| 单词 | repeatedly |
| 释义 | repeatedly (once / 413 pages) adv To do something repeatedly means to do it over and over again. If you text your friend repeatedly during her geometry test, she'll probably get annoyed and turn her phone off. If a teacher tells a student, "I've told you repeatedly that you need to raise your hand before you speak," it means that the teacher has said this many times. This adverb implies an ongoing or even constant kind of activity. At the heart of repeatedly is the verb repeat, which has the Latin root repetere, "do or say again," or "attack again." WORD FAMILYrepeated: repeatedly+/repeat: repeatable, repeated, repeater, repeating, repeats, repetition, repetitive/repeatable: unrepeatable/repeater: repeaters/repeating: repeatings/repetition: repetitions, repetitious/repetitious: repetitiously, repetitiousness/repetitive: nonrepetitive, repetitively, repetitiveness USAGE EXAMPLESThey repeatedly tried to work in evidence about Roof’s mental state, but U.S. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The group repeatedly struck at Turkish cities in 2016 in retaliation for Ankara’s support for international efforts to suppress its activities in Syria and Iraq. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Police say he was then stabbed with a box cutter and repeatedly kicked. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) adv several time it must be washed repeatedly |
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