continual
adjective /kənˈtɪnjuəl/
/kənˈtɪnjuəl/
[only before noun]- repeated many times in a way that is annoying
（令人厌烦地）多次重复的，频繁的 - continual complaints/interruptions
反复的抱怨／打搅
Topics Timec1- He seemed to need continual reassurance.
他似乎需要得到不断的宽慰。 - The drivers had continual problems with mud on the road.
司机们不断遇到路上泥泞的问题。 - There were continual arguments because he felt he was being treated unfairly.
他觉得自己受到了不公正的对待，就没完没了地跟人争吵。 - They are subjected to physical attacks and continual racist taunts.
他们受到人身攻击和持续的种族主义嘲弄。
- continual complaints/interruptions
- continuing without being interrupted
接连不断的；连续的；频频的 - He was in a continual process of rewriting his material.
他一直在不断地改写他的材料。 - We lived in continual fear of being discovered.
我们长期生活在害怕被发现的恐惧中。 - Her daughter was a continual source of delight to her.
她的女儿是她无限快乐的源泉。 - She kept the letter as a continual reminder of his kindness.
她留着这封信，以此不断提醒他的好意。
Topics Timec1- They live in continual fear.
他们长期生活在恐惧中。 - They have to live with the continual threat of terrorism.
他们不得不忍受恐怖主义的持续威胁。 - The stretching involves slow, continual movement.
拉伸包括缓慢、持续的运动。 - The body is in a continual state of chemical activity.
身体一直处在化学活动状态中。 - She was in continual pain.
她一直很痛苦。 - By each hive there was a continual coming and going of bees.
每一个蜂房旁边都有蜜蜂不断地进进出出。
- He was in a continual process of rewriting his material.
词源Middle English: from Old French continuel, from continuer ‘continue’, from Latin continuare, from continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’).