vi. 继续, 延续, 延长

vt. 使继续, 使延长

[经] 继续

Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. t.
1. To unite; to connect. [Obs.]

the use of the navel is to continue the infant unto
the mother. --Sir T.
browne.

2. To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist
in; to cease not.

O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know
thee. --Ps. xxxvi.
10.

You know how to make yourself happy by only
continuing such a life as you have been long
accustomed to lead. --Pope.

3. To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add
to or draw out in length.

A bridge of wond'rous length,
From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orb
of this frail world. --Milton.

4. To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees
were continued; also, to suffer to live.

And how shall we continue Claudio. --Shak.


Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Continued}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Continuing}.] [F. continuer, L. continuare,
-tinuatum, to connect, continue, fr. continuus. See
{Continuous}, and cf. {Continuate}.]
1. To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in
connection with; to abide; to stay.

Here to continue, and build up here
A growing empire. --Milton.

They continue with me now three days, and have
nothing to eat. --Matt. xv.
32.

2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.

But now thy kingdom shall not continue. --1 Sam.
xiii. 14.

3. To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere;
to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a
particular condition, course, or series of actions; as,
the army continued to advance.

If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples
indeed. --John viii.
31.

Syn: To persevere; persist. See {Persevere}.