continue的用法总结大全

continue的意思

vi. 持续；逗留；维持原状；

vt. 延期；使延伸；使持续；继续说

1.continue to do=continue doing,即表示继续做某事,其后既可接动名词也可接不定式,且意义相同.如：

They continued to meet [meeting] daily.他们继续每天都见面.

He continued to write [writing] while in hospital.他住院时他继续写作.

2.表示继续维持某一情况时,其后可直接跟名词作宾语,也可先接介词with 再接宾语.如：

We will continue (with) the payments for another year.我们这样的报酬还要维持1年.

3.按传统语法,表示中断以后再继续,其后通常只能是story,speech,journey,strike 这样的名词,而不能接不定式或动名词,但现代英语已打破此规则.如：

We continued working [to work] after the break.休息后我们继续工作.

4.由于可用于及物或不及物动词,所以有时用主动语态和被动语态意思差不多.如：

The story continues [is continued] in the next issue of the magazine.这个故事在该杂志的下一期里继续刊载.

5.比较 continue doing sth 与 continue by doing sth：前者表示“继续做某事”,后者表示“接着做某事”.如：

He continued reading (=to read) all night.他通宵在看书.

He talked about Keats,and continued by reading us a poem.他谈了济慈,接着给我们朗诵了一首诗.

6.continued on page 15与continued from page 15 所用介词不同,意思也不同：前者指“下续第15页”,后者指“上接第15页”.

7.可用作连系动词,其后可接形容词、介词短语等.如：

We hope the weather will continue fine.我们希望天气继续很好.

Mother continues in weak health.母亲身体仍然很虚弱.

1. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.--Winston Churchill

成功不是终点，失败也并非末日，最重要的是继续前进的勇气。

2. I too am committing myself to continue the fight for justice.

我本人也保证将继续为正义而战。

3. The President could continue to bash Democrats as being soft on crime.

总统可能会继续抨击民主党人对待犯罪活动心慈手软。

4. It would be wrong to continue out of perversity.

为了故意作对而继续这样做是不对的。

5. The finance minister will continue to mastermind Poland's economic reform.

财政部长将继续策划波兰的经济改革。

6. Few jockeys continue race-riding beyond the age of 40.

很少有职业赛马骑师超过40岁仍继续参加赛马的。