continent 音标拼音: [k'ɑntənənt]
n . 大陆,洲
a . 自制的,克制的
大陆,洲自制的,克制的
continent adj 1 :
having control over urination and defecation [
ant :
{
incontinent }]
2 :
abstaining from sexual intercourse ; "
celibate priests " [
synonym :
{
celibate }, {
continent }]
n 1 :
one of the large landmasses of the earth ; "
there are seven continents "; "
pioneers had to cross the continent on foot "
2 :
the European mainland ; "
Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn '
t like to live there "
Continent \
Con "
ti *
nent \,
n . [
L .
continens ,
prop .,
a holding together :
cf .
F .
continent .
See {
Continent },
a .]
1 .
That which contains anything ;
a receptacle . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
The smaller continent which we call a pipkin . --
Bp .
Kennet .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
One of the grand divisions of land on the globe ;
the main land ;
specifically (
Phys .
Geog .),
a large body of land differing from an island ,
not merely in its size ,
but in its structure ,
which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains ;
as ,
the continent of North America .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The continents are now usually regarded as six in number :
North America ,
South America ,
Europe ,
Asia ,
Africa ,
and Australia .
But other large bodies of land are also reffered to as continents ;
as ,
the Antarctic continent ;
the continent of Greenland .
Europe ,
Asia ,
and Africa are often grouped together as the Eastern Continent ,
and North and South America as the Western Continent .
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1913 Webster ]
{
The Continent },
the main land of Europe ,
as distinguished from the islands ,
especially from England .
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1913 Webster ]
Continent \
Con "
ti *
nent \,
a . [
L .
continens , -
entis ,
prop .,
p .
pr .
of continere to hold together ,
to repress :
cf .
F .
continent .
See {
Contain }.]
1 .
Serving to restrain or limit ;
restraining ;
opposing .
[
Obs .] --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions ;
temperate ;
moderate .
[
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Have a continent forbearance till the speed of his rage goes slower . --
Shak .
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3 .
Abstaining from sexual intercourse ;
exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite ;
esp .,
abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse ;
chaste .
[
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My past life [
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Hath been as continent ,
as chaste ,
as true ,
[
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As I am now unhappy . --
Shak .
[
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4 .
Not interrupted ;
connected ;
continuous ;
as ,
a continent fever . [
Obs .]
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The northeast part of Asia is ,
if not continent with the west side of America ,
yet certainly it is the least disoined by sea of all that coast .
--
Berrewood .
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1913 Webster ]
Encratite \
En "
cra *
tite \,
n . [
L .
Encratitae ,
pl .,
fr .
Gr . ?
self -
disciplined ; ?
in ?
strength .] (
Eccl .
Hist .)
One of a sect in the 2d century who abstained from marriage ,
wine ,
and animal food ; --
called also {
Continent }.
[
1913 Webster ]
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "
continent ":
Africa ,
America ,
Antipodes ,
Apostolic ,
Asia ,
Asia Major ,
Asia Minor ,
Australasia ,
East ,
Eastern Hemisphere ,
Encratic ,
Eurasia ,
Europe ,
Far East ,
Lenten ,
Levant ,
Middle East ,
Near East ,
New World ,
Occident ,
Oceania ,
Old World ,
Orient ,
Platonic ,
Pythagorean ,
Rechabite ,
Shaker ,
Spartan ,
Stoic ,
West ,
Western Hemisphere ,
abstemious ,
abstentious ,
abstinent ,
ascetic ,
bridled ,
celibate ,
chaste ,
curbed ,
down under ,
eastland ,
fruitarian ,
inhibited ,
intact ,
landmass ,
maidenly ,
nephalistic ,
on the wagon ,
pure ,
restrained ,
sexually abstinent ,
sober ,
sworn off ,
teetotal ,
temperate ,
the old country ,
vegetarian ,
vestal ,
virgin ,
virginal
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