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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- perpetual
[pərˈpetjʊəl]
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1.
adjective
永恒的，永久的
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2.
adjective
不停的，持续不断的
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The perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy.
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在民主政体中为保持标准而进行的永恒努力。
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3.
adjective
长期的，终身的
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4.
adjective
四季开花的
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5.
n.[c]
多年生植物
Collins English-English Dictionary
- perpetual
[pə'pεtjυəl]
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1.
adj
[usually prenominal]
eternal; permanent
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2.
adj
[usually prenominal]
seemingly ceaseless because often repeated
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your perpetual complaints
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3.
adj
[horticulture]
blooming throughout the growing season or year
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4.
n
(of a crop plant) continually producing edible parts: perpetual spinach
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5.
n
a plant that blooms throughout the growing season
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6.
n
[Etymology]
C14: via Old French from Latin perpetualis universal, from perpes continuous, from per- (thoroughly) + petere to go towards
Examples
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Their marriage was marred by perpetual contest.
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他们的婚姻毁于无休止的争论。
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A perpetual motion machine would have to be frictionless.
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永动机只能是一种无摩擦力的机器。
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There's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes.
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他的眼睛总是炯炯有神。
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永恒
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eternal; perpetual
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昆明的气候四季如春，所以有“春城”之称。
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It feels like spring all four seasons in Kunming, so the city has the nickname "City of Perpetual Spring".
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