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  • Conjugation : past  continued ; pp  continued ; ing  continuing
  • Derivatives : n  continuer ; adj  continuable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

continue [kən'tɪnjuː]
  1. 1. vi. [situation, event etc+] (carry on uninterrupted) 继续
  2. 2. vi. [event+] (after interruption) 继续
  3. 3. vi. [speaker+] 继续说
  4. 4. vt. (carry on uninterrupted) 继续
  5. 5. vt. (after interruption) 继续
  6. 6. vt. [speaker+] 继续说
    He arrived in Norway, where he continued his campaign.
    他到达了挪威，继续进行他的运动。
    "OK," she continued after a pause.
    “好”，她停了一下后继续说。
    to continue to do sth {or} doing sth
    持续做某事
    to continue with sth
    继续某事
    to continue up/along/through sth
    继续上/沿着/走过某处
    "to be continued"
    “未完待续”
    "continued on page 10"
    “转至第10页”

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

continue [kən 'tɪnjυ] [kən 'tɪnju(ː)]
  1. 1. vi. 继续，连续，持续
    The war continued for five years.
    战争持续了5年。
    If you continue like this, you'll have trouble.
    你再这样下去就会有麻烦的。
  2. 2. vi. （时间上）延续，（行动上）持续
    continue to mourn
    延续哀悼时间
  3. 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。
  4. 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. 5. vi. （中断后）继续；重新开始；恢复
    She'll continue to take French lessons next semester.
    她下个学期会继续修法语课。
    After this break, we'll continue running.
    歇会儿后，我们会接着跑。
  6. 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
  7. 7. vt. （使）延伸，（使）延长，使延期
  8. 8. vt. （中断后）继续，重新开始；恢复
    Can we continue our discussion later?
    我们能待会儿再接着讨论吗？
  9. 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
  10. 10. vt. [legal] 使（诉讼）延期

Collins English-English Dictionary

continue [kən'tɪnjuː]
  1. 1. vb [when tr, may take an infinitive] to remain or cause to remain in a particular condition, capacity, or place
  2. 2. vb [when tr, may take an infinitive] to carry on uninterruptedly (a course of action); persist in (something)
    he continued running
  3. 3. vb [when tr, may take an infinitive] to resume after an interruption
    we'll continue after lunch
  4. 4. vb to draw out or be drawn out; prolong or be prolonged
    continue the chord until it meets the tangent
  5. 5. vt. [tr] [law] [chiefly Scots] to postpone or adjourn (legal proceedings)
  6. 6. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Old French continuer, from Latin continuare to join together, from continuus continuous
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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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