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perpetual

adjective
🔊/pəˈpetʃuəl/
🔊/pərˈpetʃuəl/
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  1. [usually before noun] continuing for a long period of time without stopping or being interrupted 不间断的；持续的；长久的synonym continuous
    • the perpetual noise of traffic持续不断的交通噪声
    • We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear.多年来我们一直生活在恐惧中。🔊🔊
    • (literary) mountain peaks covered with perpetual snows and ice冰雪覆盖的山峰
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    • Government and parliament are in a state of perpetual conflict.政府和议会处于永久冲突状态。
    • His life is a perpetual holiday.他的一生是一个永恒的假期。
    • Lack of time is a perpetual problem for nurses on the ward.对在病房工作的护士来说，时间不够是个长期问题。
    • The country seems to be in a perpetual state of chaos.该国似乎永远都处于混乱的状态。
    • They exist in a state of perpetual fear.他们一直生活在恐惧之中。
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  2. [usually before noun] frequently repeated, in a way that is annoying一再反复的；无尽无休的；没完没了的 synonym continual
    • How can I work with these perpetual interruptions?打扰不断，让我怎么工作？🔊🔊
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    • The perpetual interruptions made conversation difficult.不断的打扰让谈话难以继续下去。
    • People found her perpetual coarse jokes irritating.人们发现她永远的粗俗笑话令人讨厌。
  3. [only before noun] (of a job or position工作或职位) lasting for the whole of somebody’s life终身的；永久的
    • He was elected perpetual president.他被选为终身会长。🔊🔊
    • (humorous) She's a perpetual student.她是个终身学习者。🔊🔊
    • The harshest punishment was perpetual exile.最严厉的惩罚是永久流放。
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous’.