carry on

英 [ˈkæri ɒn]

美 [ˈkæri ɑːn]

继续; 接着; 坚持; 举行; 进行; 开展; 喋喋不休; 絮絮叨叨

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柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 继续;接着;坚持
  If youcarry ondoing something, you continue to do it.
  1. The assistant carried on talking...
     助理继续说下去。
  2. Rachael Carr intends to carry on teaching...
     雷切尔·卡尔打算继续教书。
  3. Her bravery has given him the will to carry on with his life and his work...
     她的勇气激发了他继续生活和工作的意愿。
  4. His eldest son Joseph carried on his father's traditions...
     他的长子约瑟夫继承了乃父的传统。
  5. 'Do you mind if I just start with the few formal questions please?' — 'Carry on.'
     “我先问几个例行问题你没有意见吧?”“没关系,问吧。”
• PHRASAL VERB 举行;进行;开展
  If youcarry onan activity, you do it or take part in it for a period of time.
  1. The consulate will carryon a political dialogue with Indonesia...
     领事馆将和印度尼西亚举行政治对话。
  2. He carried on a passionate affair with Mrs Gilbert.
     他和吉尔伯特夫人有一段风流韵事。
• PHRASAL VERB 喋喋不休;高谈阔论
  If you say that someoneis carrying on, you are irritated with them because they are talking very excitedly and saying a lot of unnecessary things.
  1. She was yelling and screaming and carrying on...
     她又喊又叫,嘴里说个不停。
  2. He was carrying on about some stupid television series.
     他喋喋不休地说着某个无聊的电视连续剧。
• PHRASAL VERB 私通;与…有不正当关系
  If you say that someoneis carrying on withsomeone else, you mean that they are having a sexual relationship and you do not approve of this, usually because one or both of them is married.
  1. Every week a fresh scandal emerges about ministers carrying on with film actresses and call girls.
     每个星期都传出新的丑闻,说某某部长和女演员或是应召女郎胡搞。

双语例句

• The older people were left to carry on as best they could.
  年纪大一点的人被留下来，奋力坚持。
• We must carry on the patriotic public health campaign with a great fanfare, reduce disease and improve health conditions.
  要大张旗鼓地开展爱国卫生运动，减少疾病，提高健康水平。
• He said it was just not permissible to postpone the main issue by allowing business to carry on as usual.
  他说决不允许因为日常工作而耽搁了重大问题。
• I tried to carry on a conversation in English, but it far exceeded my ability.
  我想用英语来谈话，但是力不从心。
• The assistant carried on talking
  助理继续说下去。
• We are determined to carry on a bitter struggle to transform the mountain area in five years.
  大家决心苦战五年，改变山区的面貌。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.
  我们将于明天与她会谈。
• There is no lack of successors to carry on this cause.
  事业自有后来人。
• She was yelling and screaming and carrying on
  她又喊又叫，嘴里说个不停。
• He carried on a passionate affair with Mrs Gilbert.
  他和吉尔伯特夫人有一段风流韵事。