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an act or the state of continuing 继续;连续;持续 They are anxious to ensure the continuation of the economic reform programme. 他们渴望确保经济改革计划持续下去。 The years 2000–01 saw the continuation of the university’s planned expansion. 2000至2001年这所大学继续进行有计划的扩展。 - continuation in something
This year saw a continuation in the upward trend in sales. 今年销售呈持续增长的趋势。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- logical
- natural
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- see
- ensure
- be seen as
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something that continues or follows something else 延续部分;续篇 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- logical
- natural
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- see
- ensure
- be seen as
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something that is joined on to something else and forms a part of it 附加物;延续物 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- logical
- natural
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- see
- ensure
- be seen as
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin continuatio(n-), from continuare ‘continue’, from continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’).