A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping.
例句
The school has been in continual use since 1883...自1883年以来,该校从未停办过。They felt continual pressure to perform well...他们不断感受到压力,促使他们好好表演。
ADJ
一再的;反复的;频繁的
Continual events happen again and again.
例句
...the government's continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit...政府为补贴长期的财政赤字而对资金的持续需求She suffered continual police harassment.她不断受到警方的骚扰。
英汉词典释义
adj.
不间断的, 不停的
I am tired of this continual rain.不停的下雨使我厌倦。Church Street is continual with High Street.教堂街与高街相连。It is continual that he glanced at Simon.他一直盯着西蒙看。
多次重复的, 频繁的
He has continual arguments with his father.他屡次跟他父亲争论。That sort of thing is quite continual.这种事经常有。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series;
"the continual banging of the shutters"
2. `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)