- reporting verb say again something one has already said重说, 重申：
with direct speech 'Are you hurt?' he repeated“你伤着没有？”他再次问道
with obj. Billy repeated his question比利重复了他的问题
with clause the landlady repeated that she was being very lenient with him.女房东一再说她对他特别宽容。
- say again (something said or written by someone else)照着说, 跟着说：
he repeated the words after me
他跟着我念这些词
with clause she repeated what I'd said.她重复了我说过的话。
repeat oneself
say or do the same thing again重复。
- used for emphasis［用于强调］再说一次：
force was not - repeat, not - to be used.
武力不会——再说一遍, 不会——被使用。
- with obj. do (something) again, either once or a number of times再做, 重复做：
earlier experiments were to be repeated on a far larger scale
先前的实验要在更大范围内重做
as adj. repeated there were repeated attempts to negotiate.一次次地试图谈判。
- broadcast (a television or radio programme) again重播（电视或无线电广播节目）。
- undertake (a course or period or instruction) again重读, 重修：
Mark had to repeat first and second grades.
马克不得不重读一、二年级。
repeat itself
occur again in the same way or form重复发生, 重演：I don't intend to let history repeat itself.
我不想让历史重演。
- no obj. US illegally vote more than once in an election〈美〉（选举中违法）重复投票。
- no obj. N. Amer. attain a particular success or achievement again, especially by winning a championship for the second consecutive time〈北美〉再次成功, 两连冠：
the first team in nineteen years to repeat as NBA champions.
19年来第一支蝉联NBA冠军的球队。
- with obj.(of a watch or clock) strike (the last hour or quarter) over again when required（钟表按要求）连打（刚敲过的时或刻）。
- no obj.(of food) be tasted intermittently for some time after being swallowed as a result of belching or indigestion（吃下的食物因打嗝或消化不良）在口中留下余味：
it sat rather uncomfortably on my stomach and repeated on me for hours.
食物滞留胃中使我很不舒服, 并且好几小时在嘴里留有余味。
- an action, event, or other thing that occurs or is done again重复的行动（或事件等）：
the final will be a repeat of last year.
决赛（结果）将是去年的翻版。
- a repeated broadcast of a television or radio programme（电视或无线电广播的）重播。
- as modifier occurring, done, or used more than once重复, 反复：
a repeat prescription
重复开出的药方。
- a consignment of goods similar to one already received（同类货物的）再次运送。
- a decorative pattern which is repeated uniformly over a surface重复装饰图案。
- Music a passage intended to be repeated【乐】反复部分。
- a mark indicating this反复记号。