continual

US: /kənˈtɪnjuəɫ/
UK: /kəntˈɪnjuːə‍l/


English Vietnamese dictionary


continual /kən'tinjuəl/
  • tính từ
    • liên tục, liên miên
      • continual rain: mưa liên miên

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective [only before noun]
1 repeated many times in a way that is annoying: continual complaints / interruptions + Prisoners' families face continual harassment and attack.
2 continuing without interruption
Synonym: CONTINUOUS
He was in a continual process of rewriting his material. + We lived in continual fear of being discovered. + Her daughter was a continual source of delight to her. + She kept the letter as a continual reminder of his kindness. - CONTINUOUS
continually adverb: They argue continually about money. + the need to adapt to new and continually changing circumstances + New products are continually being developed.

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
constant, incessant, perpetual, non-stop, persistent, uninterrupted, regular, steady, unbroken, unceasing, ceaseless, constant, eternal, unremitting, interminable, endless, unending; Loosely continuous:
She has this continual ringing in her ears.

Concise English dictionary


kən'tɪnjʊəl
adj.
+seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
+`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)