continual
adj
(esp derog 尤作贬义) going on all the time without stopping, or repeatedly 继续不断的; 一再重复的
continual rain, talking, interruptions 不停的雨、 谈话、 打扰
How do we prevent these continual breakdowns? 我们如何防止这些一再出现的故障? continual, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Compare continual and continuous. 试比较continual和continuous. Continual usually describes an action which is repeated again and again *continual一般指多次重复的动作
Please stop your continual questions. 请不要再接二连三地提问了.
He was continually late for work. 他上班总是迟到. Continuous indicates that the action or object carries on without stopping or interruption *continuous
They chattered continuously for an hour. 他们唠唠叨叨足有一个小时.
a continuous flow of traffic 接连不断的来往车辆.