柯林斯英汉双解大词典
continent /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ CET4 TEM4
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N-COUNT A continent is a very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia, that consists of several countries. 洲
例：She loved the African continent.
她热爱非洲大陆。
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2.
N-PROPER People sometimes use the Continent to refer to the continent of Europe except for Britain. (除英国外的) 欧洲大陆 [英国英语]
例：Its shops are among the most stylish on the Continent.
其商店位列欧洲大陆最时尚的商店之中。
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3.
ADJ able to control urination and defecation 能控制大小便的
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She loved the African continent.
她热爱非洲大陆。
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The news set off a continent-wide health scare.
这一消息引起了整个大陆的健康恐慌。
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The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
饥荒威胁着该大陆人口数量。
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Since ancient times, thinkers including the Greek astronomer Ptolemy believed in the existence of a huge continent on the South Pole.
VOA: special.2009.06.03
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That is to say, discover an entirely new continent, a new world, so to speak, the new world of Machiavelli.
也就是说发现了全新的大陆，全新的世界，属于马奇亚维利的全新世界。
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No continent, you could argue, had ever been quite made readymade if you want--for railroads quite like North America.
没有哪个大陆,你可以为此争辩,像北美这样,及其适合铁路的发展
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