continuously

/kənˈtɪnjuəsɫi/ adv A2, B1

without stopping

Word Origin From Latin con- 'together' and tenere 'to hold' — literally 'holding together.' The idea is something that keeps going without interruption, like a chain where each link holds to the next. The root tenere is incredibly prolific: it gives us contain (hold together), retain (hold back), and even tenant (one who holds land). Continuously is just the adverb form of that unbroken holding.

adv without stopping A2

The machine ran continuously for five hours.

(副词) 不停地;连续地;持续地

机器连续运行了五个小时。

(adverbio) continuamente; sin parar; sin cesar; ininterrumpidamente [sin detenerse]

La máquina funcionó sin parar durante cinco horas.

(adverbe) continuellement; sans interruption; sans arrêt [de manière ininterrompue, sans s'arrêter]

La machine a fonctionné **continuously** pendant cinq heures.

(Adverb) durchgehend; ununterbrochen; kontinuierlich [auf eine Weise, die ohne Unterbrechung geschieht]

Die Maschine lief fünf Stunden lang **continuously**.

(副詞) 止まらずに、続けて。

その機械は5時間もの間、休まずに動き続けた。

(advérbio) continuamente; sem parar; ininterruptamente; incessantemente

A máquina funcionou continuamente por cinco horas.

adv Without pause. B1 ✓

The machine operates continuously without interruption.

(副词) 连续地;持续地;不断地;不停地 【持续不断地】

这台机器持续运转,从不间断。

(adverbio) sin pausa; ininterrumpidamente; sin cesar; sin parar; continuamente [Sin pausa.]

La máquina funciona continuamente sin interrupción.

(adverbe) sans interruption; sans relâche; sans arrêt; en continu; continûment [Sans interruption, sans pause.]

La machine fonctionne continuously sans interruption.

(Adverb) Ohne Unterbrechung oder Pause; fortwährend.

Die Maschine läuft **continuously** ohne Unterbrechung.

(副詞) 休止せずに、途切れなく。

その機械は中断なく連続的に稼働する。

(advérbio) continuamente; sem pausa; ininterruptamente; sem interrupção [Sem pausa.]

A máquina opera continuamente sem interrupção.

Word parts: con + tinu + ous + ly

Common collocations

almost adv monitor verb since prep stir verb operate verb varying adj update verb motion subst slow adj graceful adj posture subst variable adj

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