英语词汇“continuous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

The adjective continuous describes something that occurs over space or time without interruption. Some computer fans make a continuous noise — a constant buzz — that can drive you to distraction.

Continuous things don’t stop, not even for a coffee break. A continuous sheet of ice has no cracks, a continuous noise never pauses, and a continuous line of railroad is the kind you want if you’re on a train. Continual, on the other hand, is used to describe things that start and stop occasionally. Use continuous for anything that goes on and on.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

continual / continuous

The words continual and continuous are like twins: they both come from continue, but they get mad if you get them confused. Continual means start and stop, while continuous means never-ending.

Continual things come and go, like arguments or rain. If your parents' continual arguing drives you crazy, just be glad they stop sometimes! With continual rain, you'll get some sunny breaks, as Ireland's forecasters like to say. Or in this bit about the birth of Lynyrd Skynyrd:

There were continual battles between authority figures like Skinner and the free spirits who formed the band. (herald-review.com)

Continuous, on the other hand, is nonstop. If the young Skynyrds had a continuous argument with authority, they'd never stop, not even to sing "Free Bird." With continuous rain, you'll never see the sun. A flight or a wire can be continuous:

Jongeward and Woodhouse ended up breaking the record for continuous flight. They stayed in the air for 1,124 hours. (Yuma Sun)

A telegraphic signal would go more than seven times around the earth in one second if it travelled on one continuous wire. (Elmer Ellsworth Burns)

Continual is chronic, like a cough that comes and goes, or a teenager's sporadic fights with The Man. Continuous is like a circle, or a nightmare carousel that never ever stops. Neither one is the evil twin; they're both moody.

WORD FAMILY

continuous: continuity, continuously, continuousness, discontinuous, noncontinuous+/continuity: continuities/continuum: continua, continuous/discontinuity: discontinuities/discontinuous: discontinuity, discontinuously

USAGE EXAMPLES

This is not to say that poverty research is a continuous parade of celebratory findings.

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

The most visible enterprise is the paper mill, in continuous operation since the late 19th century.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

“If we cling to the concept of ‘globalisation’, we should not see it as a continuous and uninterrupted march toward an imaginary ‘global modernity’.

The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016)

1adj continuing in time or space without interruption

"a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans
a continuous bout of illness lasting six months
lived in continuous fear
a continuous row of warehouses
a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it

Syn|Ant

uninterrupted
unbroken

marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence

around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock

at all times

ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

continual

`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)

dogging, persisting

relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit

endless

having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole

free burning, sustained

(of an electric arc) continuous

consecutive, straight

successive (without a break)

sustained

maintained at length without interruption or weakening

discontinuous, noncontinuous

not continuing without interruption in time or space

broken

not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly

sporadic

recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

disrupted

marked by breaks or gaps

disjunct

used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations

2adj of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity

Ant

discontinuous

of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities

单词	continuous
释义	continuous (once / 259 pages) adj The adjective continuous describes something that occurs over space or time without interruption. Some computer fans make a continuous noise — a constant buzz — that can drive you to distraction. Continuous things don’t stop, not even for a coffee break. A continuous sheet of ice has no cracks, a continuous noise never pauses, and a continuous line of railroad is the kind you want if you’re on a train. Continual, on the other hand, is used to describe things that start and stop occasionally. Use continuous for anything that goes on and on. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS continual / continuous The words continual and continuous are like twins: they both come from continue, but they get mad if you get them confused. Continual means start and stop, while continuous means never-ending. Continual things come and go, like arguments or rain. If your parents' continual arguing drives you crazy, just be glad they stop sometimes! With continual rain, you'll get some sunny breaks, as Ireland's forecasters like to say. Or in this bit about the birth of Lynyrd Skynyrd: There were continual battles between authority figures like Skinner and the free spirits who formed the band. (herald-review.com) Continuous, on the other hand, is nonstop. If the young Skynyrds had a continuous argument with authority, they'd never stop, not even to sing "Free Bird." With continuous rain, you'll never see the sun. A flight or a wire can be continuous: Jongeward and Woodhouse ended up breaking the record for continuous flight. They stayed in the air for 1,124 hours. (Yuma Sun) A telegraphic signal would go more than seven times around the earth in one second if it travelled on one continuous wire. (Elmer Ellsworth Burns) Continual is chronic, like a cough that comes and goes, or a teenager's sporadic fights with The Man. Continuous is like a circle, or a nightmare carousel that never ever stops. Neither one is the evil twin; they're both moody. WORD FAMILY continuous: continuity, continuously, continuousness, discontinuous, noncontinuous+/continuity: continuities/continuum: continua, continuous/discontinuity: discontinuities/discontinuous: discontinuity, discontinuously USAGE EXAMPLES This is not to say that poverty research is a continuous parade of celebratory findings. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The most visible enterprise is the paper mill, in continuous operation since the late 19th century. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “If we cling to the concept of ‘globalisation’, we should not see it as a continuous and uninterrupted march toward an imaginary ‘global modernity’. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj continuing in time or space without interruption "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans a continuous bout of illness lasting six months lived in continuous fear a continuous row of warehouses a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it Syn\|Ant uninterrupted unbroken marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock at all times ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing continual `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption) dogging, persisting relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit endless having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole free burning, sustained (of an electric arc) continuous consecutive, straight successive (without a break) sustained maintained at length without interruption or weakening discontinuous, noncontinuous not continuing without interruption in time or space broken not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly sporadic recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances disrupted marked by breaks or gaps disjunct used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations 2adj of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity Ant discontinuous of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities
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