- (also Continental)[only before noun] (British English)
of or in the continent of Europe, not including Britain and Ireland 欧洲大陆的(不包括英国和爱尔兰) a popular continental holiday resort 受欢迎的欧洲大陆度假胜地 Britain’s continental neighbours 英国的欧洲大陆邻国
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following the customs of countries in western and southern Europe 随(西、南欧国家)大陆风俗的 a continental lifestyle 西、南欧大陆的生活方式 The shutters and the balconies make the street look almost continental. 活动护窗和阳台使这条街看起来颇具欧洲大陆风格。
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connected with the main part of the North American continent 北美大陆的 forming part of, or typical of, any of the seven main land masses of the earth 大洲的;大陆的 continental Antarctica/Asia/Europe 南极洲/亚洲/欧洲大陆 to study continental geography 研究大陆地理学