retell
🇬🇧 UK/ri:'tel/🇺🇸 US
B1
Definitions
v.
To tell a story or account again, often in a different way or from a different perspective
重新讲述,复述
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.retell a story复述故事
- 2.retell in one's own words用自己的话复述
- 3.[retell from memory]凭记忆复述
- 4.retell a tale重新讲述一个故事
Example Sentences
- 1.
The teacher asked students to retell the story in their own words.
- 2.
She retold the ancient myth from the perspective of a minor character.
- 3.
Children love to retell their favorite fairy tales with new endings.