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单词 continue
释义
continuecontinue /kənˈtɪnyu/ ●●● S1 W1 verb Etymology
ETYMOLOGYcontinue
Origin: 1300-1400 French continuer, from Latin continuare, from continuus
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
continue
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycontinue
he, she, itcontinues
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theycontinued
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave continued
he, she, ithas continued
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad continued
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill continue
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have continued
Continuous Form
PresentIam continuing
he, she, itis continuing
you, we, theyare continuing
PastI, he, she, itwas continuing
you, we, theywere continuing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been continuing
he, she, ithas been continuing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been continuing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be continuing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been continuing
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 The fighting has continued unabated (=continued without becoming any less).
Thesaurus
THESAURUS to keep happening, existing, or doing something without stopping
to keep happening, existing, or doing something without stopping:  Dry weather will continue through the weekend. It’s important to continue your education.
to continue to do something or to happen, especially in a way that you do not want, like, or expect Keep is a little more informal than continue:  The rescue workers kept on working through the night. We thought it was going to get warmer, but it keeps getting colder.
to happen for a period of time:  The doctors said the infection might last a month.
continue to happen or to do something, especially for a long time:  The play seemed to go on for hours. The two women went on talking as if Gayle wasn’t there.
formal to continue trying to do or practice something difficult:  She was tired of climbing, but she knew if she persevered, eventually she would reach the top.
formal if something good endures, it continues for a long time:  We’ve had our problems, but our friendship has endured.
formal if something bad persists, it continues. You can also say that a person persists in doing something when this is annoying:  The pain persisted, so Manny went to the doctor. I didn’t want to answer her question, but she persisted in asking me.
formal to make something continue in the same way as before:  Though they now live in different cities, they have maintained close family ties.
formal to make something continue to exist or happen for a long time:  It’s unlikely the economy will be able to sustain this level of growth much longer.
1[intransitive, transitive] to keep happening, existing, or doing something without stopping:  Dry weather will continue through the weekend. It’s important to continue your education.continue to do something The population is continuing to grow rapidly.continue with Despite his illness, he will continue with his normal work schedule.continue doing something We continued talking and laughing until after midnight. The fighting has continued unabated (=continued without becoming any less).THESAURUSkeep (on) doing something – to continue to do something or to happen, especially in a way that you do not want, like, or expect Keep is a little more informal than continue:  The rescue workers kept on working through the night. We thought it was going to get warmer, but it keeps getting colder.last – to happen for a period of time:  The doctors said the infection might last a month.go on – continue to happen or to do something, especially for a long time:  The play seemed to go on for hours. The two women went on talking as if Gayle wasn’t there.persevere formal – to continue trying to do or practice something difficult:  She was tired of climbing, but she knew if she persevered, eventually she would reach the top.endure formal – if something good endures, it continues for a long time:  We’ve had our problems, but our friendship has endured.persist formal – if something bad persists, it continues. You can also say that a person persists in doing something when this is annoying:  The pain persisted, so Manny went to the doctor. I didn’t want to answer her question, but she persisted in asking me.maintain formal – to make something continue in the same way as before:  Though they now live in different cities, they have maintained close family ties.sustain formal – to make something continue to exist or happen for a long time:  It’s unlikely the economy will be able to sustain this level of growth much longer.2[intransitive, transitive] to start doing something again after a pause SYN resume:  The concert will continue after a brief intermission. Rescue teams will continue the search tomorrow.continue doing something He picked up his book and continued reading.3[intransitive] to go further in the same direction: continue on/down/in/after etc. Route 66 continues on to Texas from here.4[intransitive, transitive] to say something else after you have been interrupted:  “And so,” he continued, “we will put more effort into reaching these students.”5[intransitive] to stay in the same job, situation, etc.: continue as Morris will continue as director of marketing.6to be continued used at the end of a television program to tell people that the story will not finish until a later program → see also continual, discontinue [Origin: 1300–1400 French continuer, from Latin continuare, from continuus]
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