constants

英 [ˈkɒnstənts]

美 [ˈkɑnstənts]

n.  常数; 常量
constant的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 持续不断的;重复的;一直存在的
  You useconstantto describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
  1. She suggests that women are under constant pressure to be abnormally thin...
     她暗示说女性总是处在保持身材异常瘦削的压力之下。
  2. Inflation is a constant threat...
     通货膨胀始终是个威胁。
  3. He has been her constant companion for the last four months.
     4个月来，他一直陪伴在她身边。
• ADJ-GRADED 恒定的;不变的
  If an amount or level isconstant, it stays the same over a particular period of time.
  1. The average speed of the winds remained constant.
     平均风速保持稳定。
• N-COUNT 恒定物;常数；常量；常项
  Aconstantis a thing or value that always stays the same.
  1. In the world of fashion it sometimes seems that the only constant is ceaseless change...
     在时装界，有时似乎唯一永恒不变的东西就是不断的变化。
  2. Two significant constants have been found in a number of research studies.
     若干研究已经发现了两个重要常量。

You can useconstant,continual, andcontinuousto describe things that happen or exist without stopping. You describe something asconstantwhen it happens all the time or never goes away.He was in constant pain. ...Eva's constant criticism.Continualis usually used to describe something that happens often over a period of time, especially something undesirable....his continual drinking. ...continual demands to cut costs.If something iscontinuous, it happens all the time without stopping, or seems to do so....days of continuous rain. ...a continuous background noise.
constant, continual 和 continuous 均可用来描述不断发生或一直存在的事物。constant 表示一直在发生或从未消失：He was in constant pain (他的疼痛一直没有消停)，Eva's constant criticism (伊娃没完没了的批评)。continual 通常用来形容一段时期内经常发生的事，尤其是令人讨厌的事：his continual drinking (他经常饮酒)，continual demands to cut costs (不断要求削减成本)。continuous 表示一直没有间断，或者貌似如此：days of continuous rain (淫雨霏霏的日子)，a continuous background noise (持续不断的背景噪音)。

双语例句

• Various fonts are declared as static constants in this class.
  各种字体都在这个类中声明为静态常数。
• The buyer and address are constants; they're the name and address of the sample company.
  买主和地址是不变的，即示例公司的名称和地址。
• The syntax and semantics for defining constants in IDL are identical to C++.
  在IDL中定义常数的语法和语意与C++一样。
• The rate constants and activation parameters of these transitions have been measured and discussed.
  测得并讨论了这一构象变化的速度常数和活化参数；
• The quenching constants and thermodynamic parameters at different temperatures were calculated.
  计算了不同温度下的猝灭常数和热力学参数。
• Coordination numbers and equilibrium constants of axial coordination reaction were measured by visible spectra techniques.
  用紫外-可见分光光度法确定了轴向配位反应体系的配位数和平衡常数。
• Unitarity Bounds, Higgs, its Coupling Constants and Limit on its Mass.
  么正极限，希格斯粒子，它的耦合常数和质量的界限。
• The binding constants and the numbers of the binding sites at different temperatures were calculated.
  计算了不同温度下的结合常数和结合位点数；
• All functions, mathematical and physical constants can also be used in expression.
  所有功能，数学和物理常量也可以用来表达。
• Next time we'll talk about the temperature dependence and the pressure dependence of equilibrium constants.
  下次我们会讨论平衡常数对温度，和压强的依赖关系。