re·peat1 /rɪˈpiːt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb [transitiveT] 1 say again 重复说REPEAT to say or write something again 重说;重写 Can you repeat your question? 你能重复一遍你的问题吗?
Sorry – could you repeat that? 对不起——你能再说一遍吗?
repeat that Nick patiently repeated that he had to work that day. 尼克耐心地重复了一遍,说那天他得上班。
It is not, I repeat not, my fault. 那不是我的错,我再说一遍,不是。
‘I promise, ’ she repeated. “我保证。”她又说了一遍。
repeat yourself (=say something that you have said before, usually by mistake) 〔通常指无意地〕重复自己说过的话 Elderly people tend to repeat themselves. 老年人说话往往重复。
2 do again 重做AGAIN to do something again 重做 Repeat the exercises twice a day. 这套操每天做两次。
We must not repeat the mistakes of the past. 我们不能再犯以前的错误。
repeat a class/grade/year (=do the same class at school again the following year) 重读一年
The team are hoping to repeat their success (=achieve the same good result) of last season. 球队希望再续上一赛季的佳绩。
3 learn 记住REPEAT to say something that someone else has just said, especially in order to learn it 复述;跟读〔尤指为学习〕repeat (something) after somebody Repeat after me: amo, amas, amat ... 请跟我读amo,amas,amat ……
4 tell 讲述REPEAT to tell someone something that you have heard, especially something secret 转述〔听说的东西,尤指秘密〕 Here’s what happened, but don’t repeat it. 事情是这样的,不要告诉别人。
6 something doesn’t bear repeating RUDE/IMPOLITEused to say that you do not want to repeat what someone has said, especially because it is rude 某人的话不堪重复〔尤因粗鲁〕 Her comments don’t bear repeating! 她的那番话真是不堪重复!
7.repeat on somebody phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE if food repeats on you, its taste keeps coming back into your mouth after you have eaten it 〔食物吃后〕在嘴里留有余味 → history repeats itself at history(8)