retell
UK/ri:'tel/US
中考高考四级六级B1
释义
v.
To tell a story or account again, often in a new or different way.
重新讲述,复述(常以新的方式)
词根拆分
词根派生re-(再)+ tell(叙述)=「再讲一遍」。几乎总暗含「重塑」而非逐字重复:a myth retold for a new audience(为新读者重述的神话)、用自己的话 retell 一个故事。
词根 tell 还连着 4 个词常用搭配
- 1.retell a story复述故事
- 2.retell in one's own words用自己的话复述
- 3.retell a tale重述一个故事
- 4.retell from memory凭记忆复述
例句
- 1.
Each generation retells the legend with small changes of its own.
每一代人都以各自的小改动重述这个传说。
- 2.
Can you retell the plot in your own words for the class?
你能用自己的话向全班复述一下情节吗?
- 3.
The film retells a familiar fairy tale from the villain's point of view.
这部电影从反派的视角重述了一个耳熟能详的童话。