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continent

adjective
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  1. (formal) connected with the control of your feelings, especially your desire to have sex opposite incontinent
  2. able to control the bladder and bowels （大小便的）自控能力，节制力opposite incontinent

continent

noun
 
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  1.  
     [countable] one of the large land masses of the earth such as Europe, Asia or Africa大陆；陆地；洲
    • the continent of Africa非洲大陆
    • the African continent非洲大陆
    • The police investigation spanned three continents.警方的调查跨越三大洲。
    • across a continent They trekked 1  500 miles across the Australian continent in 1931.他们于1931年在澳大利亚大陆上跋涉了1500英里。
    • on a continent the strongest earthquake ever recorded on the North American continent北美大陆有记录以来最强烈的地震
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    • He crossed a whole continent to find his family.他穿越整个大陆去找家人。
    • He journeyed across continents in his quest for adventure.他为了寻求冒险穿越各大洲。
    • The evidence that the continents have drifted is overwhelming.大陆漂移的证据无可辩驳。
    • Wolves are still found on the continent of Europe.在欧洲大陆上仍然有狼。
    • the first railway to cross the North American continent第一条穿越北美大陆的铁路
    Topics Geographya2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • African
    • Australian
    • North American
    • …
    verb + continent
    • cross
    • cover
    • span
    • …
    continent + verb
    • drift
    • move
    preposition
    • across a/​the continent
    • on the continent
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  2. the Continent
     [singular] (British English, old-fashioned) the main part of the continent of Europe, not including Britain or Ireland欧洲大陆（不包括英国和爱尔兰）
    • on the Continent They planned to spend the summer on the Continent.他们计划在欧洲度过整个夏天。
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a continuous tract of land): from Latin terra continens ‘continuous land’.