perpetual
英 [pə'petʃʊəl; -tjʊəl]
美[pɚ'pɛtʃuəl]
- adj. 永久的；不断的；四季开花的；无期限的
英英释意
- 1. continuing forever or indefinitely;
- "the ageless themes of love and revenge"
- "eternal truths"
- "life everlasting"
- "hell's perpetual fires"
- "the unending bliss of heaven"
- 2. uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing;
- "the ceaseless thunder of surf"
- "in constant pain"
- "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"
- "the never-ending search for happiness"
- "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"
- "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"
- "unremitting demands of hunger"
- 3. occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted;
- "a child's incessant questions"
- "your perpetual (or continual) complaints"
双语例句
- 1. Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.
- 长期焦虑带来的紧张而疲惫的神色从她脸上慢慢消失了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm.
- 似乎没有什么能让他那持久的热情消退。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Outdoors, mosquitoes and midges were a perpetual torment.
- 在户外，蚊子和蠓虫永远让人不得安生。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. the perpetual noise of traffic
- 持续不断的交通噪声
来自《权威词典》
- 5. He is on a perpetual search for truth.
- 他毕生在寻求真理.
来自《简明英汉词典》