Wymowy (5)
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/kənˈtɪn.juː/
Uwagi dotyczące wymowy
- Received-Pronunciation
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/kənˈtɪn.jʉu/
Uwagi dotyczące wymowy
- Ireland
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/kənˈtɪn juː/
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/kənˈtɪn.ju/
Uwagi dotyczące wymowy
- Canada
- General-American
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kənˈtɪnjuː
Czasownik
To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
Użycie- przechodnie
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Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?
Do you want me to continue to unload these?
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Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.
Amid criticism that it was acting too slowly and indecisively in the face of disaster, TEPCO flooded three of its unstable reactors with water. It continues to do so while efforts continue towards long-term recovery.
Fuelled by their fury, Spurs surged forward and gave themselves hope after 56 minutes when Scott Parker's precise through-ball released Adebayor. He was pulled down in the area by Cech but referee Atkinson allowed play to continue for Bale to roll the ball into an empty net.
It has emphasised that the proposals do not involve any work on the railway itself, so train services would continue to run throughout.
To make last; to prolong.
Użycie- przechodnie
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Can you account him wise or discreet that would willingly have his health, and yet will do nothing that should procure or continue it?
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Gino was distracted. She knew why; he wanted a son. He could talk and think of nothing else. His one desire was to become the father of a man like himself, and it held him with a grip he only partially understood, for it was the first great desire, the first great passion of his life. Falling in love was a mere physical triviality, like warm sun or cool water, beside this divine hope of immortality: "I continue."
To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
Użycie- przechodnie
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[…] dip the mouth of it within the second glass and remove your finger; continue it in that posture for a time, and it will unmingle the wine from the water […]
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The schools were very much the brainchild of Bertin, and although the latter was ousted from the post of Controller-General by Choiseul in 1763, he was continued by the king as a fifth secretary of state […].
To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
Użycie- nieprzechodnie
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Here to continue, and build up here / A growing empire.
They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.
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He then passed by the fellow, who still continued in the posture in which he fell, and entered the room where Northerton, as he had heard, was confined.
To resume.
Użycie- nieprzechodnie
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When will the concert continue?
To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
Użycie- przechodnie
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This meeting has been continued to the thirteenth of July.
To make a continuation bet.
Użycie- slangowe
Rzeczownik
An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress.
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So if you died battling the green monster inside the cave—and you had run out of lives—maybe a continue would be available.
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Moreover, where three lives and a sparse availability of extra life-giving '1-Ups' marked the 1991 experience, the iPod player is offered an unlimited number of continues with which to progress through the gameworld.
Czasownik
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- Antonimy
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Keep on working!
We continued to work into the night
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Keep smiling
We went on working until well past midnight
continue talking
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‘I know it's hard,’ he continued, ‘but there is no choice’
carry on — pretend we are not in the room
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- Antonimy
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preserve the peace in the family
continue the family tradition
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Carry on the old traditions
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- Synonimy
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We proceeded towards Washington
She continued in the direction of the hills
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We are moving ahead in time now
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
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We cannot continue several servants any longer
She retains a lawyer
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The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
We kept the work going as long as we could
She retained her composure
this garment retains its shape even after many washings
do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
- Synonimy
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We continued our research into the cause of the illness
The landlord persists in asking us to move
continue after an interruption
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The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
continue in a place, position, or situation
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After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
Stay with me, please
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despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
She continued as deputy mayor for another year
span an interval of distance, space or time
- Terminy szersze
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The war extended over five years
The period covered the turn of the century
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My land extends over the hills on the horizon
This farm covers some 200 acres
The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
exist over a prolonged period of time
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The bad weather continued for two more weeks