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单词 recite
释义 re·cite
\rə̇ˈsīt, rēˈ-, usu -īd.+V\ verb
Etymology: Middle English reciten, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French reciter to narrate, recite, from Latin recitare to read aloud, repeat from memory, recite, from re- + citare to call, cite — more at cite
transitive verb
1. : to state formally in a deed or legal document
 < all representations and agreements required by this section shall be recited in the instrument of transfer — U.S. Code >
2. : to repeat from memory or read aloud especially before an audience
 < still sing the folksongs and recite the charms of their childhood — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
 < recited ballads in public — W.P.Eaton >
 < recited his poems from manuscript >
3.
 a. : to give a detailed narration of : relate in full
  < the other gabblers who recite dull anecdotes, in fullest detail, of relatives and friends unknown to the hearer — Sophie Kerr >
 b. : to list in detail : set out : enumerate
  < recited with indignation … a catalog of illegalities and atrocities — F.L.Paxson >
4. : to repeat or answer questions about (a school assignment or lesson)
 < could only recite what they had copied from the blackboard — Americas >
intransitive verb
1. : to repeat or read aloud especially before an audience something memorized or prepared
 < who recites aloud with a dramatic art that she has made her own — H.V.Gregory >
2. : to reply to a teacher's question on a lesson or assignment
 < the teacher called on him to recite >
Synonyms: see relate
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