continuous

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con·tin·u·ous /kənˈtɪnjuəs/ S3 W3 adjectiveadj

1 CONTINUOUScontinuing to happen or exist without stopping 持续的，不间断的，连续的 → continue

continuous economic growth

持续的经济增长

a continuous flow of information

源源不断的信息

2. CONTINUOUSsomething such as a line that is continuous does not have any spaces or holes in it 〔线等〕连续的，不断开的 OPP broken

3. continuous assessment British EnglishBrESE a way of judging a student’s ability by looking at the work they have done during the year rather than by an examination 〔对学生成绩的〕连续性评估，持续评估〔有别于只用一次考试评定〕

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continuous assessment• The intrinsic discipline of the subject is conveyed through the course-work and teaching approach, while being monitored through continuous assessment.• B.Eds were about equally divided between continuous assessment and examinations, with some project work.• Many of our courses include a project in the continuous assessment element.• Student performance will be judged on the basis of degree examination results, thesis and continuous assessment, following current University regulations.• People only accumulate competencies by continuous assessment of skills they do in their day to day job.• Against this, they will be making continuous assessments of the scale of current bank lending.• Student progress is monitored by means of continuous assessment on a range of practical exercises.• On none of these courses was there any examination: continuous assessment was preferred.

4. SLG technical the continuous form of a verb shows that an action is continuing. In English, this is formed by the verb ‘be’, followed by a present participle, as in ‘I was waiting for the bus.’ 〔动词〕进行式的 → simple

—continuously adverbadv

UMNO had ruled Malaysia continuously since independence.

马来西亚自独立以来一直由巫统领导。

Examples from the Corpus

continuous• The most interesting of Parnas's points was that there are two kinds of complex systems: continuous, and discontinuous.• Ultimately systems should be designed with user involvement at every stage, on a continuous and evolutionary basis.• Some are comprehensive and cover short-term exports on a continuous basis, others are tailored for specific contracts.• CNN provided continuous coverage of the trial.• Although we nearly always need extra drivers, we cannot guarantee continuous employment.• a continuous improvement in customer service• Classical elasticity assumes this to be the case and it has been very successful with continuous media.• There was also an overall speeding up of things because of the continuous nature of automatic control.• continuous news coverage• Executive Programmes cater for mainly company sponsored participants who attend residential programmes on a continuous or modular basis.• The monotonous sound of the train was an invitation to float, the engine emitting smooth, continuous snorts and sneezes.• The curd is cut, stirred, and heated with continuous stirring to separate curd and whey.• a continuous trail along the ridge• The campsites have had three decades of continuous use.

continuous flow• In continuous flow analyzers, all Specimens flow through the Same tubing.• Hence, carry-over or cross-contamination can occur in continuous flow analyzers if suitable precautions are not taken.• The run-on lines create a continuous flow capturing the rush of Bedivere.• From the holding silo grain passes over the continuous flow drier and any overflow travels back to the holding silos.• We hoped for a continuous flow of information and exchange of art and culture between the two countries.• Separation of the components on or in the stationary phase by a continuous flow of the mobile phase.

Origin continuous

(1600-1700) Latin continuus, from continere; → CONTAIN

con·tin·u·ous adjectiveadj

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