jtAAAAt^SIi? ► con-text-ual-ization, -isa-tion
/kan.tekstjualaiz'eijn/ noun [U] con tigu ous /kan'tigjuas/ adj. ~ (with/to sth) (formal or technical
A if) touching or next to sth 65; fflfP65: The
countries are contiguous. 0 The
bruising was not contiguous to the
wound. j2rWItl,5AA;&
P j£ ± 0 ► con-tigu-ity /.kDnti'gjuiati; NAmE
,ka:n-/ noun [U]
continence /'knntinans;
NAmE 'ka:n-/ noun [U] 1 (formal) the control of your
feelings, especially your desire to have sex ( 1^1f65 ) All], ( Ate )*&
65 A
M 2 the ability to
control the bladder and BOWELS ( A/Mf 65 ) 6A, Ar&JA EEQ INCONTIN
ENCE
►
con
tin ent /'knntinant;
NAmE
‘ka:n-/ adj. EEQ INCONTINENT
COn-tin-ent
0-w /'knntinant; NAmE ‘ka:n-/ noun
1
[C] one of
the large land masses of the earth such as Europe, Asia or Africa Affi; p®
jffe; ; the continent of Africa if- M A PSi 0 the African
continent A A ftA 2 the Continent [sing ] (BrE) the main part of the
continent of Europe, not including Britain or Ireland fxfcHflAP® ( A
) : We’re going to spend a weekend on the
Continent. fMMAMIAI^Jf jfAo con tin en tal /.kDnti'nentl; NAmE
,ka:n-/ adj., noun ■ adj. 1 (also Continental) [only before noun] (BrE) of or in the continent of
continental holiday resort
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2
(BrE) following the customs of countries in
western
and southern
a continental lifestyle M, $j Rfc A Wi 65 A fS
A 0 The shutters and the balconies make the street look almost continental.
jgS^MPB A
3
[only before noun] connected with the main part of the N
American continent it H fa PS 65 : Prices are often higher in
geography WAAPijilfaflA
mnoun (BrE, old-fashioned, often disapproving)
a person who lives in the continent of
The continentals have never understood our preference for warm beer. gfc^A®
AfgAA5lIl?fi'CI Aff »M0
.continental
'breakfast noun a light breakfast, usually consisting of
coffee and bread rolls with butter and jam Em 5^*, *'#4* ( § fl ) — compare English breakfast .continental 'climate noun a fairly dry pattern of weather with very
hot summers and very cold winters, that is typical of the central regions of
the US, Canada and Russia, for example AK ( 14 )
.continental
'drift noun [u] (geology fife) the slow movement
of the continents towards and away from each other during the history of the
earth AKif — see also PLATE TECTONICS
.continental
quilt noun (BrE) = duvet .continental 'shelf noun [usually sing.] (geology fife) the area of land on the edge of a
continent that slopes into the ocean APftl£
.continental 'slope noun [sing.] (geology Ufa) the
steep surface that goes down from the outer edge of the continental shelf to
the ocean floor AP®$t con tin gency /kan'tindjansi/ noun (pi. -ies) an event that may or may
not happen %ffr2t£65l£; ( ^tA
EH3 possibility: We must consider all
possible contingencies. $ fl $ M. % )M—-©A
f A 65
y 0 0 to make contingency plans (= plans for what to do if
a particular event happens or does not happen) ffl iTJ§Z3£i+$J O a
contingency fund (= to pay for sth that might happen in the future)
con tingency fee noun (in the
she is advising wins in court ( US ) ( jft-iff A
ttiuWW )
con-tin-gent /
4
noun [C+sing./pl. v.] 1 a group of people at a
meeting or an event who have sth in common, especially the place they come
from, that is not shared by other people at the event (&j
#, A AH: The largest contingent was from the
2 a group of soldiers
that are part of a larger force ( % PA
65 ) Ait PA, A A PA: the French contingent in the UN peacekeeping force
KA ffl£tfH§PPA65&@APA
5
adj. ~ (on/upon sth) (formal) depending on sth that may
or may not happen fa ff #1 M ae:
65 : All payments are contingent upon satisfactory completion dates,
ftiff 65 {A
/ o ► con-tin-gent-ly adv.
contin ual /kan'tinjual/ adj.
[only before noun] 1 repeated
many times in a way that is annoying ( AAjA , MH65: continual complaints/ interruptions A
f? 65 ffe £§ / fT M 2 continuing without interruption Ifg A®r 65 ; B 65;
MM65 S3H continuous : He was in a continual
process of rewriting his material, fife—M $ A if ftfa r& fife 65
14 0 0 We lived in continual fear of being discovered. HI A$] AM& ilF
65Ao o Her
daughter was a continual source of delight to her. M65^cJL^M APS'I^A65i®^0 ,0 note at continuous ► con-tinu-al-ly /-jueli/ adv.: They argue continually
about money, life 7 fife ^3 ^
#■ tip 0 0
the need to adapt to new and
continually changing circumstances ^ iiJS fr65Alfr^4i:65'lf/5i 0 New products are continually being
developed. |lr A np IE HI M A®rftfaAAdj5fco
con
tinu ance /kan'tinjuans/
noun 1 [U] (formal) the
state of continuing to exist or function We
can no longer support the
President’s continuance in office. 2 ta (NAmE, law wi
a decision that a court case should be
heard later MM A 51: The judge refused his motion for a continuance.
con
tinu ant /kan'tinjuant/
noun (phonetics iff #) a consonant that is pronounced with the breath
passing through the throat, so that the sound can be continued. If/, /II
and /m/ are examples of
continuants. ^ ^ #;
► con-tinu-ant adj. [only before noun]: continuant
consonants
con
tinu ation /kan.tinju'eijn/
noun ~ (of/in sth) 1 [U, sing.] an act or the state of continuing f#
^: They are anxious to ensure the continuation of the economic reform
programme. fffefn?iM^^f6A$it^|j“'^ t# ^
A A 0 O This year saw a continuation in the upward trend in
sales. A A IIM W ^ 5^ A 65 & o 2
[C] something that continues or follows sth else M ^ pP A; MM: Her new book is a
continuation of her autobiography. £tfe 65 §t A H M t ff 65 ^ ^ o 3 [C] something that is joined on to sth
else and forms a part of it pftjjp fkiffM-. There are plans to build a
continuation of the by-pass next year. B iT T if fk A Wh
65Mfemo
con tinue Onw /kan'tinju:/ verb 1 to keep existing or happening without
stopping
A if A : [V] The exhibition continues until
25 July. 7 ft 25 0 0
0 The trial is
expected to continue for three
months. 'Mif A ft o O [V to inf] The
rain continued to fall all afternoon. AAfPTAA^o
0 [V -ing] The rain
continued falling all afternoon.
A A # o 2 (with sth) to keep doing sth without
stopping M %% ffl ; A W Ife A : [V -ing] She wanted to continue
working until she was 60. 60
„ 0 [V
to inf] He continued to ignore
everything I was saying. fffa{J3)tt$l'#fi&&5—EUIl^ 1^65 o o [VN] The board of
inquiry is continuing its investigations. 5^ ^ ^ M A ft iif ilSo 0 [V] Are
you going to continue with the project? A^S^r? 3[V, usually
+adv./prep.] to
go or move further in the same direction ( Aft
) M, M#: The path
continued
over rough, rocky ground. AA65AA;