repeat
verb- [transitive]
to say or write something again or more than once 重复；重说；重写 - repeat something
to repeat a question/a claim/an assertion/a warning 重复问题/要求/断言/警告 to repeat a phrase/mantra 重复一个短语/咒语 She repeated the word several times. 她把这个词重复了几次。 I'm sorry—could you repeat that? 对不起，你可以再说一遍吗？ She kept repeating his name softly over and over again. 她轻声地一遍又一遍地重复着他的名字。 The opposition have been repeating their calls for the president's resignation. 反对派一再要求总统辞职。 Are you prepared to repeat these allegations in court? 你准备在法庭上重复这些指控吗？ I mentioned it before, but it bears (= is worth) repeating. 我以前提到过，但值得重复。 - repeat yourself
Do say if I'm repeating myself (= if I have already said this). 如果我在重复自己说过的话，请直言。 - repeat that…
He's fond of repeating that the company's success is all down to him. 他老爱说公司的成功全都归功于他。 - repeat + speech
‘Are you really sure?’ she repeated. “你真的很肯定吗？” 她再次问道。
Extra Examples‘Oh,’ she repeated lamely. “哦， ”她有气无力地重复道。 I can only repeat what I have already said to other journalists. 我只能把对其他记者说过的话再重复一遍。 That message was still being repeated ad nauseam on the radio. 收音机里仍在没完没了地重复那条消息，令人作呕。 She kept repeating it over and over again like a robot. 她像机器人一样一遍遍地重复着。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- just
- merely
- simply
- …
- can only
- be necessary to
- need to
- …
- after
- to
- keep repeating somebody/something
- repeat something
- [intransitive, transitive]
used to emphasize something that you have already said （强调说过的话）再说一遍 The claims are, I repeat, totally unfounded. 我再说一遍，这些说法是毫无根据的。 Nor, to repeat, can these changes be avoided. 同样，这些变化也无法避免。 - repeat something
I am not, repeat not, travelling in the same car as him! 我不会，再说一遍，不会和他坐同一辆车的！
- [transitive]
to say something that somebody else has said, especially in order to learn it 复述，跟读（尤指为学习） - repeat something
The teacher's statement is then repeated by the students. 然后学生重复老师的陈述。 - repeat something after somebody
Listen and repeat each sentence after me. 先听再跟着我朗读每个句子。 - repeat what…
Can you repeat what I've just said word for word? 你能一字不差地复述我刚才说过的话吗？ - repeat + speech
‘We were both asleep and didn’t hear anything,’ she repeated. “我们都睡着了，什么也没听到，”她重复道。
Extra Examplesstudents repeating drills parrot-fashion 学生们鹦鹉学舌般地重复练习 The students repeated each sentence after their teacher. 学生们跟着老师重复每一个句子。 He repeated what she had said word for word. 他逐字逐句地复述了她所说的话。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- just
- merely
- simply
- …
- can only
- be necessary to
- need to
- …
- after
- to
- keep repeating somebody/something
- repeat something
- [transitive]
to tell somebody something that you have heard or been told by somebody else 转述；转告 - repeat something to somebody
I don't want you to repeat a word of this to anyone. 这些话你一个字也不要告诉别人。 - repeat something
The rumour has been widely repeated in the press. 报界广泛转载了这一传闻。
Extra ExamplesWhy did you go and repeat what I said to Ian? 你为什么把我说的话告诉了伊恩？ You must not repeat this to anyone. 你不准跟任何人再重复这事。 She faithfully repeated everything he had told her. 她如实地复述了他告诉她的一切。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- just
- merely
- simply
- …
- can only
- be necessary to
- need to
- …
- after
- to
- keep repeating somebody/something
- repeat something to somebody
- [transitive, intransitive]
to do or produce something again or more than once 重做；重新推出；重复 - repeat something
to repeat a mistake/process 重复错误/过程 to repeat an experiment/exercise 重复实验/练习 Organizers are hoping to repeat the success of last year's event. 组织者希望重现去年活动的成功。 He won his first Monaco Grand Prix in 1994 and repeated the feat in 1995, 1997 and 1999. 他在1994年赢得了他的第一次摩纳哥大奖赛，并在1995年、1997年和1999年重复了这一壮举。 The treatment should be repeated every two to three hours. 这种治疗方法应该每隔两到三小时重复一次。 They are hoping to repeat last year's victory. 他们希望重复去年的胜利。 These offers are unlikely to be repeated. 这样的出价不大可能再有了。 The programmes will be repeated next year. 明年将继续开设这些课程。 to repeat a class/year/grade (= in a school, to take a class/year/grade again) 复读一个班/年/年级 Lift and lower the right leg 20 times. Repeat with the left leg. 将右腿提放 20 次，换左腿重复同样的动作。
Extra ExamplesTry not to repeat your mistakes. 尽量不要重犯错误。 They constantly repeat the same mistakes. 他们不断地重复同样的错误。 There is no point in merely repeating what we've done before. 只是重复我们做过的事没有意义。 It may be necessary to repeat the dose several times to effect a cure. 为确保疗效，有必要多服几剂。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- just
- merely
- simply
- …
- can only
- be necessary to
- need to
- …
- after
- to
- keep repeating somebody/something
- repeat something
- [transitive, intransitive]
to happen more than once in the same way 重复发生；再次发生 - repeat something/itself
History has a strange way of repeating itself. 历史会奇怪地重演。 This phrase is repeated at intervals throughout the song. 这一短语在整首歌中不时重复出现。 a repeating pattern/design 重复出现的图案／设计 A single note repeated over and over again, throbbing in my head. 一个音符反复出现在我的脑海中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- just
- merely
- simply
- …
- can only
- be necessary to
- need to
- …
- after
- to
- keep repeating somebody/something
- repeat something/itself
- [intransitive] repeat (on somebody) (British English, informal)
if food repeats, you can taste it for some time after you have eaten it 留有余味
say/write again重复说／写
what somebody else said他人的话
do again重做
happen again再次发生
of food食物
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French repeter, from Latin repetere, from re- ‘back’ + petere ‘seek’.