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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.]
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The smaller continent which we call a pipkin. --Bp.
Kennet.
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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.
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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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{The Continent}, the main land of Europe, as distinguished
from the islands, especially from England.
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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.
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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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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}.
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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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  • Continent - Wikipedia
    The following table provides areas given by the Encyclopædia Britannica for each continent in accordance with the seven-continent model, including Australasia along with Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia as parts of Oceania
  • Continent | Definition, Map, Facts | Britannica
    A continent is a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed from largest to smallest in size)
  • CONTINENT中文 (简体)翻译:剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary
    Stanley traversed the African continent from west to east You can't generalize about a continent as varied as Europe The continents make up about 35% of the earth's crust He decided to cycle across the continent to raise money for charity The continents were once all part of one huge supercontinent
  • continent - 搜索 词典
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  • Continents Of The World - WorldAtlas
    While the position of landmasses on continental crust may be used to determine continents, geopolitical factors also affect their delineation Below is an overview of the world's continent using the most popular classification system, the seven continent method Continents North America South America Europe
  • 7 continents of the world and their countries
    Asia includes 50 countries, and it is the most populated continent More than 60% of the total population of the Earth lives here Africa comprises 54 countries It is the hottest continent and home to the world's largest desert, the Sahara, occupying 25% of the total area of Africa
  • continent_百度百科
    该词名词义项应用广泛,涵盖地球七大洲及各类大陆概念,如南极大陆(antarctic continent)、欧亚大陆(Eurasian continent)等固定短语。 在地理划分中,常特指不列颠群岛以外的欧洲大陆(the Continent)。
  • Continent - National Geographic Society
    A continent is one of Earth’s seven main divisions of land The continents are, from largest to smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
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