| 单词 | continental |
| 释义 | continental adj. & n. --adj 1. of or characteristic of a continent. 2. (Continental) Brit. of, relating to, or characteristic of mainland Europe. --n an inhabitant of mainland Europe. Phrases and idioms continental breakfast a light breakfast of coffee, rolls, etc. continental climate a climate having wide variations of temperature. continental drift Geol. the hypothesis that the continents are moving slowly over the surface of the earth on a deep-lying plastic substratum. continental quilt Brit. a duvet. continental shelf an area of relatively shallow seabed between the shore of a continent and the deeper ocean. Derivatives continentally adv. |
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