continual

adjective

/kənˈtɪnjuəl/

[only before noun]

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repeated many times in a way that is annoying
- continual complaints/interruptions
Extra Examples
- He seemed to need continual reassurance.
- The drivers had continual problems with mud on the road.
- There were continual arguments because he felt he was being treated unfairly.
- They are subjected to physical attacks and continual racist taunts.
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continuing without being interrupted synonym continuous
- He was in a continual process of rewriting his material.
- We lived in continual fear of being discovered.
- Her daughter was a continual source of delight to her.
- She kept the letter as a continual reminder of his kindness.
Extra Examples
- They live in continual fear.
- They have to live with the continual threat of terrorism.
- The stretching involves slow, continual movement.
- The body is in a continual state of chemical activity.
- She was in continual pain.
- By each hive there was a continual coming and going of bees.
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French continuel, from continuer ‘continue’, from Latin continuare, from continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’).

单词	continual
释义	continual adjective /kənˈtɪnjuəl/ /kənˈtɪnjuəl/ [only before noun] jump to other results repeated many times in a way that is annoying continual complaints/interruptions Extra Examples He seemed to need continual reassurance. The drivers had continual problems with mud on the road. There were continual arguments because he felt he was being treated unfairly. They are subjected to physical attacks and continual racist taunts. Topics Timec1 continuing without being interrupted synonym continuous He was in a continual process of rewriting his material. We lived in continual fear of being discovered. Her daughter was a continual source of delight to her. She kept the letter as a continual reminder of his kindness. Extra Examples They live in continual fear. They have to live with the continual threat of terrorism. The stretching involves slow, continual movement. The body is in a continual state of chemical activity. She was in continual pain. By each hive there was a continual coming and going of bees. Topics Timec1 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French continuel, from continuer ‘continue’, from Latin continuare, from continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’).
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