constantly

adv.

1. 始终；一直；重复不断地
   all the time; repeatedly
   1. Fashion is constantly changing.
      时尚总是日新月异。
   2. Heat the sauce, stirring constantly.
      加热调味汁并不停地搅动。

1. ADJ 持续不断的;重复的;一直存在的
   You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
   1. She suggests that women are under constant pressure to be abnormally thin...
      她暗示说女性总是处在保持身材异常瘦削的压力之下。
   2. Inflation is a constant threat...
      通货膨胀始终是个威胁。
   3. He has been her constant companion for the last four months.
      4个月来，他一直陪伴在她身边。
2. ADJ-GRADED 恒定的;不变的
   If an amount or level is constant, it stays the same over a particular period of time.
   1. The average speed of the winds remained constant.
      平均风速保持稳定。
3. N-COUNT 恒定物;常数；常量；常项
   A constant is a thing or value that always stays the same.
   1. In the world of fashion it sometimes seems that the only constant is ceaseless change...
      在时装界，有时似乎唯一永恒不变的东西就是不断的变化。
   2. Two significant constants have been found in a number of research studies.
      若干研究已经发现了两个重要常量。

You can use constant, continual, and continuous to describe things that happen or exist without stopping. You describe something as constant when it happens all the time or never goes away. He was in constant pain. ...Eva's constant criticism. Continual is usually used to describe something that happens often over a period of time, especially something undesirable. ...his continual drinking. ...continual demands to cut costs. If something is continuous, it happens all the time without stopping, or seems to do so. ...days of continuous rain. ...a continuous background noise.
constant, continual 和 continuous 均可用来描述不断发生或一直存在的事物。constant 表示一直在发生或从未消失：He was in constant pain (他的疼痛一直没有消停)，Eva's constant criticism (伊娃没完没了的批评)。continual 通常用来形容一段时期内经常发生的事，尤其是令人讨厌的事：his continual drinking (他经常饮酒)，continual demands to cut costs (不断要求削减成本)。continuous 表示一直没有间断，或者貌似如此：days of continuous rain (淫雨霏霏的日子)，a continuous background noise (持续不断的背景噪音)。

1. Her dedication constantly astonishes me.
   她的奉献精神总是让我震惊。
2. The goal was just reward for Villa's decision to attack constantly in the second half.
   在下半场，维拉队持续进攻的打法为他们赢得了这个进球。
3. She thought constantly about her family; she might never know what had become of them
   她一直挂念着家人；她也许再也听不到他们的消息了。
4. The two women bickered constantly.
   这两个女人经常发生口角。
5. When we turned the boat about, the signal began to bleep again constantly.
   当我们把船调头的时候，信号器又不停地发出哔哔声。
6. His brainwaves were constantly monitored.
   对他的脑电波进行了连续监测。
7. He is being constantly monitored with regular checks on his blood pressure.
   他被实时监测，定时量血压。
8. These machines are constantly updated by improving the design of the computers.
   通过改善计算机的设计，这些机器不断得到更新。
9. You've constantly got to keep on at people about that
   你总是得没完没了地和别人说那件事。
10. He lied to me constantly and started knocking me around.
    他经常对我撒谎而且开始打我。
11. We've always been marginalized, exploited, and constantly threatened.
    我们总是遭到排挤、剥削和不断的恐吓。
12. John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together.
    约翰不断安慰我说，我们注定要在一起。
13. Relatives ring up constantly, not always for the best motives, I might add
    亲戚们不断打电话过来，不客气地说，他们并非全都出于最好的动机。
14. It's a noisy place with film clips showing constantly on one of the cafe's giant screens
    这个咖啡馆很嘈杂，室内的一个大屏幕上不停地播放着电影片断。
15. Joe's other peculiarity was that he was constantly munching hard candy.
    乔还有一个怪癖，就是喜欢不停地嚼硬糖。
16. Both quantum mechanics and chaos theory suggest a world constantly in flux.
    量子力学和混沌理论都表明世界永远处于不断变化中。
17. Surgical techniques are constantly being refined.
    外科手术的技术不断得到完善。
18. Cells are being constantly renewed.
    细胞不断再生。
19. If you smoke then the whole respiratory system is constantly under attack.
    如果抽烟，整个呼吸系统就会一直受到损害。
20. Another man constantly chain-smoked and seemed to have the shakes.
    另一名男子一直一支接一支地抽烟，似乎身体有些发抖。
21. He was constantly at his wife's side
    他对他的妻子始终不离不弃。
22. He's constantly on the phone to his girlfriend being soppy
    他总是卿卿我我地跟女朋友煲电话粥。
23. My husband is constantly thrown together with young people through his work.
    我丈夫由于工作关系经常遇到年轻人。
24. Sooner or later he may tire of constantly putting himself last.
    迟早他会厌倦总是把自己排在最后。
25. My parents were constantly in touch.
    我的父母一直都保持着联系。
26. I worry about her constantly
    我无时无刻不为她担心。
27. The speech sounds of all languages are gradually but constantly changing.
    各种语言的语音总在不断变迁。
28. Since his wife was much younger than he, he was constantly afraid of being cuckolded.
    因为他妻子年龄比他小得多，他老是怕戴绿帽子。
29. We must constantly adjust the amount of money in circulation.
    我们必须对货币的流通不断进行调节。
30. We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.
    我们要经常鞭策自己努力学习。

adv

1. without interruption
   1. the world is constantly changing

   Synonym:    alwaysforeverperpetuallyincessantly

2. without variation or change, in every case
   1. constantly kind and gracious
   2. he always arrives on time

   Synonym:    invariablyalways