单词 | nonstop |
释义 | nonstop (once / 7776 pages) adjadvn Things that are nonstop keep going all the time without pausing. A week of nonstop rain can cause flooding, and be pretty gloomy too. You can use the word nonstop as an adjective or adverb, and while it can literally mean "without stopping," it's also frequently used in an exaggerated way, to mean "a lot of the time." Your friend's description of a nonstop dance party or a nervous substitute teacher who giggles nonstop are examples of this. A nonstop plane flight, on the other hand, literally flies from one city to another without landing at another airport on the way. WORD FAMILYnonstop: nonstops+/stop: nonstop, stoping, stoppable, stoppage, stopped, stopper, stopping, stops/stoppable: unstoppable/stoppage: stoppages/stopper: stoppered, stoppering, stoppers/stoppered: unstoppered/stopping: stoppings/unstoppable: unstoppably USAGE EXAMPLESTruth be told, I listen to 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up” every week, but I play it nonstop on New Year’s Eve. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) Despite the nonstop demand for rentals, those who build and bankroll apartments remain concerned about a possible oversupply bubble, especially for luxury units. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Dave Goodside kept the Beach Cafe restaurant open, borrowing money, laying off employees and sometimes working nonstop to remain afloat. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj at all times Syn around-the-clock, day-and-night, round-the-clock continuous, uninterrupted continuing in time or space without interruption 2adj (of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops a nonstop flight to Atlanta Syn direct direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short 3adv without stopping we are flying nonstop form New York to Tokyo 4n a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination how many nonstops are there to Dallas? Syn|Hyper nonstop flight flight a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports |
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