Phrase
again and again
adverb
反复地；一再；再三
Repeatedly.
- 1.
Repeatedly.
再三,反复地。
再三,反复地。；再三地；反复地
In use
He pressed the button again and again, but nothing happened.
She read the instructions again and again until she understood them.
The teacher repeated the question again and again for the students.
verb + again and again
again and again 作状语，强调动作的反复发生。
She explained the rule again and again until everyone understood.
她再三地解释规则，直到每个人都明白。
Again and again, + sentence
置于句首起强调作用，后接完整句子。
Again and again, the same problem appeared.
再三地，同一个问题出现了。
Common mistakes
She again and again asked the question.She asked the question again and again.
英语中，副词短语 'again and again' 通常放在动词之后，而中文习惯把“再三地”放在动词之前，导致语序错误。
Please repeat that again and again for me.Please repeat that for me once again.
当表示“再一遍”而不是“反复多次”时，应使用 'once again' 或 'again'，而不是 'again and again'。'again and again' 强调多次重复，不适合表示单次重复。
Connections
Confusing words
- over and over
- 反复地，一再地 · 强调重复的次数或过程，语气更口语化；'again and again' 更正式
- time and again
- 屡次，一次又一次 · 侧重每次之间的间隔或多次发生的频率，常用于叙述过去事件
- repeatedly
- 重复地，反复地 · 更正式，强调动作的重复性，常用于书面或报告
Word family
- again
- 再, 又 · adv
Learner notes
Grammar Note
表示反复发生的动作，用于强调重复性。
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