continent
US:/ˈkɑntɪnənt/
UK:/ˈkɒntɪnənt/
n.:
大陆；洲；陆地；欧洲大陆（不包括英国和爱尔兰）
adj.:
自制的；节欲的；禁欲的
网络:
大洲
Word forms: (复数) continents
Examples
1.
But even for those lucky enough to be in work, the pattern of employment varies widely across the continent.
但是即使对于那些有工作的幸运者来说，这块大陆上面的就业模式也是千差万别。
2.
He wandered all over the continent, as the years slipped by, constantly searching for diamonds, which he never found.
年复一年，他走遍整个大陆，不断寻找钻石，可惜一直没有找到。
3.
I'm trying to tell you that there's a new wave on the continent.
我想要告诉大家在这个大陆上，出现了一股新的风潮。
4.
One twitch of the finger is all it takes to dispatch missives to the next continent or the next cubicle at light speed.
手指一动，不管是相邻的大洲，还是相邻的办公隔间，大批的邮件都能以光速送达。
5.
Other African leaders are watching closely, sensing that this may prove to be a test bed for the continent.
其它非洲国家的领导正在紧密关注该方案的动态，在他们看来，这也许能为整个非洲大陆起到试验的作用。
6.
Gadhafi aimed to turn into Africa's capital, building it up as a showcase of his ambitions to be the continent's leader.
卡扎菲曾立志要把苏尔特建成整个非洲的首府，用它来展现自己成为非陆领袖的雄心。
7.
Anybody who commits the land power of the United States on the continent of Asia ought to have his head examined.
如果谁要把美国的地面队伍调派到亚洲大陆，那他就应该查抄一下他的头脑是否正常。
8.
Expedition scientists have discovered that Antarctica has not always been a frozen continent.
远征的科学家们发现，南极洲并不总是一个冰天雪地的大陆。
9.
who got it in his head to sample the dark continent.
突发奇想来看看这黑暗大陆。
10.
Their opinion may come as a bit of a surprise for some of the sub-continent's authors here at Global Voices.
他们的意见让在全球之声的其它洲的作者感到有些惊讶。