retell sth
She retold the story to her children.
她向孩子们复述了这个故事。
复述；转述
复述(常以不同方式)；转述；意译；再讲；重复；重说
复述(常以不同方式)；转述；意译
To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.
一般现在时
She retells the story every night.
她每天晚上重讲这个故事。
现在进行时
He is retelling the ancient myth.
他正在复述这个古代神话。
一般过去时
They retold the news to everyone.
他们把消息重新告诉了每个人。
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词为retold。
She often retells the same story to her grandchildren.
她经常向孙辈复述同一个故事。
用法提示：使用第三人称单数形式 retells，表示“复述”。
The students are retelling the folktale in their own words.
学生们正在用自己的话复述那个民间故事。
用法提示：使用现在分词 retelling，表示正在进行的动作。
He retold the ancient myth to the fascinated audience.
他向着迷的观众复述了那个古老的神话。
用法提示：使用过去式 retold，表示过去发生的动作。
She retold the story to her children.
她向孩子们复述了这个故事。
He retold the legend to the tourists.
他向游客复述了那个传说。
The witness retold that he saw the accident.
目击者复述说他看到了事故。
Can you retell what happened yesterday?
你能复述一下昨天发生了什么吗？
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave a retell of the story.
正确表达She gave a retelling of the story.
‘retell’是动词，不能直接用作名词。表示‘复述’的名词形式是‘retelling’。
grammar · medium
易错句子He retelled the story to his classmates.
正确表达He retold the story to his classmates.
‘retell’的过去式是不规则变化‘retold’，不是‘retelled’。
复述一个故事
The children were asked to retell the story in class.
孩子们被要求在课堂上复述这个故事。
复述一个笑话
He tried to retell the joke, but he forgot the punchline.
他试着复述那个笑话，但忘了笑点。
复述一个传说
The movie retells an old legend about a sea monster.
这部电影复述了一个关于海怪的古老传说。
用自己的话复述
Please retell the paragraph in your own words.
请用自己的话复述这一段。
转述……的经过
She retold the events of that night to the reporter.
她向记者转述了那天晚上的经过。
复述一个童话故事
The author retells a classic fairy tale for modern readers.
作者为现代读者复述了一个经典童话故事。
re- + tell + -ing
fore- + tell
story + tell + -er
story + tell + -ing
un- + tell + -ed (told)
tell + -ing
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