repeated many times in a way that is annoying （令人厌烦地）多次重复的，频繁的 continual complaints/interruptions 反复的抱怨／打搅
Extra ExamplesTopics Timec1He seemed to need continual reassurance. 他似乎需要得到不断的宽慰。 The drivers had continual problems with mud on the road. 司机们不断遇到路上泥泞的问题。 There were continual arguments because he felt he was being treated unfairly. 他觉得自己受到了不公正的对待，就没完没了地跟人争吵。 They are subjected to physical attacks and continual racist taunts. 他们受到人身攻击和持续的种族主义嘲弄。
continuing without being interrupted 接连不断的；连续的；频频的 He was in a continual process of rewriting his material. 他一直在不断地改写他的材料。 We lived in continual fear of being discovered. 我们长期生活在害怕被发现的恐惧中。 Her daughter was a continual source of delight to her. 她的女儿是她无限快乐的源泉。 She kept the letter as a continual reminder of his kindness. 她留着这封信，以此不断提醒他的好意。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timec1They live in continual fear. 他们长期生活在恐惧中。 They have to live with the continual threat of terrorism. 他们不得不忍受恐怖主义的持续威胁。 The stretching involves slow, continual movement. 拉伸包括缓慢、持续的运动。 The body is in a continual state of chemical activity. 身体一直处在化学活动状态中。 She was in continual pain. 她一直很痛苦。 By each hive there was a continual coming and going of bees. 每一个蜂房旁边都有蜜蜂不断地进进出出。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French continuel, from continuer ‘continue’, from Latin continuare, from continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’).