con·ti·nen·tal/ˏkɑntə`nɛntḷ; ˌkɒntɪˈnentl◄/ adj 1 belonging to or consisting of a continent, and not any of the islands around it 大陆的: flights across the continental US 横跨美国大陆的飞行 2BrE on or belonging to the continent of Europe, not including Britain 【英】 〔不包括英国的〕欧洲大陆的