perpetual

adjective

/pəˈpetʃuəl/

/pərˈpetʃuəl/

[usually before noun] continuing for a long period of time without stopping or being interrupted不间断的；持续的；长久的 synonym continuous
- the perpetual noise of traffic持续不断的交通噪声
- We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear.多年来我们一直生活在恐惧中。
- (literary) mountain peaks covered with perpetual snows and ice覆盖着永久冰雪的山峰
- Government and parliament are in a state of perpetual conflict.政府和议会处于长期冲突状态。
- His life is a perpetual holiday.他的生活是一个永久的假期。
- Lack of time is a perpetual problem for nurses on the ward.对在病房工作的护士来说，时间不够是个长期问题。
- The country seems to be in a perpetual state of chaos.该国似乎永远都处于混乱的状态。
- They exist in a state of perpetual fear.他们一直生活在恐惧之中。
Topics Timec2
[usually before noun] frequently repeated, in a way that is annoying一再反复的；无尽无休的；没完没了的 synonym continual
- How can I work with these perpetual interruptions?打扰不断，让我怎么工作？
- The perpetual interruptions made conversation difficult.不断的打扰让谈话难以继续下去。
- People found her perpetual coarse jokes irritating.人们觉得她没完没了的粗俗笑话令人恼火。
[only before noun] (of a job or position工作或职位) lasting for the whole of somebody’s life终身的；永久的
- He was elected perpetual president.他被选为终身会长。
- (humorous) She's a perpetual student.她是个终身学习者。
- The harshest punishment was perpetual exile.最严厉的惩罚是永久流放。

词源Middle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous’.

词汇	perpetual
释义	perpetual adjective /pəˈpetʃuəl/ /pərˈpetʃuəl/ [usually before noun] continuing for a long period of time without stopping or being interrupted不间断的；持续的；长久的 synonym continuous the perpetual noise of traffic持续不断的交通噪声 We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear.多年来我们一直生活在恐惧中。 (literary) mountain peaks covered with perpetual snows and ice覆盖着永久冰雪的山峰 Government and parliament are in a state of perpetual conflict.政府和议会处于长期冲突状态。 His life is a perpetual holiday.他的生活是一个永久的假期。 Lack of time is a perpetual problem for nurses on the ward.对在病房工作的护士来说，时间不够是个长期问题。 The country seems to be in a perpetual state of chaos.该国似乎永远都处于混乱的状态。 They exist in a state of perpetual fear.他们一直生活在恐惧之中。 Topics Timec2 [usually before noun] frequently repeated, in a way that is annoying一再反复的；无尽无休的；没完没了的 synonym continual How can I work with these perpetual interruptions?打扰不断，让我怎么工作？ The perpetual interruptions made conversation difficult.不断的打扰让谈话难以继续下去。 People found her perpetual coarse jokes irritating.人们觉得她没完没了的粗俗笑话令人恼火。 [only before noun] (of a job or position工作或职位) lasting for the whole of somebody’s life终身的；永久的 He was elected perpetual president.他被选为终身会长。 (humorous) She's a perpetual student.她是个终身学习者。 The harshest punishment was perpetual exile.最严厉的惩罚是永久流放。词源Middle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous’.
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