continue
verb
kənˈtɪnjuː
verb
1
to
not
stop
happening,
existing,
or
doing
something
（使）继续;（使）延续;
I,T
continue
to
do
sth
Sheila
continued
to
work
after
she
had
her
baby.
希拉生了孩子后继续工作。
He
will
be
continuing
his
education
in
the
US.
他将在美国继续求学。
I
felt
too
sick
to
continue.
我感觉很难受，无法继续下去了。
continue
unabated/apace/unchecked
(continue
at
the
same
high
speed
or
level)
持续不减
The
flood
of
refugees
continued
unabated.
难民继续大量涌来。
[+
with
]
He
was
permitted
to
continue
with
his
work
while
in
prison.
他获准在监狱中继续他的工作。
[+
for
]
The
strike
continued
for
another
four
weeks.
罢工又持续了四个星期。
continue
doing
sth
Most
elderly
people
want
to
continue
living
at
home
for
as
long
as
they
can.
大部分老年人都想尽可能继续在家里住下去。
2
to
start
again,
or
start
doing
something
again,
after
an
interruption
〔中断后〕再继续;
I,T
After
a
brief
ceasefire,
fighting
continued.
短暂的停火后，战斗又继续了。
Rescue
teams
will
continue
the
search
tomorrow.
明天救援队将继续搜寻。
continue
doing
sth
He
picked
up
his
book
and
continued
reading.
他拿起书继续看下去。
3
to
go
further
in
the
same
direction
〔朝同一方向继续〕走，移动，延伸
I
[+
down/along/into
etc
]
We
continued
along
the
road
for
some
time.
我们继续沿着这条路走了一段时间。
The
road
continues
northwards
to
the
border.
这条路往北一直延伸到边境。
4
to
stay
in
the
same
job,
situation
etc
留任; 维持原状
I
[+
as
]
Miss
Silva
will
continue
as
publishing
director.
席尔瓦小姐将继续担任出版经理一职。
5
to
say
more
after
an
interruption
继续说，接着说
I,T
‘And
so’,
he
continued,
‘we
will
try
harder
next
time.’
“因此，”他接着说，“我们下一次会更加努力。”
6
to be continued
used
at
the
end
of
part
of
a
story,
a
television
show
etc
to
tell
people
that
the
story
has
not
finished
yet
未完待续〔故事、电视节目等一集结束时的用语〕