Word · Frequency #19193
unending
/əˈnendɪŋ/
adjective
无穷尽的；无止境的；不停的
continuing forever or indefinitely
- 1.
Not ending; having no end; eternal.
无尽的；没有终点的；永恒的
- 2.
continuing forever or indefinitely
永无止境的；无限期的
无尽的；没有终点的；永恒的；永无止境的；无限期的；无穷尽的；无止境的；不停的
In use
The baby's unending crying kept the whole family awake all night.
Despite the unending rain, the children still played outside.
He wrote her love letters with unending devotion.
the unending bliss of heaven
unending [abstract noun]
She endured unending pain.
她忍受着无尽的痛苦。
be unending
多用于描述令人厌烦或持久的状态。
His complaints were unending.
他的抱怨没完没了。
Common mistakes
The lecture unended for hours.
Connections
Collocations
- an unending stream of
- 源源不断的…；接连不断的…
- The old man told an unending stream of stories about his youth.那位老人滔滔不绝地讲起他年轻时的往事。
- unending war
- 无休止的战争
- Decades of unending war left the country in ruins.几十年的无休止战争使这个国家满目疮痍。
- unending cycle
- 永无止境的循环；无休止的循环
- They felt trapped in an unending cycle of debt.他们觉得自己陷入了债务的恶性循环。
- unending task
- 没完没了的任务；无止境的工作
- Revising the manuscript felt like an unending task.修订手稿感觉像是一项没有尽头的工作。
- unending patience
- 无穷无尽的耐心
- Her unending patience with beginners made her an excellent teacher.她对初学者无穷无尽的耐心使她成了一位出色的老师。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-（不）+ ending（结束）＝不结束，联想一条永远走不完的路，就是无尽的。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学描写、正式演讲或评论、日常夸张感叹 unending 多用于书面或正式语境，常见于文学描写或正式演讲，强调状态或过程没有尽头；在日常口语中不算最常用，常被 never-ending 或 endless 替代。通常带有持续不断、令人疲惫或庄重持久的意味。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 unending 押韵，重读元音及之后的部分都是 /ɛndɪŋ/：ending、pending、bending、trending、depending、defending。注意拼写相近的词如 understanding（/ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/）读作 /stændɪŋ/，与 unending 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.