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continuousadjective(NOT STOPPING)B2without apauseorinterruption: 不断的，连续的，持续的 She is in continuouspain. Mycomputermakes a continuouslowbuzzingnoise.我的电脑不停地发出低沉的嗡嗡声。 A continuous whiteline(=linewithoutspaces)in themiddleof theroadmeansnoovertaking.公路中间白色实线表示禁止超车。 - Thetaperanin a continuousloop,repeatingthe samesongsover and over.
- Satellitetechnologyofferstheopportunity, as never before, for continuoustelevisioncoverageofmajorinternationalevents.
- After acoupleofdaysof continuous use, thecostumesbegantopong.
- Thelightingmakes a continuouswhiningsound.
- If youheara continuoustone,leavethebuilding.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesContinuous & permanent - abiding
- abidingly
- ad infinitum
- around-the-clock
- be
- immanence
- immanent
- imperishable
- incessant
- incessantly
- permanence
- permanently
- perpetuity
- persevering
- persistence
- unrelievedly
- unremitting
- unremittingly
- unwavering
- wall-to-wall
See more results » continuousadjective(GRAMMAR)languagespecializedThecontinuousformof averbis used to show that theactioniscontinuing. InEnglish, it isformedwith theverb"be"followedby apresentparticiple(= the -ingformof averb): Someverbs, such as "love", "see", or "believe", are notnormallyused in the continuousform. thepast/presentcontinuoustense - Use thepresentcontinuousformof theverb.
- Underlineexamplesof the pastperfectand past continuousforms.
- "Ilookforwardtohearingyourresponse" is thepresentsimpletensewith agerund, not thepresentcontinuoustense.
- In theclassroomagroupofchildrenlearningEnglishpractisetalkingabout thefutureusingpresentcontinuoustenses: "I'm goingshoppingtomorrow."
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesLinguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs - accusative
- art
- bare infinitive
- bent
- dangling participle
- infinitive
- participle
- passive
- passivization
- pluperfect
- present
- present participle
- progressive
- the active voice
- the first person
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the present continuous
- the present perfect
- the third person
See more results » the continuous theformof averbthat is used to show that theactioniscontinuing. InEnglish, it isformedwith theverb"be"followedby apresentparticiple(= the -ingformof averb): When "think"means"believe" or " have anopinion", we do not usually use the continuous. thepresent/pastcontinuous - Herstudentshave alreadymasteredthepresentsimple, thepresentcontinuous, and thefutureconditional.
- They have toformyes/noquestionsusing the past continuous, forexample"WasJohnsleepingwhen youarrived?"
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesLinguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs - accusative
- art
- bare infinitive
- bent
- dangling participle
- infinitive
- participle
- passive
- passivization
- pluperfect
- present
- present participle
- progressive
- the active voice
- the first person
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the present continuous
- the present perfect
- the third person
See more results » B2without apauseorinterruption 不断的，连续的，持续的continuouspain持续的疼痛 Mycomputermakes a continuouslowbuzzingnoise.我的电脑不停地发出低沉的嗡嗡声。 A continuous whiteline(=linewithoutspaces)in themiddleof theroadmeansnoovertaking.公路中间白色实线表示禁止超车。 - Thetaperanin a continuousloop,repeatingthe samesongsover and over.
- Satellitetechnologyofferstheopportunity, as never before, for continuoustelevisioncoverageofmajorinternationalevents.
- After acoupleofdaysof continuous use, thecostumesbegantopong.
- Thelightingmakes a continuouswhiningsound.
- If youheara continuoustone,leavethebuilding.
continuous| American Dictionarya continuouslineoftraffic continuously
Hespokecontinuously for more than twohours. Examplesofcontinuouscontinuous Such a nuanced distinction requires acontinuousmeasure that returns very finely graded values.From theCambridge English Corpus This ambivalence was reflected in thecontinuousviolation of the cease-fire agreement by both parties.From theCambridge English Corpus An interesting case in point is that of the above-mentioned theorem, that there exist discontinuous spaces withcontinuouspaths.From theCambridge English Corpus The study area is surrounded by large expanses (>200 km) of mainlycontinuousforest to the west, north and east.From theCambridge English Corpus Thereby, acontinuoussupply of urea and amino acids to an open reaction system would be expected to overcome this limitation.From theCambridge English Corpus Are the developmental trajectories smooth andcontinuous, or are there jumps corresponding to timelinked events in the child's life?From theCambridge English Corpus However, the succession is cut by a number of small faults so that the section is notcontinuous.From theCambridge English Corpus Our experiences arecontinuouswith those in the universe outside us by which we are affected - and which in turn we affect.From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, (3) can be rewritten such that it holds forcontinuousvariables as well.From theCambridge English Corpus On the semantic level, different kinds of algebras and structures are possible, such as partial orcontinuousalgebras, or models of firstorder logic.From theCambridge English Corpus By comparison withcontinuouscropping, all alternatives considered performed better in terms of yield22.From theCambridge English Corpus Since the antiphoner was incontinuousrevision no absolute tally is practical for most chant-forms.From theCambridge English Corpus To be more precise, consider thecontinuousfunction f which generates the dynamics we are interested in analysing.From theCambridge English Corpus We do not use data prior to 1975 because tenure has been recorded as acontinuousmeasure only since 1975.From theCambridge English Corpus In order to study whether environmental quality has an impact on property prices, two dummy variables and onecontinuousvariable are used.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |