vt. 复述,背诵;重复;
vi. 重做;重复投票;
n. (节目)重演;重复;重复的事物;
💡 re(again)+peat(to seek)→重复;跟着说;重播
"Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam."
电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话,令人厌烦.
近义:ingeminate, iterate, overemphasize, pound, reaffirm, redo
adj. 晚的,迟到的;时间不早的;已故的;原来的,之前的;临近终了的;
adv. 晚,迟;后期地;最近地;
💡 因丢三落(la)四而特(te)爱 迟到
"His parents won't allow him to stay out late."
他的父母不会允许他在外待得很晚。
近义:lagging, lingering, overdue, straggling, straggly, tardy
反义:prompt, timely, exact, antiquated, archaic, naff