| 单词 | repeat |
| 释义 | repeat (rɪpiːt ) Word forms: repeats , repeating , repeated 1. verb A2 If you repeat something, you say or write it again. You can say I repeat to show that you feel strongly about what you are repeating. He repeated that he had been mis-quoted. [VERB that] I repeat that medicine is on the brink of a revolution. [VERB that] The President repeated his call for the release of hostages. [VERB noun] 'You fool,' she kept repeating. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: reiterate [formal], restate, say again, recapitulate 2. verb A2 If you repeat something that someone else has said or written, you say or write the same thing, or tell it to another person. She had an irritating habit of repeating everything I said to her. [VERB noun] I trust you not to repeat that to anyone else. [VERB noun + to] Repeat after me: 'Tomorrow is just another day.' [V + after] 3. verb If you repeat yourself, you say something which you have said before, usually by mistake. Then he started rambling and repeating himself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] 4. convention People sometimes say repeat before saying again a word they have just said, in order to emphasize it or to make sure that people hear it. [formal, emphasis] We are not, I repeat, not actually in the negotiating process. Find and destroy, repeat destroy, these units. 5. verb A2 If you repeat an action, you do it again. The next day I repeated the procedure. [VERB noun] He said Japan would never repeat its mistakes. [VERB noun] Hold this position for 30 seconds, release and repeat on the other side. [VERB] 6. verb If an event or series of events repeats itself, it happens again. The U.N. will have to work hard to stop history repeating itself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] The cycle then repeats itself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] 7. countable noun [usually singular] If there is a repeat of an event, usually an undesirable event, it happens again. There were fears that there might be a repeat of last year's campaign of strikes. [+ of] ...in order to prevent a repeat tragedy. 8. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If a company gets repeat business or repeat customers, people who have bought their goods or services before buy them again. [business] Nearly 60% of our bookings come from repeat business and personal recommendation. 9. countable noun A repeat is a television or radio programme that has been broadcast before. [British] There's nothing except sport and repeats on TV. Synonyms: rerun, replay, reproduction, reshowing 10. a repeat performance phrase If there is a repeat performance of something, usually something undesirable, it happens again. This year can only see a repeat performance of the decline. Collocations: fear a repeat Some traders fear a repeat of the market rout of 1994. Times, Sunday Times Older people are generally the most worried, with 43 per cent of those aged 60 and above saying they fear a repeat. The Sun Did you have an embarrassing experience and now fear a repeat? The Sun Water companies fear a repeat of the water shortages next summer. Times, Sunday Times Yet markets clearly still fear a repeat of 1994, when the sharp rise in interest rates led to a double-digit fall in equities and a jump in the dollar. Times, Sunday Times Then repeat the move, lunging towards the right. Times, Sunday Times Repeat the move with your toes pointing towards your left shoulder. Times, Sunday Times Perform ten repetitions, then repeat the move on the opposite side. The Sun Step back down to the starting position and repeat the move on your right leg. The Sun Repeat the move in the opposite direction. The Sun In fact, they feel so bad they repeat the ritual of unconsciously stuffing themselves in order to anaesthetise the bad feelings they just created. The Sun Then they were gone, to reappear in another five years when one will repeat the ritual as the new leader. Times, Sunday Times I repeat the ritual the next day. Times, Sunday Times From this night forward he would repeat this ritual every evening. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The charcoal burners and the goatherd repeat the rituals and follow the same paths that generations have before them. Times, Sunday Times If he continues to cry, you go back in after 10 minutes and repeat the routine. Times, Sunday Times Repeat the routine and reward with a treat for touching your hand. The Sun Repeat this routine 2 to 3 times, or why not go for a run and build this routine into your run and substitute the skipping with running instead. Times, Sunday Times Repeat the routine again, if you have time. Times, Sunday Times We repeated this routine on several occasions, with exactly the same outcome. Times, Sunday Times Behind the scenes, moves are already afoot to repeat the scenario in the elections to be held in 90 days' time. Times, Sunday Times He sets the scene of his own violation, repeats the scenario but rewrites the ending. The Times Literary Supplement In 1990, 1991, and 1992, the same scenario repeated over and over again. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two years later, the scenario repeated itself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The next day repeats this scenario. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He made her repeat the scene six times. Times, Sunday Times He made us repeat the scene about half a dozen times... Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a scene repeated, no doubt, in countless homes around the country this week. Times, Sunday Times She wants to feel your acting or else shed ask you to repeat the scene over and over again until she gets what she wants from you, he added. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yesterday - in scenes repeated by millions across the country - the church was packed as people held moments of silence for the dead. Times, Sunday Times Repeat this sequence as fast as possible and with control. The Sun Dial 999 and repeat the sequence until help arrives or the person becomes unconscious. Times, Sunday Times Repeat this sequence two or three times for each move. The Sun As you think about a snippet of song or speech, your brain may repeat a sequence that strengthens the connections associated with that phrase. Times, Sunday Times You repeat this sequence eight times and then you rest for two minutes. The Sun Including a lot in the price - from door-to-door travel to visas and porterage of luggage - has guaranteed much repeat business. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The couple get repeat business from a number of regular clients. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The aim is to remove any temptation for ratings agencies to give glowing ratings to the banks' bonds in return for repeat business. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Remember their repeated failure in key goal-line situations? Houston Chronicle It has also made little secret of its wish to sign a big overseas deal after repeated failures to do so. Times, Sunday Times Or, more commonly, they eject themselves, after repeated failures to agree on projects and a polite agreement that their ways must part. Times, Sunday Times It came after repeated failures to meet that target in recent years because of a crisis in recruitment and retention. Times,Sunday Times It's the story of my life: a few pounds gained, a few pounds lost, my repeated failures to sort myself out. Times, Sunday Times On a repeat visit three years later, we noticed that it suddenly had standout reviews. Times,Sunday Times Could a repeat visit possibly live up to expectations? Times, Sunday Times Unlike most hotel toiletries, it works up a soapy lather — not the full five stars, but well-furnished enough to ensure a repeat visit. Times, Sunday Times This persuades customers to make repeat visits to see what's on offer and increases footfall. Times, Sunday Times Despite repeat visits to the dentist, swelling in his face would not go down. The Sun Police say they have issued repeated warnings that security at the hotel was ill-suited to such displays. Times, Sunday Times Both said that they had no recollection of receiving repeated warnings from diplomats, intelligence agencies and government officials alerting them to the board's suspected misconduct. Times, Sunday Times A report last week revealed the charity got 46million over 15 years despite repeated warnings. The Sun Pictures of busy platforms and packed trains were posted on social media yesterday, showing passengers crammed together despite repeated warnings to stay apart. Times,Sunday Times Authorities borrowed an estimated £6 billion to buy £6.6 billion of commercial property over the past three years despite repeated warnings that retailing was moving online. Times,Sunday Times The tamarins show repeat visits to those plants with abundant resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has shown repeated contempt for outside investors. Times, Sunday Times The ability to edit shows was introduced, show repeat and rebroadcast made possible, and the calendar improved with reported loading times five to eight times faster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the holidays there were generally three or four popular shows repeated every day, rather than interchanging every day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These shows repeat back-to-back throughout the evening until midnight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 重复, 重复, 回购的 Japanese: 繰り返し, 繰り返す, 再注文の |
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