| 单词 | continuously |
| 释义 | continuously (once / 1359 pages) adv Something that happens continuously doesn't stop. If you enter a dance marathon, dancing continuously for an entire day, it means that you keep dancing — without even one break — for 24 hours. The Latin root of continuously is continuare, or "join together, or connect."Anything that's done continuously happens without any interruption. When it rains continuously for three days, there isn't a single dry moment during that time, and if your friend laughs continuously for ten minutes, you'll start to worry that there's something seriously wrong with her. WORD FAMILYcontinuous: continuity, continuously, continuousness, discontinuous, noncontinuous+/continuity: continuities/continuum: continua, continuous/discontinuity: discontinuities/discontinuous: discontinuity, discontinuously USAGE EXAMPLESDistributors do not want to risk alienating more customers by continuously raising their rates. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) Cook, stirring continuously, until the mixture thickens to a custard. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) The sixteenth notes in the violins unspool almost continuously, suggesting the transmission of the Lord’s name through all lands. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1adv at every point The function is continuously differentiable 2adv with unflagging resolve Syn ceaselessly, endlessly, incessantly, unceasingly, unendingly |
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