eternal

英 [ɪˈtɜːnl]

美 [ɪˈtɜːrnl]

adj.  不朽的; 永久的; 永恒的; 无休止的; 永不停止的; 没完没了的
n.  永恒的事物; Eternal 上帝; 与定冠词the 连用

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6025 / COCA.5626

习惯用语

adj.

hope springs eternal
• 人生永远充满希望
  people never stop hoping

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 永久的;永恒的;永远的
  Something that iseternallasts for ever.
  1. Whoever believes in Him shall have eternal life.
     所有相信上帝的人都会获得永生。
  2. ...the quest for eternal youth.
     对永葆青春的追求
• ADJ 无休止的;没完没了的
  If you describe something aseternal, you mean that it seems to last for ever, often because you think it is boring or annoying.
  1. In the background was that eternal hum.
     背景音是没完没了的嗡嗡声。
• ADJ （真理、价值、问题等）永恒的，不朽的
  Eternaltruths, values, and questions never change and are believed to be always true and to be relevant in all situations.
  1. ...the eternal truths of the Indian subcontinent.
     印度次大陆的永恒真理
  2. ...the eternal question.
     永恒的问题

英英释义

adj

• tiresomely long
  1. endless debates
  2. an endless conversation
  3. the wait seemed eternal
  4. eternal quarreling
  5. an interminable sermon
  Synonym:endlessinterminable
• continuing forever or indefinitely
  1. the ageless themes of love and revenge
  2. eternal truths
  3. life everlasting
  4. hell's perpetual fires
  5. the unending bliss of heaven
  Synonym:agelessaeonianeonianeverlastingperpetualunendingunceasing

双语例句

• Our loyalty to our eternal companion should not be merely physical, but mental and spiritual as well.
  我们对永恒伴侣的忠诚不仅仅体现在肉体上，同样也应该在思想上和灵性上。
• The series chronicles the everyday adventures of two eternal bachelors.
  这个系列剧按照时间顺序记述了两个老光棍每天的奇遇。
• The spirit is actually confirmed when people consider value and ethics universal and eternal.
  当人们认为具有普遍、永恒的价值与道德准则时，实际就肯定了道德研究中的科学精神。
• The principles of the Paris Commune radiates with eternal light.
  巴黎公社的原则闪耀着不灭的光辉。
• Grant our brothers and relatives their saving petitions and eternal life.
  满全我们众弟兄亲属对救恩的期求，并赏赐他们永恒的生命。
• Because he chose to forsake eternal life for knowledge.
  因为他为了选择知识而放弃了永生。
• The supersession of the old by the new is a general, eternal and inviolable law of the universe.
  新陈代谢是宇宙间普遍的永远不可抵抗的规律。
• One single slip brings eternal regret, and looking back, your whole life has passed away.
  一失足成千古恨，再回头已过百年身。
• I'm the eternal optimist.
  我是个永远乐观的人。
• My eternal purpose has decreed.
  我的永恒目标已经确定。