repeat
verb uk/rɪˈpiːt/ us/rɪˈpiːt/
A2 [ T ]重复;重说
to say or tell people something more than once
Would you mind repeating what you just said? 您能重复一遍刚才您讲的话吗？
Please don't repeat what I've just told you to anyone else. 请不要把我刚才对你所说的话告诉任何人。
[ + that ] She repeated that she had no intention of running for president. 她重申没有竞选总统的打算。
A2 [ I or T ]重做；重复
to happen, or to do something, more than once
The test must be repeated several times. 这个试验一定要重复多做几次。
This is an offer never to be repeated. 如不接受这个报价，以后就再也没有这样的机会了。
Johnny had to repeat a year/class at school. 约翰尼不得不留级一年／留级。
Some historians think that history repeats itself. 有些历史学家认为历史会重演。
repeat yourself 重复说;翻来覆去地说同样的事情
to say the same thing again, or the same things again and again
His speech was dreadful - he just kept repeating himself. 他的演讲令人生厌——他只是翻来覆去地重复那一点儿内容。
Do stop me if I'm repeating myself.
She's forgetful and often repeats herself.
He lost the thread of what he was saying and ended up repeating himself.
She kept it up for over an hour and never once repeated herself.
At times he seemed distracted and repeated himself.
- More examples
- Sorry, could you repeat that? This is a very bad connection.
- Don't mix up the bottles - you'll have to repeat the experiment if you do.
- The medical tests were inconclusive, and will need to be repeated.
- I find myself endlessly repeating the same phrases.
- Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past?
Phrasal verb
repeat on someone UK在（某人）口中留下余味
When food repeats on you, the taste of it comes up again into your mouth.
Cucumber always repeats on me. 我一吃黄瓜，嘴里就老有一股黄瓜味。
repeat
noun [ C ] uk/rɪˈpiːt/ us/rɪˈpiːt/ us/ˈriːˌpiːt/
重现；重复；重做
a situation in which something happens or is done more than once
All this is a repeat/a repeat performance of what happened last year. 这完全是去年发生的事件的重演。
（电视或电台的）节目重播
a television or radio programme that is broadcast again
There's nothing but repeats on television these days. 这些天电视净回放以前的节目。