recur
verb [intransitive]to happen again or a number of times 再发生;反复出现 This theme recurs several times throughout the book. 这一主题在整部书里出现了好几次。 a recurring illness/problem/nightmare, etc. 反复发作的疾病、反复出现的问题、一再出现的噩梦等
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- constantly
- frequently
- repeatedly
- …
- be likely to
- tend to
- throughout
- keep recurring
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘return to’): from Latin recurrere, from re- ‘again, back’ + currere ‘run’.