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repeatedly

/rɪˈpiːtɪdli/
English Definition
adv. again and again
中文释义
反复地,多次地
Example Sentence

In the experiment, the researcher repeatedly measured the sample's temperature to ensure consistent data across trials.

在实验中,研究人员反复测量样品的温度,以确保各次试验数据的一致性。

Synonyms
frequently often recurrently
Antonyms
rarely seldom
Seen in practice — from the Digital SAT question bank

- She was inspired after riding a streetcar in New York City during a sleet storm and watching the driver repeatedly stop to wipe the windshield by hand.

From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas

- In a field study, researchers observed young chimpanzees watching adult chimpanzees perform this task repeatedly before attempting it themselves.

From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas

A short story's narrator repeatedly interrupts the main plot with brief tangents about unrelated childhood memories, tangents that only in the story's final page turn out to explain the narrator's puzzling reluctance to trust the story's other characters.

From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure

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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “repeatedly”?

  1. A In or to a foreign country across the sea
  2. B With each other
  3. C Again and again
  4. D In a serious and sincere way
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C — Again and again. “repeatedly” means again and again.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “again and again”?

  1. A earnestly
  2. B repeatedly
  3. C together
  4. D overseas
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B — repeatedly. “repeatedly” means again and again.

Common questions about “repeatedly”

What does “repeatedly” mean?

repeatedly — again and again. In Chinese: 反复地,多次地.

How do you pronounce “repeatedly”?

repeatedly is pronounced /rɪˈpiːtɪdli/.

How is “repeatedly” used in a sentence?

In the experiment, the researcher repeatedly measured the sample's temperature to ensure consistent data across trials. (在实验中,研究人员反复测量样品的温度,以确保各次试验数据的一致性。)

What are synonyms for “repeatedly”?

frequently, often, recurrently — all close in meaning to repeatedly (again and again).

What is the opposite of “repeatedly”?

rarely, seldom — each the opposite of repeatedly (again and again).

Is “repeatedly” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. repeatedly is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.

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