释义 |
perpetual /pE5petjuEl/ a. 1.永久的, 永恒的, 长期的2.无休止的, 没完没了的 【同】once and for all; everlasting 【例】To be in love is merely to be in a state of perpetual anaesthesis -- to mistake an ordinary young man for a Greek god or an ordinary young woman for a goddess. 陷于恋爱不过是进入长久的感觉缺失状态──把一个平平常常的小伙子误认为希腊神话的神,或将一个普普通通的姑娘当成女神。She's tired of their perpetual chatter. 她对他们没完没了的闲谈感到厌倦。Double agents live in a perpetual state of fear. 两面派永远过着提心吊胆的生活。" |