re‧peat 1 S2 W2 / rɪpit / 动词 [及物动词]

1 say again to say or write something again :

Can you repeat your question?

Sorry – could you repeat that?

repeat that

Nick patiently repeated that he had to work that day.

It is not, I repeat not, my fault.

‘I promise,’ she repeated.

repeat yourself (= say something that you have said before, usually by mistake )

Elderly people tend to repeat themselves.

2 do again to do something again :

Repeat the exercises twice a day.

We must not repeat the mistakes of the past.

repeat a class/grade/year (= do the same class at school again the following year )

The team are hoping to repeat their success (= achieve the same good result ) of last season.

3 learn to say something that someone else has just said, especially in order to learn it

repeat (something) after somebody

Repeat after me: amo, amas, amat …

4 tell to tell someone something that you have heard, especially something secret :

Here’s what happened, but don’t repeat it.

5 broadcast to broadcast a television or radio programme again :

The series will be repeated in the autumn.

6 something doesn’t bear repeating used to say that you do not want to repeat what someone has said, especially because it is rude :

Her comments don’t bear repeating!

→ history repeats itself at history ( 8 )

repeat on somebody 短语动词 British English

if food repeats on you, its taste keeps coming back into your mouth after you have eaten it