continuous
adjective OPAL W
/kənˈtɪnjuəs/
/kənˈtɪnjuəs/
- happening or existing for a period of time without being interrupted
不断的；持续的；连续的 - Recovery after the accident will be a continuous process that may take several months.
事故后的恢复将是一个持续的过程，可能需要几个月的时间。 - The organization aims to create a culture of continuous improvement .
该组织旨在创造一种持续改进的文化。 - a continuous stream of data
连续的数据流 - a continuous flow of knowledge, information and understanding
知识、信息和理解的持续流动 - The rain has been almost continuous for weeks.
这场雨几乎连续下了几个星期。 - She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five.
她一直工作到 65 岁。
Topics Timeb1- Do the exercise in one continuous flowing motion.
做这个练习动作要连贯流畅。 - Experiments were conducted in the continuous daylight of the Arctic summer.
实验是在北极夏季的持续日光下进行的。 - He watched television as if it was one continuous programme.
他看电视就好像这是一个连续的节目。 - I could hear a faint continuous noise.
我能听到微弱的持续噪音。 - It was a week of almost continuous sunshine.
那一周几乎天天都是晴天。 - It was the longest period of continuous growth in the company's history.
这是该公司历史上最长的持续增长期。 - Progress in learning a language is continuous but uneven.
学习语言的进步是持续的，但也是不平衡的。 - She retired after 25 years' continuous service with the company.
她在公司连续服务了25年后退休了。 - The woollen mill has been in continuous production since the 18th century.
自18世纪以来，毛纺厂一直在连续生产。 - These policies are vital for continuous improvement in economic performance.
这些政策对经济表现的持续改善至关重要。 - You need to have been in continuous employment for at least two years.
你需要已连续受雇至少两年。 - The rain has been continuous since this morning.
从早上到现在这雨就没停过。
- Recovery after the accident will be a continuous process that may take several months.
- spreading in a line or over an area without any spaces
延伸的；遍布的 - a continuous flow of traffic
接连不断的来往车辆。 - a continuous stream of lava from the volcano
来自火山的连续熔岩流 - the largest continuous tropical forest in Central America
中美洲最大的连续热带森林
- Rain was falling outside in a continuous silver curtain.
外面下着连绵不断的银幕雨。
- a continuous flow of traffic
- (informal) repeated many times
反复的；频繁的 - For four days the town suffered continuous attacks.
那座城镇连续四天遭到了袭击。
Topics Timeb1- The company said the reasons for closure were poor margins and continuous losses.
该公司称倒闭的原因是利润微薄和持续亏损。 - The soldiers suffered continuous attacks for four days.
那些士兵连续四天遭到了攻击。
- For four days the town suffered continuous attacks.
- (also progressive)(grammar
语法 连续的： 与由be和现在分词组成的动词形式（例如，我正在等待或正在下雨）联系在一起。 渐进形式用于表示持续一段时间的动作。- the continuous tenses
进行时态
- the continuous tenses
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’) + -ous.