ceaselessly
ceaselessly — 副詞
1. If something happens ceaselessly, it goes on without a single pause or break, of
不停地
動作或狀態持續進行而不中斷
If something happens ceaselessly, it goes on without a single pause or break, often over a long stretch of time.
Priya worked ceaselessly through the night to finish the report.
Priya 徹夜不停地工作，就為了完成那份報告。
work ceaselessly + through [period]
The old engine hummed ceaselessly, even when nobody was in the workshop.
那臺老舊引擎不停地嗡嗡作響，即使工作坊裡根本沒人。
Rain fell ceaselessly for three days, flooding the narrow village streets.
大雨不停地下了三天，淹沒了狹窄的村莊街道。
Keiko practised the piano piece ceaselessly until every note was perfect.
Keiko 不停地練習那首鋼琴曲，直到每個音符都完美無瑕。
The nurses on the night shift moved ceaselessly from one bed to the next.
值夜班的護理師們不停地從一張病床走到另一張。
- incessantly
more often negative, suggesting irritation (incessant complaints vs. ceaseless effort)
- constantly
more common and everyday; can also mean 'very frequently' rather than truly without pause
- perpetually
suggests something that seems eternal or inescapable, often with negative overtones
- unceasingly
very close in meaning but rarer and slightly more archaic in feel
- occasionally
happening now and then, the opposite of continuous action
- intermittently
starting and stopping at intervals rather than going on without pause
文法句型
verb + ceaselessly
ceaselessly + verb
用法筆記
Often used with verbs describing sustained effort, natural forces, or mechanical action (work, strive, rain, hum, flow). More emphatic than 'constantly' and somewhat more literary in tone.
常見錯誤
ceaselessly — 形容詞
1. Going on and on without any stop, pause, or let-up — used about things that feel
不停的
持續發生而不停止的
Going on and on without any stop, pause, or let-up — used about things that feel as if they will never end.
The ceaseless noise from the construction site kept the Watanabe family awake.
建築工地不停的施工噪音，讓 Watanabe 一家難以入睡。
ceaseless + noise (irritating sound)
Diego grew tired of his neighbour's ceaseless complaints about the garden fence.
Diego 厭倦了鄰居對花園圍欄不停的抱怨。
ceaseless + complaints
The ceaseless flow of traffic made it hard to cross the wide road.
不停的車流讓人很難穿越那條寬闊的馬路。
Amara admired the ceaseless energy of her young Labrador puppy.
Amara 很欣賞她那隻年輕拉布拉多犬不停的活力。
For weeks the villagers endured the ceaseless drumming of heavy monsoon rain.
村民們忍受了好幾個星期不停敲打的季風暴雨聲。
- intermittent
happening at intervals, with breaks in between
文法句型
ceaseless + noun
用法筆記
Almost always placed before the noun it describes. Often used of things the speaker finds wearying or overwhelming (noise, complaints, pressure), but can also describe positive qualities like energy or devotion.