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- continue [kən 'tɪnjυ] [kən 'tɪnju(ː)]
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- 1. vi. 继续，连续，持续
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2.
vi.
（时间上）延续，（行动上）持续
- continue to mourn
- 延续哀悼时间
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3.
vi.
继续下去，伸展，延伸，延长
- The road continues to the highway.
- 这条路延伸到公路。
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4.
vi.
留（在同一地方或位置），停留，逗留；依旧
- continue in office for another year
- 留任一年
- 5. vi. （中断后）继续；重新开始；恢复
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6.
vt.
使继续，使连续，继续开展，把…进行下去，把…坚持下去，持续；续作，续登
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7.
vt.
（使）延伸，（使）延长，使延期
- 8. vt. （中断后）继续，重新开始；恢复
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9.
vt.
使（人）留下，使留任，挽留，使留在（座位）上，使持续
- continue someone in office
- 使某人留任
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10.
vt.
[legal]
使（诉讼）延期
Collins English-English Dictionary
- continue [kən'tɪnjuː]
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1.
vb
[
when tr, may take an infinitive] to remain or cause to remain in a particular condition, capacity, or place -
2.
vb
[
when tr, may take an infinitive] to carry on uninterruptedly (a course of action); persist in (something)- he continued running
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3.
vb
[
when tr, may take an infinitive] to resume after an interruption- we'll continue after lunch
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4.
vb
to draw out or be drawn out; prolong or be prolonged
- continue the chord until it meets the tangent
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5.
vt.
[tr]
[law]
[chiefly Scots]
to postpone or adjourn (legal proceedings)
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6.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French continuer, from Latin continu
a re to join together, from continuuscontinuous
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1.
vb
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Examples
- continue to mourn
- 延续哀悼时间 → continue
- continue in office for another year
- 留任一年 → continue
- continue someone in office
- 使某人留任 → continue
- Persistence of vision causes visual impressions to continue upon the retina for a brief time.
- 视觉残留引起视觉印象在视网膜上短时持续。 → persistence
- the wherewithal to continue one's education
- 升学所需的钱 → wherewithal
- Many zoos around the world continue to seek pandas from China.
- 世界上的许多动物园继续努力在中国寻找熊猫。 → seek
- If you continue like this, you'll have trouble.
- 你再这样下去就会有麻烦的。 → continue
- She'll continue to take French lessons next semester.
- 她下个学期会继续修法语课。 → continue
- Now we can continue with our homework.
- 现在我们可以继续做作业了。
- After this break, we'll continue running.
- 歇会儿后，我们会接着跑。 → continue
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