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continue to do sth和continue doing sth有什么区别呢?

continue to do sth 和 continue doing sth的意思都是“持续做某事;继续做某事;不断做某事”,它们之间的区别如下:

以下例句均来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典(第6版)》第362面

两者一般情况下可以互换,在continue这个动作前后所做的是同一件事情。例如:

The rain continued to fall all afternoon.

The rain continued falling all afternoon.

这场雨整整一个下午都下个不停。

continue to do sth侧重于指中途有所停顿或间断;continue doing sth侧重于指中途没有间断或中断的时间非常短。例如:

She wanted to continue working after she was married. 她想结婚后继续工作。(work这个动作没有中断)

He continued to ignore everything I was saying. 他仍对我所说的一切置若罔闻。(ignore这个动作中途可能间断)