継続

(1) 特定の状態、条件または活動を続ける(continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight")(continue a certain state, condition, or activity)

⇒私達は、真夜中をかなり過ぎて働き続けた(continue a certain state, condition, or activity)

(2) 正しく、またはきっちりと貼りつく(stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees")(stick to correctly or closely)

⇒私は全ての従業員を把握出来るわけではない(stick to correctly or closely)

(3) 特定の状態、位置または活動を維持する例えば、(keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes")(keep in a certain state, position, or activity)(e.g.,)

⇒学生たちは、私の気を張り詰めさせている(e.g.,)

(4) ある場所またはその位置にとどまること、持っているものまたは特性を維持することを許容する(allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings")(allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature)

⇒この衣類は何度洗っても形が崩れない(allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature)

(5) 特定の期間やり通す(persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days")(persist for a specified period of time)

⇒悪天候は3日間続いた(persist for a specified period of time)

(6) 話し続ける(continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room")(continue talking)

⇒私は彼がそれを続けるのは難しいと分かっている、しかしほかに選択肢はない；我々が部屋にいないことを装い続ける(continue talking)