1AGAINone more time – used when something has happened or been done before 又,再一次
Can you say that again? I didn’t hear.
你能再说一遍吗?我没听见。
I’ll never go there again.
我再也不会去那儿了。
Mr Khan’s busy. Can you try again later?
卡恩先生正忙着。你能不能过一会儿再打来?
once again/yet again (=used to emphasize that something has happened several or many times before) 再一次〔用于强调〕
In 1997, the family moved house yet again.
1997年,全家人再一次搬家。
Once again, Drew was under arrest.
德鲁再一次被拘捕。
2AGAINback to the same state or situation that you were in before 如前;复原
She stayed and nursed him back to health again.
她留下来,照料他恢复健康。
It’s great to have you home again.
你又回家了,真是太好了。
3all over againAGAINif you do something all over again, you repeat it from the beginning 重新做起,从头再来
I had to write the essay all over again.
我只得从头再写一遍这篇文章。
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all over again• At the policestation they asked me the samequestionsall over again.• The banknurseall over again.• The threateningphone calls startedall over again.• There are still times, even after Jasper, when I have to catch on all over again.• The computercrashed and deleted all my work - I had to start the essayall over again.• There's no tape in the machine. We'll have to start the interviewall over again.• And then they started it all over again.• At first, it was jobs all over again.• Men thus instructed often found it easier to get on with it than to try and explain the dangerall over again.• A toy would have run down eventually, but Anna would undoubtedly start up all over again in the morning.• The prospect of writing the reportall over again made me feel completely depressed.• It was Lillie Langtry all over again, the old ones said wisely.
4as much/as many/the same againADDthe same amount or number as you have just had, said etc 又有同样多
What a fantastic lunch. I could eat the same again.
好棒的午餐呀!再来一份我也吃得下。
Nearly as many again died from pneumonia.
几乎又有那么多人死于肺炎。
The amount of crime is about half as much again (=the same in addition to half that amount) as it was in 1973.
犯罪数量差不多比1973年多出一半。
‘Another drink?’ ‘Yes, same again (=the same drink again), please.’
“再来一杯吗?”“好的,请来一杯同样的。”
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same again• For something is about to happen, and once it happens, nothing will ever be the same again.• If they are right, technicians' overtimesheets will never be the same again.• Life would never be the same again.• Roastbeef may never taste the same again.• When I arrived back in Glasgow on 10 June I wondered if anything was going to be the same again.• You breed, willy-nilly, and lo and behold! you find life isn't ever going to be the same again.• It was the same again on the Monday.• She leaves him, returns, and while their relationship is never quite the same again, they get engaged.
5EXPLAIN spoken used to give a fact or opinion that explains or adds to something you have just said 而且,再说
And again, these workshops will benefit the community widely.
再说,这些工作坊会令社区很多人受惠。
6then/there againspoken used to introduce an idea or fact that is different from something you have just said, or makes it seem less likely to be true 不过,另一方面
She says she’s thirty-five. But then again she might be lying.
她说自己35岁,不过她有可能在撒谎。
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But then again• In the poll I mean. But then again..• Her world will be that good. But then again, it might not.• Children. But then again our world is suddenly very full, humanly, full of faces and voices.• Nguyen Seth hadn't changed since then, Duroc knew. But then again, the Elder was older than he looked.• If so, there was danger all round ... That niceyounggirl. But then again, was she nice?• Now, I haven't exactly got a lot of experience in this area. But then again, who has?
7again and again/time and (time) again/over and over againOFTENvery often – used to show disapproval 一再,屡次〔含贬义〕
I’ve told you again and again, don’t do that!
我一再告诉你,别干那种事!
8spokenREPEAT used when you want someone to repeat information that they have already given you 再说一遍
✗Don’t say: He’s again forgotten his keys. | He’s forgotten again his keys.
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again• The floor needs cleaningagain.• The freshmountain air soon made Jennifer feel strong again.• And bless them all, if we're ever to see them again.• Now, because Janir got so involved, I started again.• Staring rather blindly at Gwen, she ran the wholeconversation through her head again.• Trust me, your husband will never wear little daisycufflinks to match your bouquetagain.• If you don't succeed this time, tryagain.• It was nice to see you again.• Julie! It's your sister on the phoneagain.• Thanks for coming! Please stop by again.• Mistair asked again for a curve down.• Can you say that again? I didn't hear you.• When I was safely back in my apartmentagain, I took out the letter and read it.• The Fed also said it would cut ratesagain if that were necessary to ward off recession.• Mr. Rodriguez is in a meeting. Can you call again later?• P.S. Let's see you win Wimbledon again Martina.• If Sherri gets some rest, she should feel better again soon.• The prospect of eating there again was so tempting to residents that all of the reservations have been taken.• If you're late again we'll leave without you.• And again, while the accident was not your fault, the damage must be paid for somehow.