Word · Frequency #19207
incessantly
不停地，连续不断地
without stopping; continuously
强调动作或状态持续不停
- 1.
In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.
无停顿或停止地,尤指达到令人厌烦的程度；不停歇地。
- 2.
with unflagging resolve
以不懈的决心
- 3.
without interruption
不间断地
无停顿或停止地,尤指达到令人厌烦的程度；不停歇地。；以不懈的决心；不间断地；不断地；不停地; 接连不断; 连绵不断; 不已
In use
The baby cried incessantly throughout the night, keeping everyone awake.
She talked incessantly about her trip, not letting anyone else speak.
The rain fell incessantly for three days, causing flooding in the area.
verb + incessantly
The baby cried incessantly.
婴儿不停地哭。
incessantly + verb
副词前置加强语气，较为正式。
She incessantly talked about her trip.
她不停地谈论她的旅行。
be + verb-ing + incessantly
The machine was running incessantly.
Connections
Collocations
- talk incessantly
- 不停地说话，喋喋不休
- She talked incessantly about her new job.她不停地谈论她的新工作。
- rain incessantly
- （雨）下个不停
- It rained incessantly for three days.雨不停地下了三天。
- check one's phone incessantly
- 不停地看手机
- He checked his phone incessantly during the meeting.他在会议期间不停地看手机。
- worry incessantly
- 不停地担忧，忧心忡忡
- Stop worrying incessantly about things you cannot control.别再为你无法控制的事情不停地担忧了。
- chatter incessantly
- 不停地闲聊，叽叽喳喳
- The children chattered incessantly on the bus.孩子们在公共汽车上叽叽喳喳说个不停。
- ring incessantly
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把incessantly拆成in(不)+cess(停止)+antly，想象雨滴不停敲窗：in-cess-antly就是‘不停止地’，持续到让人烦。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常叙述、正式写作、新闻报道 该词通常比较中性，正式写作和日常叙述中都可用；口语中也常听到，但更常说 constantly 或 nonstop。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes exactly with 'incessantly' (/ɪnˈsɛsəntli/): they all share the visible spelling '-antly' but have different stress (e.g., CON-stantly, IN-stantly, rel-LUC-tantly) or a different stressed vowel (im-POR-tantly, sig-NI-fi-cantly). The target's stressed syllable is /sɛs/, followed by /əntli/; the -antly suffix itself is unstressed in all these words.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.