unending

/ʌnˈendɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [ənˈɛndɪŋ] /ʌnˈendɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [ənˈɛndɪŋ] /ˌən-ˈen-diŋ How to pronounce unending (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unending — adjective

  • unendingpositive
  • more unendingcomparative
  • most unendingsuperlative

1. seeming to continue so long that no finish is in sight, especially in a tiring o

1.形容詞C1
釋義

seeming to continue so long that no finish is in sight, especially in a tiring or unpleasant situation

例句

The passengers grew tired of the unending delays at the mountain station.

common collocation: unending delays

Faisal listened to the unending rain hammering the roof all night.

before noun: unending rain

同義詞
  • endless

    the closest everyday synonym; slightly broader and not always as negative

  • interminable

    more formal and often stronger, especially when something is annoying

  • constant

    focuses on something being present all the time, not on the feeling of no finish

  • nonstop

    stresses no break in the action, often over a shorter stretch

反義詞

文法句型

an unending stream of + noun

seem unending

用法筆記

Often placed before nouns such as delay, rain, stream, or argument. After verbs like seem, feel, or look, it usually emphasizes the speaker's feeling that the situation is dragging on too long.

常見錯誤

❌The speech was unending for exactly twenty minutes.
✅The speech felt unending, even though it lasted only twenty minutes.
💡'unending' describes how long something seems, not an exact measured duration.
❌We took an unending flight to Osaka.
✅We took a nonstop flight to Osaka.
💡'unending' means a journey felt as if it had no end, not that it had no stops.