constantly

英 [ˈkɒnstəntli]

美 [ˈkɑːnstəntli]

adv.  始终; 一直; 重复不断地

TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Oxford 3000 / BNC.2628 / COCA.2498

牛津词典

adv.

• 始终；一直；重复不断地
  all the time; repeatedly
  1. Fashion is constantly changing.
     时尚总是日新月异。
  2. Heat the sauce, stirring constantly.
     加热调味汁并不停地搅动。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 持续不断的;重复的;一直存在的
  You useconstantto describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
  1. She suggests that women are under constant pressure to be abnormally thin...
     她暗示说女性总是处在保持身材异常瘦削的压力之下。
  2. Inflation is a constant threat...
     通货膨胀始终是个威胁。
  3. He has been her constant companion for the last four months.
     4个月来，他一直陪伴在她身边。
• ADJ-GRADED 恒定的;不变的
  If an amount or level isconstant, it stays the same over a particular period of time.
  1. The average speed of the winds remained constant.
     平均风速保持稳定。
• N-COUNT 恒定物;常数；常量；常项
  Aconstantis a thing or value that always stays the same.
  1. In the world of fashion it sometimes seems that the only constant is ceaseless change...
     在时装界，有时似乎唯一永恒不变的东西就是不断的变化。
  2. Two significant constants have been found in a number of research studies.
     若干研究已经发现了两个重要常量。

You can useconstant,continual, andcontinuousto describe things that happen or exist without stopping. You describe something asconstantwhen it happens all the time or never goes away.He was in constant pain. ...Eva's constant criticism.Continualis usually used to describe something that happens often over a period of time, especially something undesirable....his continual drinking. ...continual demands to cut costs.If something iscontinuous, it happens all the time without stopping, or seems to do so....days of continuous rain. ...a continuous background noise.
constant, continual 和 continuous 均可用来描述不断发生或一直存在的事物。constant 表示一直在发生或从未消失：He was in constant pain (他的疼痛一直没有消停)，Eva's constant criticism (伊娃没完没了的批评)。continual 通常用来形容一段时期内经常发生的事，尤其是令人讨厌的事：his continual drinking (他经常饮酒)，continual demands to cut costs (不断要求削减成本)。continuous 表示一直没有间断，或者貌似如此：days of continuous rain (淫雨霏霏的日子)，a continuous background noise (持续不断的背景噪音)。

英英释义

adv

• without interruption
  1. the world is constantly changing
  Synonym:alwaysforeverperpetuallyincessantly
• without variation or change, in every case
  1. constantly kind and gracious
  2. he always arrives on time
  Synonym:invariablyalways

双语例句

• The two women bickered constantly.
  这两个女人经常发生口角。
• If you smoke then the whole respiratory system is constantly under attack.
  如果抽烟，整个呼吸系统就会一直受到损害。
• He is being constantly monitored with regular checks on his blood pressure.
  他被实时监测，定时量血压。
• John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together.
  约翰不断安慰我说，我们注定要在一起。
• The speech sounds of all languages are gradually but constantly changing.
  各种语言的语音总在不断变迁。
• Cells are being constantly renewed.
  细胞不断再生。
• It's a noisy place with film clips showing constantly on one of the cafe's giant screens
  这个咖啡馆很嘈杂，室内的一个大屏幕上不停地播放着电影片断。
• We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.
  我们要经常鞭策自己努力学习。
• These machines are constantly updated by improving the design of the computers.
  通过改善计算机的设计，这些机器不断得到更新。
• He was constantly at his wife's side
  他对他的妻子始终不离不弃。