continuously

IPA/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/
KK[kəntˈɪnjuəsli]IPA/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/

continuously — 副詞

1. happening or proceeding without any break or stop across a span of time

1.副詞B1
釋義

持續地

不間斷地發生或進行

happening or proceeding without any break or stop across a span of time

例句

The museum's security cameras run continuously, day and night.

博物館的監視攝影機日夜持續運轉。

collocation: run continuously

Yumi checked her phone continuously during the long meeting.

Yumi 在漫長的會議中持續查看手機。

collocation: check continuously

常見搭配
  • run continuously
  • work continuously
  • rain / snow continuously
  • check / monitor continuously
  • be updated continuously
  • flow continuously
同義詞
  • constantly

    suggests something happens all the time but may allow very brief gaps

  • unceasingly

    more formal and emphatic than continuously

  • incessantly

    often used for sounds or actions that are so frequent they become annoying

反義詞

文法句型

[verb] continuously

continuously [verb]

用法筆記

Continuously means 'without any gap or break at all'. Do not confuse with continually, which means 'happening repeatedly over a period' — a machine can run continuously (no stop), whereas someone can be continually checking their watch (stopping and starting again).

常見錯誤

It rained continually for ten hours without stopping.
It rained continuously for ten hours without stopping.
When there is no pause at all, use continuously, not continually.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • almost continuously
  • nearly continuously

常用片語

  • continuously for [time]
  • continuously since [time]