continental

adjective
🔊/ˌkɒntɪˈnentl/
🔊/ˌkɑːntɪˈnentl/
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  1. (also Continental)
    [only before noun] (British English) of or in the continent of Europe, not including Britain and Ireland欧洲大陆的(不包括英国和爱尔兰)
    • a popular continental holiday resort受欢迎的欧洲大陆度假胜地
    • Britain’s continental neighbours英国的欧洲大陆邻国
    Topics Geographyc1
  2. (British English) following the customs of countries in western and southern Europe随(西、南欧国家)大陆风俗的
    • a continental lifestyle西、南欧大陆的生活方式
    • The shutters and the balconies make the street look almost continental.活动护窗和阳台使这条街看起来颇具欧洲大陆风格。🔊🔊
  3. [only before noun] connected with the main part of the North American continent北美大陆的
    • Prices are often higher in Hawaii than in the continental United States.夏威夷的物价常常比美国大陆高。🔊🔊
  4. forming part of, or typical of, any of the seven main land masses of the earth大洲的;大陆的
    • continental Antarctica/Asia/Europe南极洲/亚洲/欧洲大陆
    • to study continental geography研究大陆地理学
    Topics Geographyc1

continental

noun
🔊/ˌkɒntɪˈnentl/
🔊/ˌkɑːntɪˈnentl/
(British English, old-fashioned, often disapproving)
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  1. a person who lives in the continent of Europe(欧洲)大陆人
    • The continentals have never understood our preference for warm beer.欧洲大陆人根本不理解我们为什么喜欢喝温啤酒。🔊🔊