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—phrasal verbwithharkverb[I]old useuk/hɑːk/us/hɑːrk/(alsohearken)
(REPEAT)
If someoneharksback to something in the past, theytalkabout it again and again, often in a way thatannoysotherpeople.
（常指令人厌烦地）反复提起（过去的事），重提（往事）
He's alwaysharkingback to hischildhoodand saying how things werebetterthen.他老是提起他的童年，说那时一切都比现在好。
(BE SIMILAR)
If somethingharksback to something in the past, it issimilarto it.
与（以前的事物）相似
The director'slatestfilmharksback to the earlyyearsofcinema.那个导演的新片与早期电影的风格类似。