  政府为补贴长期的财政赤字而对资金的持续需求
2. She suffered continual police harassment.
  她不断受到警方的骚扰。

You can usecontinual,continuous, andconstantto describe things that happen or exist without stopping.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.You describe something asconstantwhen it happens all the time or never goes away.He was in constant pain. ...Eva's constant criticism.
continual, continuous 和 constant 都可以用来描述不间断地发生或一直存在的事物。continual 表示一段时期内经常发生，尤其是令人不快的事情：his continual drinking (他持续饮酒)，continual demands to cut costs (对于削减成本的再三要求)。continuous 则表示一刻不停，或看似如此：days of continuous rain (淫雨霏霏的日子)，a continuous background noise (一刻不停的背景噪声)。constant 表示一直在发生，或从不消失:He was in constant pain (他的疼痛一直没有消停)，Eva's constant criticism (伊娃不断的批评)。

英英释义

adj

occurring without interruption
1. the continual banging of the shutters
`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)

双语例句

Despite continual pain, he refused all drugs.
尽管一直觉得疼，他还是拒绝使用任何药物。
Her continual demands on me were affecting my work.
她没完没了地向我提出要求，影响了我的工作。
He has continual arguments with his father.
他屡次跟他父亲争论。
Society at all times developes through continual contradictions.
社会的发展是在不断矛盾中进行的。
Economic growth is a continual process of job destruction.
经济发展就是一个不断毁灭就业的过程。
They felt continual pressure to perform well
他们不断感受到压力，促使他们好好表演。
These do not come as you would expect, but are acquired by continual work and study.
这些不来的，你应该预料到，但获得的持续工作和学习。
But the material is designed to be a companion in the continual process of change and growth.
但是我原本的想法是想让本书成为您持续改善和成长过程中的一位忠实伴侣。
The school has been in continual use since 1883
自1883年以来，该校从未停办过。
I've had enough of their continual chatter.
我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。