| 单词 | continual |
| 释义 | continual (kəntɪnjuəl ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping. The school has been in continual use since 1883. They felt continual pressure to perform well. Despite continual pain, he refused all drugs. Synonyms: constant, endless, continuous, eternal continually adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] She cried almost continually and threw temper tantrums. The large rotating fans whirred continually. Synonyms: repeatedly, often, frequently, many times Synonyms: constantly, always, all the time, forever 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Continual events happen again and again. ...the government's continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit. She suffered continual police harassment. Synonyms: frequent, regular, repeated, repetitive continually adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] Malcolm was continually changing his mind. I had been writing him continually, trying to get him to call me. Synonyms: repeatedly, often, frequently, many times Collocations: almost continual Over the past weeks, against a backdrop of almost continual attacks, we have been getting on with the business of the inquiry. Times, Sunday Times (2016) From there on in, it was an almost continual diet of porridge. Notorious: The Maddest and Baddest Sportsmen on the Planet (2006) It was bad enough on the pitch for England players trying to stem the almost continual tide of Papua attacks. The Sun (2008) It will not lead to a formal qualification, but involves continual assessment. Times, Sunday Times It has also cut end-of-year exams in favour of continual assessment, to the dismay of 89 per cent of teachers. Times, Sunday Times But if a series of ticks was what it took to explain his presence in the team, here's to continual assessments. Times, Sunday Times A continual cycle of disappointment and frustration makes it even less likely that she's going to overcome that difficulty. Christianity Today I need to break this continual cycle of worry. The Sun This continual cycle of provocation and retaliation makes it extremely difficult to end the feud peacefully. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, this difference has decreased with continual development of composite resins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Continual development in the culture of gaming may be seen in various behavior and practices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was part of their policy of the continual development and modernization of their output. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Production began in 1991, with continual development to the present day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A proprietary ecommerce platform enables the continual development and launch of new online businesses and product categories that the company recognizes as underserved in the retail market. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, due to the continual expansion of cities, construction of condos and hotels on coasts everywhere has grown exponentially. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has undergone continual expansion to meet ongoing demand. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The construction of an air-field in the 1930s, and its continual expansion under military auspices through the 1960s, eventually allowed the city to take full advantage of this geographic gift. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His progress was aided by continual exposure to the work of other talented artists and intellectuals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once detected, the infected individuals would have to be removed from the population, in order to lower the risk of continual exposure to the parasites. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The skin irritation caused by continual exposure to phenol eventually led to the substitution of aseptic (germ-free) techniques in surgery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Continual exposure to fierce, freezing winds causes vegetation to become stunted and deformed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Continual exposure to loud music can also lead to tinnitus. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There needs to be a continual flow of investment and technology for new resources to be developed. Times, Sunday Times And it involves a continual flow of relevant information backwards and forwards between agent and investor. Times, Sunday Times We stayed for about an hour, and during that time there was a continual flow of friends and family who stopped to talk to him as they passed by. Times, Sunday Times If you view the world as a series of unsolved problems and inconveniences, then that means there will be a continual flow of ideas. Times, Sunday Times A single road had remained open for trucks, enabling a continual flow of supplies to the defenders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even in a double-dip recession, it shows continual growth. Times, Sunday Times Theatre generates hundreds of millions of pounds for the economy and has shown continual growth for 20 years. Times, Sunday Times Regardless of the continual growth o f the business — with the workforce swelled by 151 more people this year — the company remains tightknit. Times, Sunday Times This dovetails with the ongoing requirement that the state maintain the kind of strong economic environment conducive to continual growth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Continual growth of output could no longer be explained only in increase of inputs used in the production process as understood in industrialization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The aim was a continual improvement in quality on the assembly line. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The expectation this season is for continual improvement. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Competition led to continual improvement of the machines and kept prices within the reach of most farmers. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995) They ask questions about our supply chain and through this kind of process you do get continual improvement. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We are seeking continual improvement, with no specific target. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The discovery cast doubt on the continual increase in grades and pass rates for both sets of exams. Times, Sunday Times As evolution rises through the geosphere, biosphere, and noosphere, matter continues to rise in a continual increase of both complexity and consciousness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Continual increases to an already fat budget through fear of an electoral backlash will do nothing to address the fundamentals and merely delay the economic and social reckoning. Times, Sunday Times Apprehension and continual movement among deer populations may even reduce fertility. Times,Sunday Times It implies the continual movement of delicate bubbles and a sense of heightened excitement. Times, Sunday Times As a result there was a continual movement of the chain, that made control more difficult in more dangerous sections of the river, such as rapids. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are a few ways for eburnation to occur: the continual movement of those joints, ingestion of a specific fungus that consumes cartilage or a combination of the two. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even those outgoing souls who thrive on the thrill of risk sometimes have to force themselves to act-and will readily admit to the continual need to sharpen their skills. Christianity Today He states that people feel the continual need to be understood by others. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bateaux were leaking, resulting in spoiled food and a continual need for repairs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Work continued slowly on the development of a town plan, hampered by the lack of experienced staff and a continual need to play catch-up with rapid development. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In dealing with social security claimants in the late 1960s staff were under continual pressure. Times, Sunday Times It's nice to be asked and wanted, but a continual pressure to stand before people and communicate effectively only keeps the adrenalin running too long and too fast. Christianity Today He exerted continual pressure on the sub-chiefs, who in turn placed constant pressure on the villagers to pay taxes and supply labourers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The critics assert that schools are subject to continual pressure to train pupils to pass the test. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We've done the easy choices and with continual pressures on social care we are having to make deeper cuts elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times Smart traders recognise that learning from their results, and adapting their trading accordingly, should be a continual process. Times, Sunday Times Penitence, as a way of dealing with the natural human tendency towards weakness, selfishness and sin, was seen as a continual process. Times, Sunday Times The maintenance of a register involved a continual process of securing that both new entries to it and existing entries satisfied the requirements for being on the register. Times, Sunday Times The gross capacity of the three dams has decreased because of sedimentation, a continual process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The farms generally have their own hatchery and the whole operation involves hatching, growing, harvesting and processing in an integrated continual process operation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bosses will have to get used to continual review by their own employees. Times, Sunday Times The mechanism of coagulation has been the subject of continual review. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It monitors and ensures the quality and integrity of graduate programmes through continual review by internal and external auditors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It consists of a variable, imitative series of notes, sometimes lark-like and sometimes whistling, pouring out in a continual stream. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The entire program was politically explosive throughout its gestation as a result, causing a continual stream of news stories. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The effect was a continual stream of arrows or javelins onto an enemy formation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Small businesses typically find themselves strapped for time but in order to create a continual stream of new business, they must work on marketing their business every day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And yet, the material side of life was a continual struggle. Christianity Today Part of the continual struggle against boredom and insignificance. Times, Sunday Times And many more feel both these perspectives at the same time and are in a continual struggle to reconcile the two. Times, Sunday Times This has caused a continual struggle for strong numbers at all the clubs and therefore has caused several teams to fold over its history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has been a continual struggle of man against the elements ever since just to keep the inlet open. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All plots are fully irrigated and those who have entered the scheme receive continual support and training to ensure that their efforts bear fruit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was exemplified by her continual support of him even when others had written him off. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Further findings indicated that effect size may be increased with the use of specific strategies and practices, such as providing continual support and structure to the mentor and relationship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has been distracted by the continual threat of being booted into the air by clogging defenders. The Sun He became involved in political activism at an early age, and from 1933 on he was under continual threat of arrest and imprisonment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Drunk, confused, and hostile patients and visitors are a continual threat to providers attempting to treat patients. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I dearly hope the corporation can reform and renew itself, staving off the continual threats to reduce it to a shadow of its former self. Times,Sunday Times Additionally, oil spills are a continual threat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They stank of many days' continual use, by many people - not all of them well. Times, Sunday Times It borders on the raw use of power and takes continual use of resources and energy to maintain. Christianity Today All in perfect working order after 13 months' continual use. Times, Sunday Times It was first built around 1250, and as it’s still in continual use, visitors can see several historical eras reflected in the décor. Smithsonian Mag After a day of continual use, tea towels are the most contaminated thing in your kitchen. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 连续的 Japanese: 継続的な |
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