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单词 over-and-over
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over-and-overadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊv(ə)rən(d)ˈəʊvə/, /ˌəʊv(ə)rn̩(d)ˈəʊvə/, U.S. /ˈoʊv(ə)r(ə)nˈoʊvər/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: over and over at over adv. 7b.
Etymology: In main sense < over and over at over adv. 7b. In over-and-over boat n. at Compounds, probably < over and over at over adv. 7b.
Characterized by repetition; repetitious. rare.
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1888 Bot. Gaz. 13 192 We do not refer to the casual comparison of a few sections, but to that patient, laborious, ‘over-and-over’ study of every tissue which alone will bring permanent results.
1941 W. C. Handy Father of Blues vi. 76 They struck up one of those over-and-over strains that seem to have no very clear beginning and certainly no ending at all.

Compounds

over-and-over boat n. (on a fairground ride) one of a set of boats suspended from a vertically revolving frame.
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1908 G. Sanger 70 Years a Showman xvi. 57 My father was able to add ‘riding’ or ‘over and over’ boats, as they were called, to his peep-show and roundabouts.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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