continual, continuous, successive, constant, persistent

形容詞 continual:

1. seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
2. `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)

1. Our photocopier is in continual need of running repairs.
   我們的復印機經常需要檢修。
2. I've had enough of her continual chatter.
   我已厭煩了她喋喋不休的閑談。
3. Her proposal met with continual rejections.
   她的建議一再遭到拒絕。
4. The noise of cars passing along the road is a continual disturbance to our quiet at home.
   馬路上來往的車輛聲音不斷地破壞我們家的安寧。
5. The child's continual crying drove me to distraction.
   那孩子不斷的哭聲弄得我?guī)缀跻l(fā)狂。
6. Please stop your continual questions.
   請不要再接二連三地提問了。
7. Are you tired of this continual rain?
   你對于這不停的雨不感到厭煩嗎？

con.tin.u.al

adj.（形容詞）
Recurring regularly or frequently:
有規(guī)律地或經常地再發(fā)生：
例句：
the continual need to pay the mortgage.
必須經常償付抵押

Not interrupted; steady:
不間斷的；穩(wěn)定的：
例句：
continual noise; a continual diet of vegetables.
連續(xù)不斷的吵雜聲；長期吃素

【引伸】
contin.ually
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>continual,continuous,constant,ceaseless,incessant,perpetual,eternal,perennial,interminableThese adjectives are compared as they mean occurring over and over during a long period of time.
這些形容詞可以互相比較，它們都表示在一段長時期內一再發(fā)生的。
Continual can connote absence of interruption (
Continual 可能意味著不存在間斷（
例句：
lived in continual fear) but is chiefly restricted to what is intermittent or repeated at intervals (
生活于纏繞心頭的恐懼之中） 但它主要限于間歇性的或每隔一段時間重復的東西（

例句：
the continual banging of the shutter in the wind).
百葉窗在風中不時呼呼作響）。

Continuous implies lack of interruption in time, substance, or extent:
Continuous 含有在時間、物質或廣度上沒有間斷的意思：
例句：
She suffered a continuous bout of illness lasting six months.
她患病發(fā)作已持續(xù)了六個月。

例句：
The horizon is a continuous line.
地平線是一條不斷延伸的直線。

Constant stresses steadiness or persistence of occurrence and unvarying nature:
Constant 側重于事件發(fā)生的穩(wěn)定性和持續(xù)性以及經久不變的特點：
例句：
the constant chatter of the monkeys in the zoo;
動物園里猴子不停的吱吱聲；

例句：
constant repetition of the exercise.
不斷重復練習。

Ceaseless andincessant pertain to uninterrupted activity:
Ceaseless 和incessant 與連續(xù)的活動有關：
例句：
the ceaseless thunder of the surf against the rocks;
海浪不斷拍打礁石的隆隆聲；

例句：
incessant questions.
一刻不停的提問。

Perpetual emphasizes both steadiness and duration:
Perpetual 強調穩(wěn)定性及持久性：
例句：
a perpetual struggle;
長期的斗爭；

例句：
a perpetual stream of visitors.
接連不斷的來訪者。

Eternal refers to what is everlasting, especially to what is seemingly without temporal beginning or end:
Eternal 指永久性的，尤指那些看上去似乎在時間上沒有開端和結束的事物：
例句：
.That freedom can be retained only by the eternal vigilance which has always been its price. (Elmer Davis).
.那種自由只有通過長期的警戒才能保持，而這種警戒就是它的代價. （埃爾默·戴維斯）。

Perennial describes existence that goes on year after year,often with the suggestion of self-renewal:
Perennial 形容一年年持續(xù)存在的事物，常常含有自我更新的意思：
例句：
wished for perennial youth;
渴望青春常在；

例句：
the perennial problem of urban poverty.
始終未能解決城市的貧困問題。

Interminable refers to what is or seems to be endlessand is often applied to something prolonged and wearisome:
Interminable 表示沒完沒了的或看上去沒完沒了的東西，常指延續(xù)時間很長且令人厭倦的事物：
例句：
interminable talk;
冗長不堪的談話；

例句：
an interminable argument.
沒完沒了的爭論