continental
adj. 大陆的；大陆性的
n. 欧洲人
adj.
大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的；〈美〉（独立战争时）美洲殖民地的；
n.
欧洲大陆人；〈美〉（独立战争中的）美国兵[纸币]；〈美俚〉（起源于英国的）欧洲大陆发式；
变形
复数：continentals
英英释义
continental[ ,kɔnti'nentəl ]
adj.
of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War
of or relating to or characteristic of a continent
"the continental divide"; "continental drift"
being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe
"the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters"
词组短语
continental margin大陆边缘
continental shelf n. [地质]大陆架
continental crust大陆地壳
continental europe欧洲大陆
continental climate大陆性气候
continental breakfast欧式早餐（仅有咖啡和果酱面包）
continental bridge大陆桥，陆桥
continental airlines（美国）大陆航空公司
passive continental margin不活动大陆边缘，被动大陆边缘
continental slope大陆坡
continental congress大陆会议
continental divide美国大陆洛矶山脉分水岭
continental collision大陆碰撞
continental plate大陆板块
continental drift大陆漂移说
continental army[美国历史]大陆军
continental block大陆块
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
There is a continental climate in that place.
在那个地方是大陆性气候。
The weather in Siberia is typically continental.
西伯利亚的气候是典型的大陆性气候。
I ask for a continental holiday.
我申请到欧洲大陆休假。
The continental rail system has a perfect luggage service.
欧洲大陆的铁路行李托运是非常完美的。
Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental.
谨慎的意大利警察以典型的欧洲风格记述了这件事。
The shutters and the balconies make the street look almost continental.
活动护窗和阳台使这条街看起来颇具欧洲大陆风格。
For continental breakfast, you can give bacon and egg, butter toast, and a large coke.
欧洲大陆式早餐包括火腿蛋，黄油烤面包及一大杯可口可乐。
权威例句
Angiosperm Biogeography and Past Continental MovementsISOTOPIC RECONSTRUCTION OF PAST CONTINENTAL ENVIRONMENTS
Continental stretching: An explanation of the Post‐Mid‐Cretaceous subsidence of the central North Sea Basin
Magmatism at rift zones: The generation of volcanic continental margins and flood basalts
Comparing the rate of invasion by Heracleum mantegazzianum at continental, regional, and local scales
Dehydration Melting of Metabasalt at 8–32 kbar: Implications for Continental Growth and Crust-Mantle Recycling
The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and its relation to rainfall and river flows in the continental U.S.
Cenozoic Tectonics of Asia: Effects of a Continental Collision: Features of recent continental tectonics in Asia can be interpreted ...
A method of discriminating between different types of mid-ocean ridge basalts and continental tholeiites with the Nb1bZr1bY diag...
Striving for consistency in a national assessment: the challenges of applying a reference-condition approach at a continental scale
continental (adj.)
1818 as a purely geographical term, from continent + -al (1). In reference to the European mainland (as opposed to Great Britain), recorded from 1760. Continental breakfast (the kind eaten on the continent as opposed to the kind eaten in Britain) is attested by 1855. In reference to the British American colonies from 1774; the Continental Congress is attested from 1775; continental divide in use by 1865; continental rise in geology from 1959; continental slope from 1907. Continental shelf first attested 1888.
1. Russia will have to prove that its shelf continues the Siberian continental platform in order to enlarge its territory in the Arctic Ocean.
如果俄罗斯想扩大其在北冰洋的领土，那么它就必须证明其大陆架是西伯利亚大陆的延伸。
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2. In the following sections, we verify our hypothesis and evaluate the role of climate change on war outbreak and population decline with empirical data at global and continental scales.
在以下的章节中，我们将以实证数据在大陆和全球的范围内验证验证我们的假说，评价气候变化对于战争爆发和人口下降的影响作用。
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3. So what is the evidence for the continental model being better?
所以，有什么证据能表明大陆模式更加优越？
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4. African and European officials have signed a deal to provide the AU with a military capability that would allow it to intervene in continental conflicts and crises.
非洲和欧洲官员签署一项协议，帮助非洲联盟建立一支军事力量，使非盟能够对非洲大陆的冲突和危机进行干预。
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5. They compared dengue to West Nile virus, which first appeared in New York in 1999 and has now spread to the entire continental United States, Canada and Mexico.
他们将登革热与西尼罗河病毒做了比较，后者于1999年首次出现于纽约，现在已经扩散到整个美国大陆、加拿大和墨西哥。
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6. However, other interests drew British in the direction of the continental policy.
然而，其他因素驱使英国把外交方向转向大陆政策。
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7. Despite the ravages of AIDS and a plethora of other diseases Africa’s populations continue to outstrip the carry capacity of the continental resource base.
尽管饱受艾滋病和诸多其它疾病的蹂躏，但是非洲人口仍在继续增长并超过这块大陆生态环境的承载能力。
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8. In 1775, the Continental Congress, which represented the 13 colonies, appointed a flag committee.
1775年，代表美国13个州的大陆会议指定了一个旗帜委员会。
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9. Prudential and its rival Aviva, both on the lookout for new markets at the end of the last century, decided on different tacks: Pru went into Asia, and Aviva into continental Europe.
上世纪末，信诚人寿和它的竞争对手中英人寿都在寻找新的市场，但是有不同的方向：信诚瞄准亚洲市场，而中英则进入欧洲大陆。
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10. By 1946, however, the battle over continental drift was in full swing.
然而，到1946年，对大陆漂移说的战斗进行得如火如荼。
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11. The northwestern tableland area has a continental plateau climate with long and chilly winter and cool humid summer.
西北高原地区是大陆高原气候，有漫长而寒冷的冬季，凉爽而湿润的夏季。
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12. The northwestern tableland area has a continental plateau climate with long and chilly winter and cool humid summer.
西北高原地区是大陆高原气候，有漫长而寒冷的冬季，凉爽而湿润的夏季。
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