continual

中英例句：

1. Our photocopier is in continual need of running repairs.
   我們的複印機經常需要檢修。
2. I've had enough of her continual chatter.
   我已厭煩了她喋喋不休的閒談。
3. Her proposal met with continual rejections.
   她的建議一再遭到拒絕。
4. The noise of cars passing along the road is a continual disturbance to our quiet at home.
   馬路上來往的車輛聲音不斷地破壞我們家的安寧。
5. The child's continual crying drove me to distraction.
   那孩子不斷的哭聲弄得我幾乎要發狂。
6. Please stop your continual questions.
   請不要再接二連三地提問了。
7. Are you tired of this continual rain?
   你對於這不停的雨不感到厭煩嗎？

 

英文解釋：

形容詞 continual:

1. seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
2. `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)

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詞意辨析：

continual, continuous, successive, constant, persistent

這些形容詞均有“連續的”、“不斷的”之意。
continual: 強調重複或持續發生，但連續之間允許有間斷。
continuous: 語意最強，強調在時間和空間上沒有間斷。
successive: 強調事物一個接一個地發生，無間斷。
constant: 多指習慣性的重複和不變的持續。
persistent: 普通用詞，可指不懈的努力，也可指任何連續不斷或重複出現的事物。

詞型變化：

副詞:continually