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单词 perpetual
释义
perpetualper‧pet‧u‧al /pəˈpetʃuəl $ pər-/ ●○○ adjective [usually before noun] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINperpetual
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuus, from petere ‘to go to’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a perpetual struggle between rich and poor
  • For many working mothers, balancing the demands of children and job is a perpetual challenge.
  • Her husband's perpetual jealousy strongly affected their marriage.
  • I'm sick of her perpetual nagging.
  • Those who remain in the city are in perpetual danger of being hit by bullets and shells.
  • Walker seems to have a perpetual grin on his face.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • How can a struggling organization escape this pernicious cycle of perpetual reaction and strife?
  • Most senators complain that their perpetual race for money distracts them from official duties.
  • The perpetual light of Voltai came in through his long windows.
  • The loyalty and heroics that Mulholland inspired in his workers were a perpetual source of wonder.
  • The process is one of perpetual self-improvement.
  • They help ward off the horse's instinctive perpetual fear of danger.
  • Up to five alarm calls per day can be set and there's a perpetual calendar as well.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
continuing forever, for a very long time, or for the rest of your life: · She has permanent damage to her eyesight.· the search for a permanent solution to the problem· They’ve offered her the job on a permanent basis.
continuing for a very long time – used especially when something continues to affect someone or something for a long time: · The experience left a lasting impression on him.· Things that happen in early childhood can have a lasting effect on your life.· Shelley was to have a lasting influence on him.· Is there any hope for a lasting peace in the Middle East?
continuing so long that you think it will never end – used especially when something needs a lot of effort: · Keeping the house clean is a never-ending battle.· It was a never-ending task.· The search was never-ending.
a perpetual state or feeling seems to be there all the time – used especially about something that is very annoying, worrying, or tiring: · For many working mothers, balancing the demands of children and job is a perpetual challenge.· The people live in a perpetual state of fear.
continuing forever – used especially in the following phrases: · Gold is the symbol of everlasting love.· He promised them everlasting life.
continuing forever – used especially in the following phrases: · Do you believe in eternal life?· the secret of eternal youth· She has my eternal gratitude (=I will always be grateful to her).· You’re always the eternal optimist. (=you always think that good things will happen)
Longman Language Activatorremaining or continuing forever
continuing forever, for a very long time, or for the rest of your life: · The car accident has caused permanent damage to her eyesight.· Most police departments keep a permanent record of all violent crimes committed in their area.
: eternal life/youth/salvation etc life etc which continues forever: · The possibility of eternal life is a principal belief of many religions.· the search for eternal youth
a word used especially in religious contexts, meaning continuing forever: · life everlasting· the Buddhist's search for everlasting peace
a state or feeling that is perpetual seems to be there all the time and is very annoying, upsetting, worrying etc: · For many working mothers, balancing the demands of children and job is a perpetual challenge.· Her husband's perpetual jealousy strongly affected their marriage.
having no end, or continuing so long that you think it will never end: · To Miguel, the boredom of married life seemed never-ending.· Keeping the house neat and clean is a never-ending battle.
continuing forever and never ending or stopping: · It's difficult to really imagine an infinite universe.· She was a woman of seemingly infinite patience.
when something unpleasant continues for a long time
use this about something annoying or unpleasant that continues for a long time without stopping: · The deadline was getting closer and we were under continual pressure to reach our targets.· The exhaustion felt by new parents comes from the continual disturbance of their sleep patterns.
use this about an unpleasant or frightening situation that continues for a long time without stopping: · She has learned to put up with the constant roar of trucks and cars whizzing by.· People under the regime lived in constant fear.· Lehman is in constant pain, and suffers from a severe form of arthritis.
use this about an unpleasant or upsetting situation that is always there and does not change: · For many working mothers, balancing the demands of children and job is a perpetual strain.· Those who remain in the city are in perpetual danger of being hit by bullets and shells.
something unpleasant and annoying, especially a noise, that is incessant continues over a long period of time and never stops: · Outside the window is the incessant noise of cars and buses.· She gave two- or three-word answers to reporters' incessant questions .· The incessant rain has meant that many matches had to be cancelled.
: nagging doubt/fear/worry/suspicion etc a doubt etc that is probably unnecessary but that stays with you all the time and does not go away: · She had a nagging worry that she hadn't done enough to prepare.· I have a nagging feeling that I forgot to do something.· There are still some nagging doubts about the future of the company, though for now it is doing well.
use this about something unpleasant, boring, or tiring that continues for so long that you think it will never end or change: · How can I stop my children's endless quarrelling?· The wet winter days seemed at times unending.· His immune system failed, and he caught a never-ending series of viruses and infections.
a persistent problem or illness is not very serious but it continues to exist even though you try to get rid of it: · He has a persistent cough because of his smoking.· The country has suffered from persistent economic problems.
formal an unpleasant situation or feeling that is unrelenting continues for a long time without stopping: · The unrelenting pressures of the job started to affect her health.· The relief efforts have been hindered by unrelenting bad weather.· The unrelenting air attack on the country continued.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· They lived in a constant state of fear.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· The brash internet entrepreneurs of a year ago seemed to think they had discovered the financial equivalent of perpetual motion.· Then, my dear Summerlee, it is that most wonderful of devices: a perpetual motion machine!· It was in perpetual motion up to and including the moment they all sat in each other's seats.· The cyclical exchange of payments for factors of production and payments for final goods becomes a perpetual motion machine.· Within the Boundless, which is in perpetual motion, worlds, including our world, come into being and pass away.· Earthquakes line the borders of the tectonic plates and are symptoms of the perpetual motion inside our planet.· This administration is a perpetual motion mess.· And you were accusing me of being a perpetual motion merchant.
· Be Since the budget was never balanced, there was a perpetual state of revolutionary unrest.· In fact, I had lived my life in a perpetual state of crisis.
1continuing all the time without changing or stopping SYN  continuous:  the perpetual noise of the machines a little girl with a perpetual smile► see thesaurus at permanent2repeated many times in a way that annoys you SYN  continual:  my mother’s perpetual nagging3literary permanent:  the perpetual snows of the mountaintops—perpetually adverb
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