repetitive

adjective
🔊/rɪˈpetətɪv/
🔊/rɪˈpetətɪv/
Word Family
  • repeat verb noun
  • repeatable adjective (≠ unrepeatable)
  • repeated adjective
  • repeatedly adverb
  • repetition noun
  • repetitive adjective
  • repetitious adjective
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  1. saying or doing the same thing many times, so that it becomes boring重复乏味的 synonym monotonous
    • a repetitive task重复乏味的工作
    Topics Feelingsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  2. repeated many times多次重复的
    • a repetitive pattern of behaviour重复的行为模式
    • Travel sickness is caused by the effect of repetitive movements.晕车是由反复运动的影响引起的。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry