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Recurrent Word Perpetual Dream Theme 英 Rɪ'Kʌrənt] 美 Rɪ'Kɜːrənt

英语单词 recurrent
英美音标 英 [rɪ'kʌrənt] 美 [rɪ'kɜːrənt]
中文释义 adj.再发生的;周期性的;循环的
英语例句 (1) Perpetual change does not mean recurrent change, as the kaleidoscope of pedestrian action on a street corner may be said to endure perpetual change.
中文例句 (1) 永恒的变化并不意味着反复出现的周期性的变化,一个街角万花筒般的过路的行人的行动,可以称之为产生永恒的变化。
vocabulary简明 Do you dream again and again that you are flying? If so, you could say that you have a recurrent dream of flight. Recurrent means something that happens repeatedly.
vocabulary扩展 The word recurrent comes from a Latin word meaning "to return or come back." A recurrent dream, good or bad, keeps coming back. You'll hear this word used often about abstract things like dreams, thoughts, and in literature, themes. For instance, the theme of a motherless child finding its way in the world is recurrent in pop culture and literature.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词]重现的;再次发生的 A recurrent event or feeling happens or is experienced more than once.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • Race is a recurrent theme in the work.

    种族问题是该作品里多次出现的主题。

  • ...buildings in which staff suffer recurrent illness.

    里面的员工经常生病的建筑

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