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IELTS BNC: 8450 COCA: 8766

perpetual

adjective
/pəˈpetʃuəl/
/pərˈpetʃuəl/
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  1. [usually before noun] continuing for a long period of time without stopping or being interrupted不間斷的;持續的;長久的 synonym continuous
    • the perpetual noise of traffic持續不斷的交通噪聲
    • We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear.多年來我們一直生活在恐懼中。
    • (literary) mountain peaks covered with perpetual snows and ice覆蓋着永久冰雪的山峰
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    • Government and parliament are in a state of perpetual conflict.政府和議會處於長期沖突狀態。
    • His life is a perpetual holiday.他的生活是一個永久的假期。
    • Lack of time is a perpetual problem for nurses on the ward.對在病房工作的護士來說,時間不夠是個長期問題。
    • The country seems to be in a perpetual state of chaos.該國似乎永遠都處於混亂的狀態。
    • They exist in a state of perpetual fear.他們一直生活在恐懼之中。
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  2. [usually before noun] frequently repeated, in a way that is annoying一再反複的;無盡無休的;沒完沒了的 synonym continual
    • How can I work with these perpetual interruptions?打擾不斷,讓我怎麽工作?
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    • The perpetual interruptions made conversation difficult.不斷的打擾讓談話難以繼續下去。
    • People found her perpetual coarse jokes irritating.人們覺得她沒完沒了的粗俗笑話令人惱火。
  3. [only before noun] (of a job or position工作或職位) lasting for the whole of somebody’s life終身的;永久的
    • He was elected perpetual president.他被選爲終身會長。
    • (humorous) She's a perpetual student.她是個終身學習者。
    • The harshest punishment was perpetual exile.最嚴厲的懲罰是永久流放。
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous’.

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