again
əˈɡen
1
one
more
time
–
used
when
something
has
happened
or
been
done
before
又,再一次
Can
you
say
that
again?
I
didn’t
hear.
你能再说一遍吗? 我没听见。
I’ll
never
go
there
again.
我再也不去那儿了。
Mr
Khan’s
busy.
Can
you
try
again
later?
卡恩先生正忙着。 你能不能过一会儿再打来?
once
again/yet
again
In
1997,
the
family
moved
house
yet
again.
1997 年,全家人再一次搬家。
Once
again,
Drew
was
under
arrest.
德鲁再一次被拘捕。
2
back
to
the
same
state
or
situation
that
you
were
in
before
还原,复原
She
stayed
and
nursed
him
back
to
health
again.
她留了下来,照料他恢复健康。
It’s
great
to
have
you
home
again.
你又回家了,真是太好了。
3
all over again
if
you
do
something
all
over
again,
you
repeat
it
from
the
beginning
重新做起,从头再来
had
to
write
the
essay
all
over
again.
我只得全部重写这篇文章。
4
as much/as many/the same again
the
same
amount
or
number
as
you
have
just
had,
said
etc
同样再来一遍
What
a
fantastic
lunch.
I
could
eat
the
same
again.
好棒的午餐呀,再有这么多我也吃得下。
Nearly
as
many
again
died
from
pneumonia.
几乎又有那么多人死于肺炎。
The
amount
of
crime
is
about
half
as
much
again
(=the
same
in
addition
to
half
that
amount)
as
it
was
in
1973.
犯罪数量差不多是 1973 年的一倍半。
‘
Another
drink?’
‘Yes,
same
again
(=the
same
drink
again)
,
please.
’ “再来一杯吗?”“好的,请来一杯同样的。”
5
used
to
give
a
fact
or
opinion
that
explains
or
adds
to
something
you
have
just
said
[口] 而且,再说
spoken
And
again,
these
workshops
will
benefit
the
community
widely.
再说,这些作坊在很大程度上会对社会有益。
6
then/there again
used
to
introduce
an
idea
or
fact
that
is
different
from
something
you
have
just
said,
or
makes
it
seem
less
likely
to
be
true
[口] 不过,另一方面
spoken
She
says
she’s
thirty-five.
But
then
again
she
might
be
lying.
她说她 35 岁,不过她有可能在撒谎。
7
again and again/time and (time) again/over and over again
very
often
–
used
in
order
to
show
disapproval
一再,屡次〔含贬义〕
I’ve
told
you
again
and
again,
don’t
do
that!
我一再告诉你,别干那种事!
8
used
when
you
want
someone
to
repeat
information
that
they
have
already
given
you
[口] 再说一遍
spoken
What
did
you
say
your
name
was
again?
请再说一遍你叫什么名字好吗?