
中英词典:retell
形容词和名词的不同含义:
retell [verb] (third-person singular simple present retells, present participle retelling, simple past and past participle retold)
1. 以自己的话叙述,重新讲述(故事、事件等)
例句:
- The teacher asked the students to retell the story in their own words.
- 老师要求学生用自己的话来重新讲述故事。
2. (尤指为了强调或解释)再说一遍,重复叙述
例句:
- She retold the story to her friends, adding some extra details.
- 她向朋友们再次叙述了那个故事,并加了一些额外的细节。
3. 将(故事、书籍等)改编成其他形式或媒介
例句:
- The novel was retold as a successful movie.
- 这部小说被改编成了一部成功的电影。
词语辨析:
retell 和 recount 都可以表示“再次叙述”,但它们有细微的区别。 retell 通常强调使用自己的话语来叙述,而 recount 则更侧重于简单地重述。
例句:
- She retold the story to her friends, adding some extra details.
她向朋友们再次叙述了那个故事,并加了一些额外的细节。
- He recounted the events of the day to his family.
他向家人重述了那天发生的事情。
词汇扩充:
- tell [verb] - 告诉,讲述
- narrate [verb] - 叙述,讲述
- recount [verb] - 重述,再次讲述
- reiterate [verb] - 重申,反复地说
- rephrase [verb] - 改述,换一种说法
近义词:
- recount, narrate, reiterate, rephrase
反义词:
- conceal, suppress, withhold(动词)
柯林斯词典解释:
retell (re·tell /ˌriːˈtɛl/)
词性:动词
发音:[ree-tel]
释义:If you retell a story, you tell it to someone else, often in a different way or with extra details.
例句:
- The teacher asked the children to retell the story in their own words.
- I had to retell the whole story to the police.
牛津词典解释:
retell (verb)
词性:动词
释义:Tell (a story) again or differently.
例句:
- The story is retold from a different perspective.
- She retold the story to her friends, adding some extra details.
用法:
retell 是一个及物动词,可以直接接受物,也可用作被动语态。常用于以下结构:
- retell + 名词
- retell + 名词 + to + 宾语
例句:
- Can you retell the story to me?
- The children were asked to retell the events of the day.
相关的例句:
- The teacher asked the students to retell the story in their own words.
- She retold the story to her friends, adding some extra details.
- He was asked to retell the events of the accident.
- The novel was retold as a successful movie.
- I retold the joke, but nobody laughed this time.
- The witness was asked to retell what he saw that night.
- She retold the entire story to her parents, leaving out no details.
- He retold the legend of the ancient kingdom to the tourists.
- The children were asked to retell the fairy tale using puppets.
- She enjoys retelling old family stories to her grandchildren.
- He retold the events of the day to his family.
- The historian retold the battle of Waterloo in vivid detail.
- They retold the story of their journey through the mountains.
- She retold the story in a way that made it even more exciting.
- The witness was asked to retell his story under oath.
- Can you retell the story to me?
- The children were asked to retell the events of the day.
- He retold the story with such enthusiasm that everyone was captivated.
- She retold the joke, but nobody found it funny the second time.
- The author retells the classic fable in a modern setting.