单词 | repetition |
释义 | repetition repetition /ˌrep.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ noun C2 [U] the act of doing or saying something again: » His books are full of repetition.Thesaurus+: ↑Repeating an actionF0 [C] something that happens in the same way as something that happened before: » We want to prevent a repetition of last summer's fires, which destroyed more than 500,000 acres of land.Thesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualitiesWord Builder:–Nouns: repeat, repetition–Adjectives: repeated–Verbs: repeat–Adverbs: repeatedly, repetitively• • • Extra Examples:» We hope to avoid a repetition of last year's fiasco.» We don't want a repetition of yesterday's scenes.» The job involved the endless repetition of two or three simple tasks.» Try to avoid unnecessary repetition when stating your points.» His speeches show a marked preference for repetition, that tedious rhetorical device. |
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