again
US
UK again adv: (another time)
SC 再次 zài cì
TC 再次
TC 再次
SC 又一次 zài cì，yòu yí cì
That was fun.
Let's do it again.
Oh dear.
I've done it again.
真有趣！我们再来一次。//天哪！我又这么做了。
again adv: used in compound verbs (returning, back)
SC 回到原处
SC 返回 fǎn huí
TC 返回
TC 返回
She often runs away, but always comes home again.
她常离家出走，不过又总是会回去。
again adv: (in the same amount)
SC 按同样分量
I'd like that much again, please.
请按同样分量再给我来一份。
again adv: informal (remind me)
SC 再说一次
SC 再告知一次
SC 提醒一下
What's your boyfriend's name, again?
你男友的姓名是什么，再说一次好么？
again adv: literary (in return)
SC 作为回报 zuò wéi huí bào
TC 作為回報
TC 作為回報
SC 作为结果 zuò wéi huí bào，zuò wéi jié guǒ
Love, and you shall be loved again.
read [sth] again vtr phrasal sep: (re-read)
SC 重新再读 chóng xīn zài dú
TC 重新再讀
TC 重新再讀
SC 再读一次 chóng xīn zài dú，zài dú yí cì
start up again vi phrasal + adv: (recommence)
SC 重新开始 chóng xīn kāi shǐ
TC 重新開始
TC 重新開始
After ten minutes, the motor started up again.
again and again adv: (repeatedly)
SC 再三地 zài sān de
SC 一再地 zài sān de，yí zài de
When you practice you must do the same thing again and again.
all over again, over again adv: (once more, from the beginning)
SC 再一次 zài yí cì
SC 又一次 zài yí cì，yòu yí cì
Oh no! I forgot the cake was in the oven and now it's burnt; I'll have to do it over again.
ask again vi + adv: (ask once more)
SC 再问 zài wèn
Do you really think that if you ask again I'll say yes?
born-again Christian n: (person: evangelical)
SC 再生基督徒 zài shēng jī dū tú
SC 重生基督徒 zài shēng jī dū tú，chóng shēng jī dū tú
My sister is a born-again Christian at the Alliance Church in our town.
born-again Christian n: (person: converted)
SC 由其他信仰转为基督徒的人 yóu qí tā xìn yǎng zhuǎn wéi jī dū tú de rén
Sarah is a born-again Christian since she joined the Pentecostal church.
breathe again vi + adv: figurative (feel relieved)
SC 宽心，松口气 kuān xīn，sōng kǒu qì
Now that I'm sure he's in jail for a long time, I can breathe again.
come again? interj: slang (what did you say?)
SC 能再说一遍吗？ néng zài shuō yí biàn ma ？
Come again? I didn't hear what you said.
ever again adv: (at any point in the future)
SC 再次 zài cì
TC 再次
TC 再次
I'm sure he won't dare do such a thing ever again.
every now and again adv: (occasionally)
SC 不时 bù shí
TC 不時
TC 不時
SC 偶尔 bù shí，ǒu ěr
TC 偶爾
TC 偶爾
I love a take-away curry every now and again.
MAGA expr: US, acronym (Make America Great Again)
SC 让美国再次伟大
Make America Great Again n: US (Republican campaign slogan) (共和党竞选口号)
SC 让美国再次伟大
Never again! interj: (vow against [sth] being repeated)
SC 永不！
not again interj: (expressing exasperation)
SC 不再 bú zài
Not again! I told you tomato sauce is hard to remove from white shirts!
now and again adv: (occasionally)
SC 时而 shí ér
TC 時而
TC 時而
SC 偶尔 shí ér，ǒu ěr
TC 偶爾
TC 偶爾
SC 有时 shí ér，yǒu shí
TC 有時
TC 有時
Now and again I forget who I'm talking to and call him by his first name.
once again adv: (one more time, as an encore)
SC 又一次 yòu yí cì
SC 再一次 yòu yí cì，zài yí cì
Everyone clapped and the band came back to play once again.
所有人都鼓起掌，然后乐队返台又表演了一次。
once again adv: (yet again)
SC 再 zài
TC 再
TC 再
SC 再次，再一次 zài cì，zài yí cì
TC 再次
TC 再次
SC 再度 zài，zài dù
TC 再度
TC 再度
He has failed the exam once again. Once again, my son forgot to make his bed.
再一次，他没能通过考试。
我儿子再度忘记整理床铺。
once and again expr: US (repeatedly)
SC 一而再
SC 再三 zài sān
TC 再三
TC 再三
over and over again adv: (repeatedly)
SC 再三 zài sān
TC 再三
TC 再三
SC 反复不断地 zài sān，fǎn fù bú duàn de
SC 一次又一次 zài sān，yí cì yòu yí cì
My kid keeps singing "Yellow Submarine" over and over again, and it is starting to drive me crazy! The police asked me the same question over and over again.
pack [sth] up again v expr: (return [sth] to container)
SC 将…重新打好包 jiāng chóng xīn dǎ hǎo bāo
play [sth] again vtr + adv: (live music: perform again) (现场音乐)
SC 再次演奏 zài cì yǎn zòu
SC 加演
My wife really likes that tune, so I'm going to ask the band to play it again before we leave.
play [sth] again vtr + adv: (recorded music: put on again) (唱片等)
SC 重播 chóng bō
Even though the CD is really old, the kids want to play it again.
roll again vi: (throw dice once more)
SC 再掷一次
SC 重掷一次
In Acey-Deucy Backgammon, when a player rolls doubles, he can make his move, then roll again.
see you again interj: informal (goodbye until we meet again) (非正式用语)
SC 下次再见！ xià cì zài jiàn
I have to go now - see you again soon!
start [sth] up again v expr: (machine: reactivate)
SC 重新启动 chóng xīn qǐ dòng
TC 重新啓動
TC 重新啓動
SC 重启 chóng xīn qǐ dòng，chóng qǐ
SC 重新发动 chóng xīn qǐ dòng，chóng xīn fā dòng
TC 重新發動
TC 重新發動
SC 重新激活
then again conj: colloquial (on the other hand, however)
SC 然而 rán ér
TC 然而
TC 然而
SC 反之 rán ér，fǎn zhī
TC 反之
TC 反之
I think I'll go to the party tonight. Then again, I might not.
there again, then again expr: (on second thoughts, however)
SC 其次 qí cì
TC 其次
TC 其次
SC 反之 qí cì，fǎn zhī
TC 反之
TC 反之
think again vi + adv: (reconsider [sth])
SC 重新考虑 chóng xīn kǎo lǜ
TC 重新考慮
TC 重新考慮
tie again vi + adv: (sport: score another draw) (运动)
SC 再次打成平局 zài cì dǎ chéng píng jú
time and again, time and time again adv: (repeatedly)
SC 一再地 yí zài de
SC 屡次地 yí zài de ，lǚ cì de
SC 一次又一次地 yí zài de ，yí cì yòu yí cì de
try again v expr: (make another attempt at [sth])
SC 再试一次 zài shì yí cì
TC 再試一次
TC 再試一次
SC 再度尝试 zài shì yí cì，zài dù cháng shì
TC 再度嘗試
TC 再度嘗試
If you don't get it right the first time, then you should try again.
until we meet again, Until we meet again! interj: (goodbye for now)
SC 再会 zài huì
SC 下次再见 zài huì ，xià cì zài jiàn
TC 下次再見
TC 下次再見
until we meet again expr: (for now, until our next meeting)
SC 直到我们再次相遇 zhí dào wǒ mén zài cì xiāng yù
Please take care of my sister until we meet again.
yet again adv: (once more, another time)
SC 又一次 yòu yí cì
SC 再一次 yòu yí cì，zài yí cì
I cannot believe that you arrived late yet again! He came, yet again, with more futile arguments.
You can say that again! interj: slang (yes: emphatically)
SC 我同意 wǒ tóng yì
SC 你说对了 wǒ tóng yì，nǐ shuō duì le
TC 你說對了
TC 你說對了
“This new gadget's just brilliant.” “You can say that again!”