英 [ˈkɒntɪnənt] 美 [ˈkɑːntɪnənt]
n. 洲，大陆
adj. 有排便节制力的；<旧>节制性欲的
复数continents
continent /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ CET4 TEM4
可数名词 A continent is a very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia, that consists of several countries. 洲
She loved the African continent.
她热爱非洲大陆。
专有名词 People sometimes use the Continent to refer to the continent of Europe except for Britain. (除英国外的) 欧洲大陆
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。
形容词 able to control urination and defecation 能控制大小便的
one of the large landmasses of the earth
there are seven continents ; pioneers had to cross the continent on foot
the European mainland
having control over urination and defecation
abstaining from sexual intercourse
同义词： celibate
大陆岩石圈-引用次数：3
参考来源岩石成因与岩石圈演化思考
洲
陆地
大洲
大陆
...众了然,五大洲的国度和地域是不相似的,经笔者的方便统计(限于原料泉源,大概有一点进出,但不会(Will not)很大),各大洲(Continent)的国度和区域散布情状如下(As follows):
...的现象，称为地形侵蚀回春。我国华北的海岸和山地都可以见到明显的地形侵蚀回春现象，是多旋回地形的一种表现。 大陆（continent)：面积广大的陆地。是地球表面最大的构造地貌单元，地壳的一个组成部分，具有独特的双层结构，表层为巨厚而轻的硅铝层，底层为深...
... contest vt.争夺，争取；辩驳 continent n.大陆；陆地；洲 continual a.不断白勺；连续白勺 ...
中文名称：洲 英文名称：continent 定义：面积广阔的陆地及其附近岛屿上所有国家的总称。 应用学科：地理学（一级学科）；地理学总论（二级学科） ——《 全国科学技术名词审定委员会》
continental 大陆的；大陆性的
continental 欧洲人
continence 自制，克制；节欲（尤指禁欲）
自制的，克制的
She loved the African continent.
她热爱非洲大陆。
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。
The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
饥荒威胁着该大陆人口数量。
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
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。
政治哲学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
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
美国内战与重建课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Bourke-White flew with American bomber planes in England as they prepared to attack enemy targets on the European continent.
VOA : special.2009.05.17
In time,they said, the moving ocean floor is blocked when it comes up against the edge of a continent.
VOA : special.2010.01.12
As an island continent, Australia is quite literally defined by its 37, 000km of coast.
These truly wild areas where nature reigns are not the scenic national parks found across the continent.
It's his second time visiting the continent and this trip is most notable for where he isn't going.