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B2 · Time & numbers
B2 · 時間與數字
不斷地, 時常地
all the time; repeatedly
The company is constantly looking for highly trained employees
這家公司不斷地在尋找訓練有素的員工。
Martin constantly checked his messages to see if anyone had called for an interview
同義詞continuouslyalwaysregularlyfrequentlyperpetuallyincessantlyceaselessly反義詞occasionallysometimesrarelyinfrequentlynever長期的, 長遠的
that will last or have an effect over a long period of time
The CEO's long-term goal was to increase the return on investment
執行長的長期目標是提高投資報酬率。
Over the long-term, unemployment is expected to remain steady
同義詞prolongedextendedlastingenduringpermanent反義詞short-termtemporaryimmediatebriefmomentary通常, 一般
usually; very often; by most people
The restaurants in this area commonly serve office workers and are only open during the week
這一帶的餐廳通常服務上班族，而且只在平日營業。
The people who work in this building commonly order their lunch from the sandwich shop on the first floor
同義詞frequentlygenerallyusuallynormallytypicallyregularly反義詞rarelyinfrequentlyuncommonlyseldomoccasionally延誤, 耽擱, 使延遲
to make somebody/something late or force them to move or happen more slowly
The bus was delayed due to inclement weather
公車因惡劣天氣而延誤了。
The heavy traffic delayed our arrival at the train station
同義詞postponedeferstallprocrastinatesuspendretard反義詞advanceaccelerateexpeditehastenrush計算, 核算
to use numbers to find out a total number, amount, distance, etc.
We haven't really calculated the cost of the vacation yet.
我們還沒真正算過這趟假期的費用。
Benefit is calculated on the basis of average weekly earnings.
同義詞computefigureestimatedetermineassessreckonevaluate反義詞guessestimatespeculateassumeapproximateignoreoverlook逐漸地, 漸漸地
slowly, over a long period of time
Gradually, the children began to understand.
孩子們漸漸地開始理解了。
Women have gradually become more involved in the decision-making process.
同義詞slowlyprogressivelystep by steplittle by littleby degreesincrementally反義詞suddenlyabruptlyimmediatelyinstantlyat once越來越，日益
more and more all the time
Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.
訓練越來越多是在辦公室內進行，而非在外面。
It is becoming increasingly clear that this problem will not be easily solved.
同義詞more and moreprogressivelygraduallysteadilycontinuouslyever more反義詞decreasinglyless and lessinfrequentlyseldomrarely進步, 進展
progress or a development in a particular activity or area of understanding
Recent advances in medicine have helped people live much longer.
近年來醫學的進步讓人們的壽命延長了許多。
同義詞progressimprovementdevelopmentfurtheranceprogressiongrowth反義詞retreatdeclineregressdeteriorationrecessionsetback同時代的, 同期的
belonging to the same time
He was contemporary with Ho Chi Minh President.
他與胡志明主席是同時代的人。
We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened).
同義詞moderncurrentpresent-dayexistingcoevalof the timeconcurrentsimultaneous反義詞oldancientpastoutdatedhistoricalprecedingfuture週年, 週年紀念日
a date that is an exact number of years after the date of an important or special event
We always celebrate our wedding anniversary every year.
我們每年都會慶祝結婚週年紀念日。
on the anniversary of his wife's death
同義詞commemorationcelebrationjubileememorialrecurrence反義詞none (generally does not have a direct antonym)不斷的, 持續的
happening all the time or repeatedly
I can't finish my homework with these constant interruptions from my phone.
手機一直不斷打斷我,害我沒辦法寫完作業。
同義詞unwaveringsteadycontinualpersistentconsistentregularfixed反義詞variablechanginginconsistentirregularsporadicoccasionalfluctuating暫時的, 臨時的
lasting or intended to last or be used only for a short time; not permanent
They had to move into temporary accommodation.
他們必須搬進臨時住所。
I'm looking for some temporary work.
同義詞provisionaltransientpassingshort-terminterimbrief反義詞permanentlastingenduringeternalforever順序, 一連串, 次序
a set of events, actions, numbers, etc. which have a particular order and which lead to a particular result
He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
他描述了導致這起搶案的一連串事件。
同義詞orderseriessuccessionprogressionchainarrangement反義詞disorderrandomnesschaosconfusion永久的, 長期的, 固定的
lasting for a long time or for all time in the future; existing all the time
Eighty-five percent of the land of Greenland lies beneath a permanent ice cap.
格陵蘭百分之八十五的土地位於永久冰蓋之下。
同義詞lastingenduringstablefixedestablishedconstantimmutable反義詞temporarytransientfleetingimpermanentunstablechangeable
