| 单词 | continue |
| 释义 | Word family noun continuation ≠ discontinuation continuity ≠ discontinuity adjective continual continued ≠ discontinued continuous ≠ discontinuous verb continue ≠ discontinue adverb continually continuously ldoce_714_zcon·tin·ue /kənˈtɪnjuː/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]CONTINUE/NOT STOP to not stop happening, existing, or doing something （使）继续；（使）延续 → continuous, continual, discontinuecontinue to do something Sheila continued to work after she had her baby. 希拉生了孩子后继续工作。 He will be continuing his education in the US. 他将在美国继续求学。 I felt too sick to continue. 我感觉很难受，无法继续下去了。continue unabated/apace/unchecked (=continue at the same high speed or level) 持续不减 The flood of refugees continued unabated. 难民继续大量涌来。continue with He was permitted to continue with his work while in prison. 他获准在监狱中继续他的工作。continue for The strike continued for another four weeks. 罢工又持续了四个星期。continue doing something Most elderly people want to continue living at home for as long as they can. 大部分老年人都想继续尽可能长久地住在家里。2 [intransitive, transitive]CONTINUE/START AGAIN to start again, or start doing something again, after an interruption 〔中断后〕再继续 SYN resume After a brief ceasefire, fighting continued. 短暂停火后又开战了。 Rescue teams will continue the search tomorrow. 明天救援队将继续搜寻。continue doing something He picked up his book and continued reading. 他拿起书，继续看下去。3 [intransitive]TRAVEL to go further in the same direction 〔朝同一方向继续〕走，移动，延伸continue down/along/into etc We continued along the road for some time. 我们继续沿着这条路走了一段时间。 The road continues northwards to the border. 这条路往北一直延伸到边境。4 [intransitive] to stay in the same job, situation etc 留任；维持原状continue as Miss Silva will continue as publishing director. 席尔瓦小姐将继续担任出版经理一职。5 [intransitive, transitive]CONTINUE/START AGAIN to say more after an interruption 继续说，接着说 ‘And so, ’ he continued, ‘we will try harder next time.’ “因此，”他接着说，“我们下一次会更加努力。”6. to be continued used at the end of part of a story, a television show etc to tell people that the story has not finished yet 未完待续〔故事、电视节目等一集结束时的用语〕 THESAURUSto continue doing something 继续做某事continue to not stop doing something that you are already doing 继续We need the money to continue our work. 我们需要钱来继续我们的工作。They continued arguing for a long time. 他们继续争论了很长时间。Despite all the warnings, many people continue to smoke. 许多人不顾警告继续吸烟。nSometimes she just couldn’t see the point of continuing.nMy teacher advised me to continue with my studies.go on (also carry on especially British English) to continue doing something. Go on is less formal than continue, and is the phrase that people usually use in everyday English 继续〔go on没有continue正式，通常用于日常英语中〕Dan went on talking but she was no longer listening. 丹继续说下去，可她已经不在听了。He carried on with his day job. 他继续干着那份正式的工作。nSheehan has carried on with her campaign.keep (on) doing something [not in progressive] to continue doing something for a long time – especially so that you feel tired or annoyed 一直做某事〔尤指让人很累或生气〕We kept on walking until we got to the top of the hill. 我们一直走到山顶。The man kept staring at me. 那人一直盯着我看。persevere /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə $ ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪr/ to continue trying to do something in a very patient and determined way, in spite of difficulties. Persevere sounds rather formal 坚持不懈〔比较正式〕5The two sides will just have to persevere until they can reach an agreement.双方只能坚持不放弃，直到达成一致。He didn’t know any English, but he persevered and became a good student. 他不懂英语，但是他坚持不懈，终于成为一名优秀学生。Her health was rapidly declining but she persevered with her duties. 她的健康状况迅速下降，但是依然坚守职责。nStevenson persevered in his efforts to discover what had really happened.nChildren today seem less willing to seek out challenges and persevere in the face of adversity.to continue to happen 继续发生continue to happen without stopping 继续，持续The good weather seems likely to continue. 好天气可能还会继续。nUnless there are serious negotiations, the fighting will continue.nSome people have lost work, and this will continue to happen until the computer system is fixed.The review process is expected to continue for several weeks. 审核过程预计将持续几个星期。last to continue – use this to say how long something continues for 持续〔多久〕I know my good luck won’t last forever. 我知道，我的好运不会永远持续。nIt’s not certain how long the ceasefire will last.The trial lasted for six days. 审判持续了六天。The meeting lasted until lunchtime. 会议一直开到午饭时间。nThe training period lasted from July 2 to August 25.go on to continue, especially for a long time 〔尤指长久地〕持续Disputes between neighbours can go on for years. 邻里纠纷会持续好多年。carry on British English to continue, especially when there are problems 〔尤指出现问题后〕仍然继续The game carried on despite the injury of two players. 尽管有两名球员负伤，比赛仍然继续进行。drag on to continue for much longer than necessary or for longer than you want 拖拉，拖延The meeting dragged on for another hour. 会议又拖了一个小时。The talks dragged on, with no apparent hope of achieving a peaceful solution. 会谈拖拖拉拉，看不到实现和平解决的明确希望。persist formal if something bad persists, it continues to exist or happen 〔不好的事物〕持续，继续存在[发生]See your doctor if the symptoms persist. 如果症状持续，去看医生。nIf adverse weather conditions persist, the game will be cancelled.5 FREQUENCY 使用频率→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscontinue• Sometimes she just couldn't see the point of continuing.• The good weather seems likely to continue.• After a while the rain stopped, allowing the game to continue.• The concert will continue after a brief intermission.• Nate didn't answer, so Murphy continued, "All of this happened before I was hired."• Development can continue, but alongside conservation, so that those who depend on natural resources can continue to do so.• "That may be, " he continued, "but the factory will still be closing at the end of the year."• Turn and continue cooking on the other side, approximately 4 to 5 minutes.• Have a rest before you continue driving.• The review process is expected to continue for several weeks.• The project's organizers hope the government will continue funding it next year.• Soviet leaders said they would continue Gorbachev's democratic reforms.• He has decided to go back to Cambridge to continue his medical studies.• Continuing in a quieter voice, she asked how long he'd been married.• The analogies between jazz and pentecostalism continue into more recent years.• NASA continues its efforts to communicate with intelligent beings in outer space.• He's not sure whether he'll be able to continue skiing competitively after the operation.• He flicked away another cigarette as they made their way towards him to continue the drive still higher into the hills.• Before they could continue their conversation, Frank Gordon came over to speak to Oliver.• Dry weather will continue through the weekend.• The hearing continues Thursday with testimony from Federal Reserve Board officials and consumer advocates.• The result continues to be discrimination.• Some people have lost work, and this will continue to happen until the computer system is fixed.• She continued to live in the same house after the death of her husband.• Despite all the warnings, many people continue to smoke.• My teacher advised me to continue with my studies.continue doing something• We continued drinking until after midnight.continue down/along/into etc• Does childhood disorder continue into adulthood?• As the investigation continued into June, Dunlap could feel the vise tighten, squeezing out any possibility of hope.• In some years passage continues into June; for example, in June 1970,640 were seen passing off Selsey Bill.• However, these were now too low and my prospects too poor for me to continue along that track.• I continue along the dark pavement with my hands thrust deep inside my pockets.• A well-graded road leads south, over a bridge, crosses the freeway and continues into the desert.• The onslaught continued into the second half.• If it does not, its ascent will continue into the twenty-second.Origin continue (1300-1400) French continuer, from Latin continuare, from continuus; → CONTINUOUScon·tin·ue verb →THESAURUS1 →5 FREQUENCY1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable existing, not happening, to or stop Corpus |
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