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单词 continual
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Definition of continual in English:

continual

adjective kənˈtɪnjʊəlkənˈtɪnj(u)əl
  • 1Forming a sequence in which the same action or event is repeated frequently.

    his plane went down after continual attacks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With continual rain during the week the lack of time available to prepare the pitches ruled out any chance of play.
    • He was a continual link between defence and attack and his covering tackling was top drawer.
    • But despite continual warnings, the girls ignored the bans and regularly returned to cause havoc.
    • One of his recurring themes is the continual questioning of reality: has the world gone mad, or have I?
    • Freud's answer is that we live in a continual state of temptation.
    • The Commonwealth forces, exhausted from continual air attack, pulled back.
    • I live just across the road and can see from my window a continual stream of people walking towards the toilets only to find them closed.
    • Something I would like to do on a continual basis here is point to other blogs that I read.
    • Neither intelligence nor courage offer a shield from the effects of the continual threat of violence.
    • The continual missile attacks, which are now coming closer, have opened larger fissures in the glass.
    • The animals are a continual nuisance on beaches and at other spots frequented by tourists.
    • Due to frequent upgrades, continual price cuts are necessary to shift electronic products.
    • Then melady and I constructed a thing to avoid the need for continual communication with upcoming wedding guests.
    • The continual dramatic evolution of the university sector is undoubtedly going to continue.
    • Many more consumers repeatedly tried the line only to be met with a continual engaged signal.
    • The protected birds were once widespread in England but continual persecution led to their virtual extinction.
    • This is a continual problem, and ought to form part of a regular maintenance programme.
    • Hence its 80 years of more or less continual crisis, in which the current palaver is a relatively minor squall.
    • Also they continual body weight loss into the breeding season will adversely affect fertility.
    • I am aware that culture is created and evolving and the struggle for control and hegemony is continual.
    Synonyms
    repeated, frequent, recurrent, recurring, oft repeated, regular
    constant, persistent, non-stop
    informal more … than one can shake a stick at
    1. 1.1 Having no interruptions.
      some patients need continual safeguarding
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They want us to put a large force on the ground and do continual, sustained operations.
      • This is an area where continual vigilance needs to be maintained.
      • Rather, the process of accommodation will be ongoing, demanding continual attention and work.
      • Not recognizing this, they undergo endless and continual suffering.
      • This training process is ongoing and requires continual coaching and application.
      Synonyms
      constant, continuous, endless, unending, never-ending, perpetual, perennial, eternal, everlasting
      ceaseless, incessant, unceasing, sustained, ongoing, uninterrupted, unbroken, round-the-clock, unremitting, unabating, relentless, unrelenting, unrelieved, chronic, interminable

Usage

For an explanation of the difference between continual and continuous, see continuous

Origin

Middle English: from Old French continuel, from continuer 'continue', from Latin continuare, from continuus (see continuous).

 
 

Definition of continual in US English:

continual

adjectivekənˈtiny(o͞o)əlkənˈtɪnj(u)əl
  • 1Frequently recurring; always happening.

    his plane went down after continual attacks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then melady and I constructed a thing to avoid the need for continual communication with upcoming wedding guests.
    • But despite continual warnings, the girls ignored the bans and regularly returned to cause havoc.
    • One of his recurring themes is the continual questioning of reality: has the world gone mad, or have I?
    • Hence its 80 years of more or less continual crisis, in which the current palaver is a relatively minor squall.
    • He was a continual link between defence and attack and his covering tackling was top drawer.
    • The protected birds were once widespread in England but continual persecution led to their virtual extinction.
    • With continual rain during the week the lack of time available to prepare the pitches ruled out any chance of play.
    • Freud's answer is that we live in a continual state of temptation.
    • Neither intelligence nor courage offer a shield from the effects of the continual threat of violence.
    • I am aware that culture is created and evolving and the struggle for control and hegemony is continual.
    • The animals are a continual nuisance on beaches and at other spots frequented by tourists.
    • Many more consumers repeatedly tried the line only to be met with a continual engaged signal.
    • This is a continual problem, and ought to form part of a regular maintenance programme.
    • Due to frequent upgrades, continual price cuts are necessary to shift electronic products.
    • I live just across the road and can see from my window a continual stream of people walking towards the toilets only to find them closed.
    • Something I would like to do on a continual basis here is point to other blogs that I read.
    • The Commonwealth forces, exhausted from continual air attack, pulled back.
    • The continual dramatic evolution of the university sector is undoubtedly going to continue.
    • Also they continual body weight loss into the breeding season will adversely affect fertility.
    • The continual missile attacks, which are now coming closer, have opened larger fissures in the glass.
    Synonyms
    repeated, frequent, recurrent, recurring, oft repeated, regular
    1. 1.1 Having no interruptions.
      some patients need continual safeguarding
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This training process is ongoing and requires continual coaching and application.
      • Rather, the process of accommodation will be ongoing, demanding continual attention and work.
      • Not recognizing this, they undergo endless and continual suffering.
      • They want us to put a large force on the ground and do continual, sustained operations.
      • This is an area where continual vigilance needs to be maintained.
      Synonyms
      constant, continuous, endless, unending, never-ending, perpetual, perennial, eternal, everlasting

Usage

For an explanation of the difference between continual and continuous, see continuous

Origin

Middle English: from Old French continuel, from continuer ‘continue’, from Latin continuare, from continuus (see continuous).

 
 
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