continual

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping. 持续不断的[ADJ n]
The school has been in continual use since 1883. 该校自1883年以来一直在不断使用中。
They felt continual pressure to perform well. 他们感受到持续不断的、要表演得好的压力。
2. continuallyADV 持续不断地
She cried almost continually and threw temper tantrums. 她几乎哭个不停，还大发脾气。
3. ADJ Continual events happen again and again. 频繁的[ADJ n]
...the government's continual demands for cash to finance its chronic deficit. …政府为负担其长期的财政赤字而对现金不断的需求。
4. continuallyADV 频繁地
Malcolm was continually changing his mind. 马尔科姆频频改变其主意。

His continual demands for sympathy became quite a strain on his friends .
In the end, it was the continual drinking that destroyed him.
The battalion had to face continual attacks from the enemy .
She suffers continual bouts of dizziness and nausea .
Those of us with mortgages have been subjected to continual interest-rate rises in the last couple of years .