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单词 continue
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continuecontinue /kənˈtɪnyu/ verb 1 to not stop doing something► continue
to not stop doing something:
  • Students who want to continue their education can go to college or community college.
  • She wants to continue working after she has had the baby.
  • The rain continued to fall.
    • ► keep also keep on doing something
    to continue to do something. Keep is a little more informal than continue. You use keep especially when someone uses a lot of effort, or when someone does something a lot in an annoying way:
  • The rescue workers kept on working through the night.
  • The coach keeps telling us to run faster, but we can’t.
    • ► go on
    to continue doing something for a long time, or continue after stopping:
  • The two men went on arguing.
  • The old lady looked at me and then went on with her knitting.
    • ► persist AWL (formal)
    to continue to do something, especially in a determined or annoying way:
  • I didn’t want to answer her question, but she persisted in asking me.
    • ► persevere (formal)
    to continue trying to do or practice something difficult:
  • He persevered at soccer and began to improve.
    • ► stick to (informal)
    stick to means the same as persevere:
  • If you stick to it, you will play the guitar really well one day.
    • ► maintain AWL (formal)
    to make something continue in the same way as before:
  • Though they now live in different cities, they have maintained close family ties.
    • ► sustain AWL (formal)
    to make something continue to exist or happen for a long time:
  • The company hopes the ads will help sustain its recent growth.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see stop1    2 to happen without stopping► continue
    to happen without stopping:
  • The cheering continued even after the President asked everyone to sit down.
    • ► keep also keep on doing something
    to continue being in a particular situation or state, or continue developing in a particular way:
  • We were expecting warmer weather, but it keeps getting colder.
    • ► last
    to happen for a period of time:
  • The thunder lasted for more than 20 seconds.
    • ► go on
    if something goes on, it continues to happen for a long time:
  • The party will go on for hours.
    • ► endure
    if something good endures, it continues for a long time:
  • They’ve had some problems, but their marriage has endured.
    • ► persist AWL (formal)
    if something bad persists, it continues:
  • The pain persisted, so Manny went to the doctor.
    • ANTONYMS ➔ see end2
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