Word familynounendendingendlessnessendgameendgateendnoteendpaperend resultendshipendzoneadjectiveunendingendlessendedendmostverbendendplayadverbendlesslyendlongendways
endless stream of• She had an endless stream ofadmirers, and I was jealous of all of them.• He was great company anyway, with an endless stream ofanecdotal experience.• He takes great trouble over a seemingly endless stream ofdifficulties.• His life is an endless stream ofinterviews and news conferences, often back to back.• The endless stream of parties, dinners and galas all seemed to draw from the same guestlist.• Heriot's forwardstore into the game and won an endless stream ofpossession which their backs used superbly.• An endless stream ofproposals had poured in for the £20 million a year it had to dispense.• An endless stream of self-powered ants can be sent up to the end of the cable with no further power input whatsoever!
endless round of• People who do so condemn themselves to an endless round ofdebate over something they can never achieve.• It saves me getting involved in all that endless round ofrelatives.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem沒有盡頭;似乎無窮盡◇The long walk back seemed endless.回去的路那麼漫長,好像沒有盡頭。ADVERB➤almost, nearly (especially NAmE) 幾乎無窮盡➤practically, virtually實際上無止境;幾乎無窮無盡▸➤apparently, seemingly看起來沒有窮盡;似乎沒有盡頭◇a seemingly endless list of repairs to be carried out多得好像永遠做不完的修理工作➤potentially可能會沒有止境的◇a potentially endless sequence of repeated shapes可以無限循環的重複圖案
➡ See also the entry for continuous另见continuous条endless ♦︎ perpetual ♦︎ never-ending ♦︎ interminableThese words all describe things that continue for a long time and seem to have no end.这些词均表示永久的、无休止的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the endless / never-ending flow of sth◆an endless / a never-ending stream / process◆an endless / a never-ending succession / series◆an endless / a perpetual / a never-ending struggle / battle◆endless / interminable discussions / meetings◆to seem endless / never-ending / interminable◆seemingly endless / never-ending / interminable■endlessthat continues for a long time and seems to have no end永久的;不断的;无休止的◆The journey home seemed endless.回家的旅程似乎没有尽头。◆She was getting bored with the endless round of parties.她开始厌倦没完没了的社交聚会。▸endlessly
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◆They talked endlessly about the war.他们喋喋不休地谈论战争。■perpetual pəˈpetʃuəl; NAmEpərˈpetʃuəl [usually before noun] that never ends or changes持续不断的;长久的;永恒不变的◆They exist in a state of perpetual fear.他们一直生活在恐惧之中。◆The country seems to be in a perpetual state of chaos.该国似乎永远都处于混乱的状态。◆His travel schedule keeps him in perpetual motion.他的旅行计划使他不停地到处奔波。▸perpetuallypəˈpetʃuəli; NAmEpərˈpetʃuəli
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◆The mountain is almost perpetually in thick cloud.这座山几乎总是被厚厚的云雾笼罩着。■ˌnever-ˈendingseeming to last for ever; impossible to finish永无止境的;没完没了的◆The monkeys have a never-ending supply of food at their disposal.有源源不断的食物供这些猴子食用。◆Updating the catalogue is a never-ending task.更新目录这项工作是做不完的。■interminableɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl; NAmEɪnˈtɜːrmɪnəbllasting a very long time and therefore boring or annoying冗长的;没完没了的◆There were the usual interminable speeches.同往常一样,又长又沉闷的讲话一个接一个。▸interminablyɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbli
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◆The discussion dragged on interminably.讨论拖沓地进行,没完没了的。