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[/kənˈtɪnjuː; kənˋtɪnju/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (cause sth to) go or move further （使某事物）继续, 延续:
How far does the road continue? 这条路有多长? *
The desert continued as far as the eye could see. 沙漠一直伸展到视线的尽头. *
We continued up the mountain on horseback. 我们骑著马继续上山. *
They continued down until they came to some pockets of natural gas. 他们继续往下钻, 终於找到了一些天然气的气阱. *
It's been decided to continue the motorway (to the coast), ie build more of it until it reaches the coast. 已决定将高速公路延长（至海滨）. 用法:
2 [La, I, Ipr, Tn, Tt, Tg] ~ (with sth) (cause sth to) go on existing or happening; not stop （使某事物）继续存在或不断发生; 不停:
Circumstances continue (to be) favourable. . *
Wet weather may continue for a few more days. 多雨的天气可能还要持续好几天. *
We will continue (with) the payments for another year. 我们这样的报酬还要再维持一年. *
In spite of my efforts to pacify it the baby continued to cry/continued crying. 尽管我已尽力哄这婴儿, 可是他还是哭个不停. *
How can you continue to work/continue working with all that noise going on? 你在那不停的噪声中怎麽能工作得下去呀? 用法:
3 [Ipr] stay; remain 留在原处; 继续保持:
He is to continue as manager. 他要继续当经理. *
continue at school, in one's job, etc 继续求学、 任职等. 用法:
4 (a) [I, Tn, Tt, Tg] start again after stopping; resume （停止後）再开始; （中断後）再继续:
The story continues/is continued in the next issue of the magazine. 这个故事在该杂志的下一期里继续刊载. *
We continued to rehearse/continued rehearsing the chorus after the break. 休息之後我们继续排练合唱节目.
(b) [I, Tn] speak or say (sth) again after stopping （停顿後）继续说:
Please continue; I didn't mean to interrupt. 请往下说, 我不是有意打断你的话的. *
`And what's more,' he continued, `they wouldn't even let me in!' ｀这还不算,＇ 他接著说:
｀他们甚至不让我进去!＇
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