repetition
noun
uk/ˌrep.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/us/ˌrep.əˈtɪʃ.ən/C2[U]
theactof doing or saying something again:
重复;重做;重说Hisbooksarefullof repetition.他的那些书都是在翻来覆去写同样的东西。
[C]
something thathappensin the same way as something thathappenedbefore:
重现;重复;重做Wewanttopreventa repetition of last summer'sfires, whichdestroyedmore than 500,000acresofland.去年夏天的火灾毁了超过50万英亩地,我们要防止此类火灾再次发生。
- Wehopetoavoida repetition of last year'sfiasco.
- We don'twanta repetition of yesterday'sscenes.
- Thejobinvolvedtheendlessrepetition of two or threesimpletasks.
- Try toavoidunnecessaryrepetition whenstatingyourpoints.
- Hisspeechesshow amarkedpreferencefor repetition, thattediousrhetoricaldevice.
Repeating an action
- be at it againidiom
- be/sound like a broken recordidiom
- binge-watch
- bingeable
- blitz
- cycle
- drill
- go through
- Groundhog Day
- here
- here we go (again)idiom
- iterative
- rep
- reprise
- reproduce
- reproducible
- reread
- rerun
- resend
- rewrite
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