eternal
adj
1 without beginning or end; lasting or existing for ever 永久的; 永恒的; 不朽的: the Eternal God 上帝
eternal life, ie life after death of the body 永生 * eternal love 永恒的爱.
2 [attrib 作定语]
(infml 口) seeming never to stop; (too) frequent 似乎不停的; (过於)频繁的
Stop this eternal chatter! 不要罗嗦个不停!
I am tired of your eternal arguments. 我讨厌你那没完没了的争论.
3 (idm 习语) the eternal `triangle situation in which two people are both in love with the same person of the opposite sex 三角恋爱. the eternal `verities fundamental moral principles; laws of God 基本的道德准则; 永恒的真理.
Bison waste no longer fell on the ground to improve the soil, which as a result became less good for growing plants.
地上不再有野牛的粪便来改良土壤,结果对于植物生长土壤变得不够肥沃了。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
Gandhi hated the custom that had divided Hindu society into separate groups for thousands of years and his goal was to end this.