1. 表示继续做某事或不停地做某事,其后可接名词,动名词或不定式(注:常可与go on with 互换)。如:
He continued (=went on with) the work day after day. 他日复一日地继续做这项工作。
He continued working (或to work) (=went on working) as if nothing had happened. 他继续工作,好像什么也没发生似的。
注:continue 也可用作不及物动词。如:
The strike continued for several weeks. 罢工作继续了几个星期。
But she didn’t continue with her explanation. 但她没有继续解释下去。
2. 表示中断后再继续,一般认为后面只能接名词,不能接不定式或动名词,但在 一代英语中接动名词是完全可以的。如:
Are you going to continue gardening after dinner? 吃饭后你还要继续做园艺工作吗?
3. continue 还可用作连系动词,表示继续处于某种状态,其后可接形容词、 副词、介词短语等。如:
The weather continued fine. 天气仍然很好。
The boat continued east. 船继续往东开。
注:此时的continue 与remain 同义,因此不能同时使用,以免构成用词重复。如:
误:He continues to remain in good health.
正:He continues (或remains) in good health. 他身体仍然健康。
continue用法小议
1.
表示“继续”,可指一直不停地继续,也可指中断后再继续,其后可接不定式或动名词。如:
He continued to write [writing] while in hospital. 他住院时他继续写作。
We continued working [to work] after the break. 休息后我们继续工作。
有时后接名词时可用介词 with。如(from www.yywords.com):
We will continue (with) the payments for another year. 我们这样的报酬还要维持一年。
2.
比较 contiue doing sth 与 continue by doing sth :前者表示“继续做某事”,后者表示“接着做某事”。如:
He continued reading (=to read) all night. 他通霄在看书(from www.yywords.com)。
He talked about Keats, and continued by reading us apoem. 他谈了济慈,接着给我们朗诵了一首诗。
3.
可用作连系动词,其后可接形容词、介词短语等。如:
We hope the weather will continue fine. 我们希望天气继续很好。
Mother continues in weak health. 母亲身体仍然很虚弱。