Word · Frequency #28944
repeater
重复者；重复的事物
a person or thing that repeats
- 1.
One who or that which repeats.
重复的人或物。
- 2.
a person who repeats
重复者
- 3.
A student repeating a course, class, or grade.
重修课程或留级的学生。
- 4.
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
惯犯
- 5.
A patient who repeatedly presents with the same symptoms.
反复出现相同症状的病人。
- 6.
a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
连发枪
- 7.
A consumer who repeatedly purchases the same goods or services.
重复购买同一商品或服务的顾客。
- 8.
A person who regularly sees unexplained sightings of paranormal phenomena.
经常看到无法解释的超自然现象的人。
- 9.
A telegraphic instrument for automatically retransmitting a message.
自动转发消息的电报装置。
- 10.
An electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power.
接收弱信号并以更高功率重新发射的电子装置。
- 11.
A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters.
按压弹簧即报时(通常报小时和刻钟)的表。
- 12.
A frigate appointed to attend an admiral in a fleet, and to repeat the admiral's signals.
奉命随从舰队司令并转发其信号的护卫舰。
- 13.
A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated.
表示信号旗组中某面旗帜重复的三角旗。
- 14.
A repeating decimal.
循环小数。
- 15.
In calico printing, a design repeated at equal intervals in a pattern.
印花布印刷中等距重复的图案。
重修生；留级生；惯犯；累犯；反复就诊者；老病号；连发枪；连发武器；回头客；常客
In use
The school has a program for repeaters to help them catch up.
In the exam, repeaters often score better than first-timers.
He is a repeater at the talent show, performing the same magic trick every year.
the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times
a repeater of [sth]
用于指重复某事物的人。
He is a repeater of the same old stories.
他是个重复讲老故事的人。
a repeater for [sth]
用于指增强或转发信号的设备。
They installed a repeater for the radio signal.
他们安装了一个无线电信号中继器。
Connections
Collocations
- Wi-Fi repeater
- Wi-Fi信号中继器
- We bought a Wi-Fi repeater to improve the signal in the bedroom.我们买了一个Wi-Fi信号中继器来改善卧室里的信号。
- repeater station
- 中继站
- The signal was weak, so they built a repeater station on the mountain.信号很弱，所以他们在山上建了一座中继站。
- repeater rifle
- 连发枪
- The museum displays a repeater rifle from the 19th century.博物馆陈列着一支19世纪的连发枪。
- repeater watch
- 打簧表；问表
- A repeater watch can tell the time in the dark by chiming.打簧表可以通过报时在黑暗中告知时间。
- repeater student
- 重修生；留级生
- The teacher gave extra help to the repeater students.老师给重修生提供了额外辅导。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 repeat（重复）+ er（者）：重复做的人或物，如留级生、惯犯、信号转发器。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：education、school administration repeater 表示‘重修生、留级生’时，属于中性词，多在学校或教育机构的正式/半正式语境中使用（如成绩单、教务说明）；日常口语中更常说 repeat a year 或 retake a course。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 repeater 押韵（重音元音 /iː/ 和后面的 /tɚ/ 相同）的有 beater、heater、eater、cheater 和 meter，其中前四个的拼写都是 -eater。注意 sweater 虽然也拼作 -eater，但读作 /ˈswɛtɚ/，元音不同，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.