Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #23583
ceaselessly
不停地；不断地
with unflagging resolve
- 1.
Without ceasing.
不停地
- 2.
with unflagging resolve
坚持不懈地
不停地；坚持不懈地；不断地
In use
The rain fell ceaselessly throughout the night.
She worked ceaselessly to finish the project before the deadline.
The machine hummed ceaselessly in the background.
dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste
ceaselessly + verb
将 ceaselessly 置于动词前可强调动作的持续性。
She ceaselessly worked to improve the system.
她不停地工作以改进系统。
verb + ceaselessly
ceaselessly 通常位于动词后，这是最常见的语序。
The waves crashed ceaselessly against the shore.
海浪不断地拍打着海岸。
Common mistakes
He works ceaseless.He works ceaselessly.
Ceaseless 是形容词，不能直接修饰动词。修饰动词应该用副词 ceaselessly，表示‘不停地’。
The rain was ceaselessly.The rain was ceaseless.
Ceaselessly 是副词，不能作表语形容词。描述主语状态需用形容词 ceaseless。
Connections
Collocations
- work ceaselessly
- 不停地工作
- She worked ceaselessly to finish the project before the deadline.为了在截止日期前完成项目，她不停地工作。
- rain ceaselessly
- 下个不停
- It rained ceaselessly all weekend, flooding the streets.整个周末雨下个不停，街道都被淹了。
- strive ceaselessly
- 坚持不懈地奋斗
- The team strove ceaselessly to improve the quality of their products.团队坚持不懈地奋斗，以提高产品质量。
- continue ceaselessly
- 持续不断
- The noise from the construction site continued ceaselessly through the night.建筑工地的噪音整夜持续不断。
- change ceaselessly
- 不断变化
- Fashion trends change ceaselessly, making it hard to keep up.时尚潮流不断变化，让人难以跟上。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记作 cease（停止）＋ -less（无）＋ -ly（地）＝ 不停地；想象永不停止的心跳。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary narrative、rhetorical speech ceaselessly 通常用于正式或书面语境，强调动作或状态持续不停；日常口语中比较常见于用 constantly 或 without stopping 来表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词共有的拼写结尾 -lessly 在日常英语中都读作弱化的 /ləsli/，但它们与 ceaselessly /ˈsizləsli/ 并不构成完全押韵：重读元音或重读音节后的辅音不同。其中 seamlessly /ˈsiːmləsli/ 和 needlessly /ˈniːdləsli/ 是容易混淆的近音词：seamlessly 的 /m/、needlessly 的 /d/ 都不同于 ceaselessly 的 /z/。注意 ceaselessly 的重音在第一音节。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.