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one more time; on another occasion 再一次；又一次 This must never happen again. 這種事再也不能發生了。 Try again—it takes practice. 再試一次——這需要練習。 Can we start again, please? 我們能重新開始嗎？ Could you say it again, please? 請再說一遍好嗎？ When will I see you again? 我何時能再見到你？ Rowling again proves to be a superb storyteller. 羅琳再次被證明是一個高超的講故事的人。 I've told you again and again (= many times) not to do that. 我一再告訴過你别幹那種事。 I'll have to write it all over again (= again from the beginning). 我得從頭再寫一遍。 She tried over and over again (= many times) to get it right. 她一遍又一遍地試圖把它做好。 He has yet again (= as has happened many times before) shown that he cannot be trusted. 他再次表明他不可信。 Once again (= as had happened several times before), the train was late. 火車又晚點了。
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showing that somebody/something is in the same place or state that they were in originally 返回原處；複原 We're very happy to be here together again. 我們很高興再次來到這裏。 He was glad to be home again. 他很高興又回到家了。 You'll soon feel well again. 你很快就會康複的。 She spends two hours a day getting to work and back again. 她每天上班來回要花兩小時。
added to an amount that is already there 增加；多 used to show that a comment or fact is connected with what you have just said 再說；其次 - then/there again
used to introduce a fact or an opinion that contrasts with what you have just said （引出相對照的事實或看法）再說，另一方面 used when you ask somebody to tell you something or repeat something that you think they have told you already 請再說一遍
Word OriginOld English ongēan, ongægn, etc., of Germanic origin; related to German entgegen ‘opposite’.
Idioms
(every) now and again/then
from time to time; occasionally 有時；偶爾；時常
(the) same again
time after time | time and (time) again
often; on many or all occasions 一次又一次；一再；屢屢；總是 You will get a perfect result time after time if you follow these instructions. 如果你遵循這些用法說明，每次都會得到最佳的效果。 Time and again, the girls have shown how strong and determined they can be. 一次又一次，女孩們展示了她們有多堅強和決心。