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单词 on and on
释义

on and on

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If you say that something happens on and on, you mean that it continues to happen for a very long time.
...designers, builders, fitters–the list goes on and on.
Lobell drove on and on through the dense and blowing snow.
...a desert of ice stretching on and on.
Synonyms: interminably, for a long time, for ages, continuously More Synonyms of on and on
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on and on in British English

without ceasing; continually
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on and on in American English

continuously; at great length
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Examples of 'on and on' in a sentence
on and on

All about following your beloved into death, and being united hereafter, and it goes on and on.
Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL (2002)
She kept on and on and on about it, but I couldn't bring myself to go back.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
Desperately he tried to fight the sleepiness that overwhelmed him as Mr. Won's whispered words went on and on, but in vain.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE (2002)
The whole place was a mingling, and as far as he could tell it went on and on.
C.J. Cherryh HAMMERFALL (2002)

Chinese translation of 'on and on'

on and on

  1. 不停地 (bùtíng de)
See on (sense 7)

Nearby words of
on and on

  • on alternate days/weeks
  • on an empty stomach
  • on an equal footing
  • on and on
  • on application
  • on approval
  • on arrival

Related terms of
on and on

  • and so on
  • to live on a diet of fish and rice
(idiom) 
Definition
without ceasing
His voice went on and on in her ear.
Synonyms
interminably
for a long time
for ages
continuously
without a break
See on

Nearby words of
on and on

  • on a par with
  • on account of
  • on and off
  • on and on
  • on average
  • on behalf of something or someone or on something or someone's behalf
  • on condition that

Related terms of
on and on

  • off and on
  • on and off

Synonyms of 'on and on'

on and on

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