continent

US [ˈkɑntɪnənt]
UK [ˈkɒntɪnənt]
  • n.大陆；洲；陆地；欧洲大陆（不包括英国和爱尔兰）
  • adj.自制的；节欲的；禁欲的
  • Web大洲
Plural Form：continents  

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continent
n.
1.
[c]
大陆；陆地；洲one of the large land masses of the earth such as Europe, Asia or Africa
the continent of Africa
非洲大陆
the African continent
非洲大陆
2.
[sing]
欧洲大陆（不包括英国和爱尔兰）the main part of the continent of Europe, not including Britain or Ireland
We're going to spend a weekend on the Continent.
我们要去欧洲大陆度周末。

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AllAll,大陆大陆,洲洲,陆地陆地,欧洲大陆欧洲大陆,自制的自制的,节欲的节欲的,禁欲的禁欲的,大洲大洲
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1.
But even for those lucky enough to be in work, the pattern of employment varies widely across the continent.
但是即使对于那些有工作的幸运者来说，这块大陆上面的就业模式也是千差万别。
dàn shì jí shǐ duì yú nà xiē yǒu gōng zuò de xìng yùn zhě lái shuō , zhè kuài dà lù shàng mian de jiù yè mó shì yě shì qiān chā wàn bié 。
www.ecocn.org
2.
He wandered all over the continent, as the years slipped by, constantly searching for diamonds, which he never found.
年复一年，他走遍整个大陆，不断寻找钻石，可惜一直没有找到。
nián fù yì nián , tā zǒu biàn zhěng gè dà lù , bú duàn xún zhǎo zuàn shí , kě xī yì zhí méi yǒu zhǎo dào 。
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3.
I'm trying to tell you that there's a new wave on the continent.
我想要告诉大家在这个大陆上，出现了一股新的风潮。
wǒ xiǎng yào gào su dà jiā zài zhè ge dà lù shàng , chū xiàn le yī gǔ xīn de fēng cháo 。
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4.
One twitch of the finger is all it takes to dispatch missives to the next continent or the next cubicle at light speed.
手指一动，不管是相邻的大洲，还是相邻的办公隔间，大批的邮件都能以光速送达。
shǒu zhǐ yī dòng , bù guǎn shì xiāng lín de dà zhōu , hái shì xiāng lín de bàn gōng gé jiān , dà pī de yóu jiàn dōu néng yǐ guāng sù sòng dá 。
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5.
Other African leaders are watching closely, sensing that this may prove to be a test bed for the continent.
其它非洲国家的领导正在紧密关注该方案的动态，在他们看来，这也许能为整个非洲大陆起到试验的作用。
qí tā fēi zhōu guó jiā de lǐng dǎo zhèng zài jǐn mì guān zhù gāi fāng àn de dòng tài , zài tā men kàn lái , zhè yě xǔ néng wèi zhěng gè fēi zhōu dà lù qǐ dào shì yàn de zuò yòng 。
www.ecocn.org
6.
Gadhafi aimed to turn into Africa's capital, building it up as a showcase of his ambitions to be the continent's leader.
卡扎菲曾立志要把苏尔特建成整个非洲的首府，用它来展现自己成为非陆领袖的雄心。
kǎ zhā fēi céng lì zhì yào bǎ sū ěr tè jiàn chéng zhěng gè fēi zhōu de shǒu fǔ , yòng tā lái zhǎn xiàn zì jǐ chéng wéi fēi lù lǐng xiù de xióng xīn 。
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7.
Anybody who commits the land power of the United States on the continent of Asia ought to have his head examined.
如果谁要把美国的地面队伍调派到亚洲大陆，那他就应该查抄一下他的头脑是否正常。
rú guǒ shuí yào bǎ měi guó de dì miàn duì wu diào pài dào yà zhōu dà lù , nà tā jiù yīng gāi chá chāo yí xià tā de tóu nǎo shì fǒu zhèng cháng 。
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8.
Expedition scientists have discovered that Antarctica has not always been a frozen continent.
远征的科学家们发现，南极洲并不总是一个冰天雪地的大陆。
yuǎn zhēng de kē xué jiā men fā xiàn , nán jí zhōu bìng bù zǒng shì yī gè bīng tiān xuě dì de dà lù 。
www.24en.com
9.
who got it in his head to sample the dark continent.
突发奇想来看看这黑暗大陆。
tū fā qí xiǎng lái kàn kan zhè hēi àn dà lù 。
www.ichacha.net
10.
Their opinion may come as a bit of a surprise for some of the sub-continent's authors here at Global Voices.
他们的意见让在全球之声的其它洲的作者感到有些惊讶。
tā men de yì jiàn ràng zài quán qiú zhī shēng de qí tā zhōu de zuò zhě gǎn dào yǒu xiē jīng yà 。
zh.globalvoicesonline.org
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