again
adv. 再；又
again 义务阶段1500 全国卷频次:110
/əˈɡen, əˈɡeɪn/
ad.
再一次，再，又
高考真题原句选：
The sun won’t be seen again for many years.
But never again would he be allowed to visit it.
You will make mistakes, time and time again.
The young American wrote again and again to a number of medical colleges.
Again he went to Fred for help.
二、词组｜习惯用语
again and again adv. 再三地，反复地
try again 再来一次
over again 再一次
come again 回来；重新赶上去；回去
over and over again adv. 一再地；反复不断地
never again 拒绝再玩，不再；再也不会
time and again adv. 屡次；常常
rise again 死而复生
yet again 再一次
on again 易变化的；不肯定的
begin again 重新开始；重做
time and time again 一次又一次；多次，不断地
start all over again 从头再来
but then again 但在那时；话说回来
now and again adv. 不时；时而
breathe again 宽心；再次呼吸
please say it again 请再说一遍
start over again 从头开始
every now and again 偶尔，有时
give again 归还
三、词根记忆词典》[12060](090529)
again
ad.再次,另一次;重新;除此,再,更,還The gained grain drained away with the rain, all the pains were in vain again.收獲的穀物隨雨水流失了,所有辛勞又白費.
adverb
1. one more time; on another occasion
再一次；又一次:
Could you say it again, please?
请再说一遍好吗？
When will I see you again?
我何时能再见到你？
This must never happen again.
这种事再也不能发生了。
Once again (= as had happened several times before), the train was late.
火车又晚点了。
I’ve told you again and again (= many times) not to do that.
我一再告诉过你别干那种事。
I’ll have to write it all over again (= again from the beginning).
我得从头再写一遍。
2. showing that sb / sth is in the same place or state that they were in originally
返回原处；复原:
He was glad to be home again.
他很高兴又回到家了。
She spends two hours a day getting to work and back again.
她每天上班来回要花两小时。
You’ll soon feel well again.
你很快就会康复的。
3. added to an amount that is already there
增加；多:
The cost is about half as much again as it was two years ago.
现在的价格比两年前提高约一半。
I’d like the same again (= the same amount or the same thing).
我想再来一份同样的。
4. used to show that a comment or fact is connected with what you have just said
再说；其次:
And again, we must think of the cost.
再说,我们必须考虑成本。
5. then / there ~ used to introduce a fact or an opinion that contrasts with what you have just said
(引出相对照的事实或看法)再说,另一方面:
We might buy it but then again we might not.
我们可能买,不过也可能不买。
6. used when you ask sb to tell you sth or repeat sth that you think they have told you already
请再说一遍:
What was the name again?
叫什么名字,再说一遍好不好？
1 one more time – used when something has happened or been done before 又，再一次
Can you say that again? I didn’t hear.
你能再说一遍吗？ 我没听见。
I’ll never go there again.
我再也不会去那儿了。
Mr Khan’s busy. Can you try again later?
卡恩先生正忙着。 你能不能过一会儿再打来？
once again/yet again (=used to emphasize that something has happened several or many times before) 再一次〔用于强调〕
In 1997, the family moved house yet again.
1997年，全家人再一次搬家。
Once again, Drew was under arrest.
德鲁再一次被拘捕。
2 back to the same state or situation that you were in before 如前；复原
She stayed and nursed him back to health again.
她留下来，照料他恢复健康。
It’s great to have you home again.
你又回家了，真是太好了。
3 all over again if you do something all over again, you repeat it from the beginning 重新做起，从头再来
I had to write the essay all over again.
我只得从头再写一遍这篇文章。
4 as much/as many/the same again the same amount or number as you have just had, said etc 又有同样多
What a fantastic lunch. I could eat the same again.
好棒的午餐呀！ 再来一份我也吃得下。
Nearly as many again died from pneumonia.
几乎又有那么多人死于肺炎。
The amount of crime is about half as much again (=the same in addition to half that amount) as it was in 1973.
犯罪数量差不多比1973年多出一半。
‘Another drink?’ ‘Yes, same again (=the same drink again), please.’
“再来一杯吗？”“好的，请来一杯同样的。”
5 spoken used to give a fact or opinion that explains or adds to something you have just said 而且，再说
And again, these workshops will benefit the community widely.
再说，这些工作坊会令社区很多人受惠。
6 then/there again spoken used to introduce an idea or fact that is different from something you have just said, or makes it seem less likely to be true 不过，另一方面
She says she’s thirty-five. But then again she might be lying.
她说自己35岁，不过她有可能在撒谎。
7 again and again/time and (time) again/over and over again very often – used to show disapproval 一再，屡次〔含贬义〕
I’ve told you again and again, don’t do that!
我一再告诉你，别干那种事！
8 spoken used when you want someone to repeat information that they have already given you 再说一遍
What did you say your name was again?
请再说一遍你叫什么名字好吗？
→ now and again at now1(5)
Origin again Old English ongean “opposite, back”
1.ADV 副词又一次；再一次 You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
【搭配模式】：ADV with v
He kissed her again…
他再一次吻了她。
Again there was a short silence…
接着又是一阵短暂的沉寂。
I don’t ever want to go through anything like that again.
我不想再经历那样的事了。
2.ADV 副词还原；复原 You use again to indicate that something is now in a particular state or place that it used to be in.
【搭配模式】：ADV after v
He opened his attaché-case, removed a folder, then closed it again…
他打开公文包，拿出一个文件夹后又把它合上了。
I started to feel good about myself again.
我又开始感觉良好了。
3.ADV 副词（表示与前一话题相似）同样 You can use again when you want to point out that there is a similarity between the subject that you are talking about now and a previous subject.
【搭配模式】：ADV cl
Again the pregnancy was very similar to my previous two…
同样，这次怀孕和我前两次的情形非常相似。
With the new artists, you see a more dynamic stage show than you used to see. And again, that’s probably part of the progress of technology.
有了这些新艺术家，你看到的舞台剧会比你以前看的更富有活力。同样，那也可能是科技进步的一部分。
4.ADV 副词（用于对比或语气的削弱）不过，然而 You can use again in expressions such as but again ,then again, and there again when you want to introduce a remark which contrasts with or weakens something that you have just said.
【搭配模式】：ADV with cl
It’s easier to take a taxi. But then again you can’t always get one…
打出租车要容易些，但也并不总是能打到的。
They may, but there again they may not.
他们可能会，但也可能不会。
5.ADV 副词（用于问题后）请再说一遍 You can add again to the end of your question when you are asking someone to tell you something that you have forgotten or that they have already told you.
【搭配模式】：cl ADV
【STYLE标签】：SPOKEN 口语
Sorry, what’s your name again?
对不起，再问一次，你叫什么名字?
6.ADV 副词还，另，再（多一半等） You use again in expressions such as half as much again when you are indicating how much greater one amount is than another amount that you have just mentioned or are about to mention.
【搭配模式】：amount ADV
A similar wine from France would cost you half as much again.
法国类似的一种葡萄酒的价格比这高一半。
Sherry is half as strong again as table wine.
雪利酒比佐餐酒酒劲强一半。
7.PHRASE 短语再三；反复 You can use again and again or time and again to emphasize that something happens many times.
【搭配模式】：usu PHR after v
【语用信息】：emphasis
He would go over his work again and again until he felt he had it right…
他会反复检查自己的工作直到他认为正确为止。
Time and again political parties have failed to tackle this issue.
各个政党处理这个问题时都屡屡失败。
8. now and again→see: now; once again→see: once;
1
: for another time : one more time再一次；又一次
Please, come see us again.
请再来看我们。
Spring is beginning again.
春天又来了。
It was nice to see my friends again.
再次见到我的这些朋友真高兴。
She wants to prove that she can do it again.
她想证明还能再做一次。
Things are back to normal again.
一切又恢复到常态了。
I will never be so foolish again. = Never again will I be so foolish.
我决不会再这么傻了。
When we heard the news, we all said, “Oh no! Not again!”
听到这个消息后，我们齐声说：“哦不！不要再来一次吧！”
She demonstrated yet again her remarkable artistic talents.
她再次展现出她非凡的艺术天赋。
It’ll just be the same thing all over again.
这不过是同样的事又重来一遍。
I told him over and over again to be careful. = I told him again and again to be careful. [=I told him many times to be careful] 我再三告诫他要小心谨慎。
She returned to the bookstore again and again. [=repeatedly, many times] 她一次又一次地返回书店。
2
: to a previous position or place返回（原先的位置）
We flew from Boston to Chicago and back again. [=back to Boston] 我们从波士顿飞到芝加哥，然后又原路返回。
When he stood up, he got so dizzy that he had to sit down again.
他起身时头一阵晕眩，只好又坐回原处。
3
— used to introduce a thought or possibility that differs from a preceding one再说，另一方面（用于引出与前面所说之事不同的想法或可能性）
He might go, and again he might not.
他可能去，但也可能不去。
— usually used in the phrase then again通常用于短语then again
He might go, and then again, he might not.
他可能去，但也可能不去。
Then again, perhaps they were right.
再说，他们也许是对的。
4
— used to introduce a statement that repeats and stresses something previously said再说一次（用于引出一个说法，重复和强调前面所说之事）
Again, this is a serious problem.
再说一次，这是个严重的问题。
5
— used to ask someone to repeat something because you did not hear or understand it clearly（要求某人）再说一遍
What was your name again?
再说一遍你的名字好吗？
6
— used in phrases like (chiefly US) half again as much and (chiefly Brit) half as much again to compare two amounts比…多一半（用于两个数据的比较）
My ticket costs half again as much as your ticket. [=(for example) my ticket costs $15 and your ticket costs $10] 我的票比你的贵一半。
