perpetual

[US]/pəˈpetʃuəl/
[UK]/pərˈpetʃuəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 永久的; 不斷的; 常發生的
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

perpetual motion

永動機

perpetual calendar

永久日曆

perpetual happiness

永恆幸福

perpetual inventory

[經]永續盤存

perpetual motion machine

永動機

perpetual inventory system

永續盤存制

Example Sentences

a perpetual secretary of the society.

協會的終身祕書。

their perpetual money worries.

他們爲了錢沒完沒了的擔心。

a treaty of perpetual friendship.

永久的友好條約

a perpetual stream of visitors.

接連不斷的來訪者。

That dog is perpetual nuisance.

那隻狗是經常惹人討厭的東西。

He is on a perpetual search for truth.

他畢生在尋求真理。

deflation of the illusion that the 1960s were a perpetual party.

消除認爲20世紀60年代是永恆的歡宴的幻想。

deep caves in perpetual darkness.

永遠處在黑暗之中的深洞。

her perpetual suntan was the product of a solarium.

她那永久的淺黑皮膚是日光浴的產物。

rivers in sullen, perpetual flood.

水流緩慢、長期氾濫的河流。

They sought to set perpetual Zions there.

他們企圖在那裏建立永恆的樂園。

he grows perpetual flowering carnations.

他種植了四季都開花的康乃馨。

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

5這耶路撒冷的民,爲何恆久背道呢。他們守定詭詐,不肯回頭。

I ejaculated mentally, “you deserve perpetual isolation from your species for your churlish inhospitality.

” 我心裏直叫,“只爲你這樣無禮待客,就該一輩子跟人羣隔離。

21 This shall be a perpetual ordinance for you. "One who sprinkles the lustral water shall wash his garments, and anyone who comes in contact with this water shall be unclean until evening.

這爲你們是一條永久的法律。那灑取潔水的,應洗自己的衣服;凡觸摸取潔水的,直到晚上不潔。

They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

他們必訪問錫安、又面向這裏、說、來罷、你們要與耶和華聯合爲永遠不忘的約。

Real-world Examples

710. The competent petitioner thinks the perpetual impetus is petty.

有能力的上訴人(請求人)認爲永久的動力(刺激)是不重要的。

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

For now, the one thing that seems truly perpetual is our search.

目前,唯一似乎真正永恆的事情是我們的探索。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

I wanted nothing more than to be alone with my perpetual savior.

我什麼也不想要,只想和我永遠的救星待在一起。

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

After 1,000 meters you're living in an environment of perpetual darkness.

在1000米之後,你就生活在一個永遠黑暗的環境中。

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

In case, a perpetual winter isn't bad enough.

在這種情況下,恆冬也不夠糟糕。

Source: If there is a if.

You'd end up with a perpetual motion machine for gene editing.

我們就得到了永動的基因修改工具。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

In other words, 66% of adults are living in a perpetual state of drowsiness.

換句話說,66% 的成年人長期生活在昏昏欲睡的狀態中。

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Perpetual stew is a dish that is never taken off the heat; it's never finished.

永久燉菜是一道永遠不會停止加熱的菜;它永遠不會完成。

Source: Selected English short passages

Beyond this point, the ocean is in perpetual darkness.

超過這一點,海洋就永遠處於黑暗之中。

Source: BBC Reading Selection

We can now start to see through the perpetual darkness.

我們現在可以開始看穿永恆的黑暗。

Source: The Secrets of the Titanic

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