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- 不断 [búduàn]
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1.
unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant; insistent; relentless
- 人类社会总是不断进步的。
- Human society makes unceasing progress.
- 使针刺麻醉不断完善
- bring about steady improvement in acupuncture anaesthesia
- 他们家最近惊喜不断。
- 产品总是在不断升级换代。
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adverb
steadily; constantly
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unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant; insistent; relentless
Examples
- 人生就是一个不断犯错，不断改正的过程。 → 错
- 我们只有不断地完善自己, 不断地向高峰攀登, 才能立于不败之地。
- Only when we improve ourselves constantly, and scale heights ceaselessly can we remain invincible. → 立于
- 唯有改革, 才能不断发展；唯有改革, 才能不断壮大。
- It is only reform that can bring us development. It is also only reform that can bring us expansion. → 唯有
- 小强在岁月的洗炼中不断成长, 不断成熟。
- Xiao Qiang is growing more and more mature with the trials of time. → 洗炼
- 癌症病人的百分比在不断上升。
- The percentage of cancer patients keeps rising. → 百分比
- 人类社会总是不断进步的。
- Human society makes unceasing progress. → 不断
- 使针刺麻醉不断完善
- bring about steady improvement in acupuncture anaesthesia → 不断
- 在艺术上不断创新
- constantly bring forth new ideas in the arts → 创新
- 传统的手工艺技术不断革新。
- Traditional handicraft techniques are being steadily improved. → 革新
- 渔船在不断更新。
- Old fishing vessels are continually being replaced by new ones. → 更新
Collocations
- 不断前进
- moving forward ceaselessly
- 连续不断
- continually; ceaselessly
- 问题不断
- ceaseless problems
nciku Note
The adverb indicate frequency
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An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives. A part of adverbs can indicate frequency, such as "又", "再", "还","也", "屡次", "再三", "经常", "常常", "时常", "往往", "不断", "反复", and so on.
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