Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #19003
ceaseless
不停的；不断的
not stopping or ending; continuous
- 1.
Without an end.
无尽的
- 2.
Without stop or pause, incessant.
不停的；不断的
无尽的；不停的；不断的
In use
The ceaseless rain made it hard to sleep.
Her ceaseless efforts finally paid off.
The ceaseless noise from the street annoyed everyone.
ceaseless + noun
ceaseless 修饰名词，强调动作或状态持续不停。
The ceaseless rain made the roads impassable.
不停的雨使道路无法通行。
be + ceaseless
用于系表结构，表示主语具有持续不断的特性。
Her efforts were ceaseless in pursuing justice.
她追求正义的努力是不停的。
Common mistakes
The rain ceaseless all day.The rain is ceaseless all day.
ceaseless 是形容词，不能单独作谓语，需要系动词 be。
The ceaselessly noise annoyed me.The ceaseless noise annoyed me.
ceaseless是形容词，修饰名词；ceaselessly是副词，修饰动词，不能直接修饰名词。
Connections
Collocations
- ceaseless flow
- 源源不断的流动
- The ceaseless flow of traffic made it impossible to cross the street.川流不息的车辆使人无法过马路。
- ceaseless effort
- 不懈的努力
- Her ceaseless effort finally paid off when she won the competition.她不懈的努力终于在她赢得比赛时得到了回报。
- ceaseless activity
- 不间断的活动
- The ceaseless activity in the lab kept the researchers busy around the clock.实验室里不间断的活动让研究人员昼夜忙碌。
- ceaseless rain
- 连绵不断的雨
- The ceaseless rain flooded the streets and delayed all flights.连绵不断的雨淹没了街道，导致所有航班延误。
- ceaseless struggle
- 不断的奋斗
- The ceaseless struggle for independence lasted for decades.争取独立的不断奋斗持续了几十年。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 cease=停止，less=无，ceaseless=没有停止。想象海潮永无休止地“嘶嘶”拍岸，从不间断。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学叙述、演讲或评论 ceaseless 是比较正式的用词，多用于书面或文学语境，表示“不停的、持续的”。日常口语中更常用 non-stop 或 endless。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'cease' matches the stressed first syllable of 'ceaseless' exactly (/siːs/); no common word rhymes with the whole word (/ˈsiːsləs/). The -less words below are useful lookalikes: they share the suffix -less and the unstressed ending /ləs/, but their stressed vowels differ, so they are not rhymes. 'seamless' starts with the same /siː/ sound but has an /m/ before -less. 'seize' sounds close to 'cease' but ends with /z/ and is spelled very differently.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.