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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·tell /ˌriːˈtel/ verb (past tense and past participle retold /-ˈtəʊld $ -ˈtoʊld/) [transitive]  TELLto tell a story again, often in a different way or in a different language 〔常指以不同的方式或语言〕重讲,复述→ See Verb table
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retellMany an old story was retold, and ancient conundrum repeated.Utilising the help of visiting students or parents and helpers to listen to pupils retelling stories can be very constructive.Yet in the retelling, the love is lost.You can set a clear goal: the ability to retell the main elements of the plot.They took turns retelling the stories to each other, and from day to day Alvin never forgot whose turn it was.Approximately one hour later, they were brought back to the same room and asked to retell the story again.He retold the story of the little beggar girl with the bandaged leg and the theft of his hat.The latter has the advantage of providing more opportunity for reviewing and retelling what has happened.
re·tell verbChineseSyllable
tell different in often story again, a to a Corpus


retell
retell /ˌriːˈtel/ verb (past tense and past participle retold /-ˈtəʊld $ -ˈtoʊld/) [transitive]
to tell a story again, often in a different way or in a different language


re·tellBrE /ˌriːˈtel/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˈtel/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they retell BrE /ˌriːˈtel/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtel/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it retells BrE /ˌriːˈtelz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtelz/ 🔊past simple retold BrE /ˌriːˈtəʊld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtoʊld/ 🔊past participle retold BrE /ˌriːˈtəʊld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtoʊld/ 🔊 -ing form retelling BrE /ˌriːˈtelɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈtelɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to tell a story again, often in a different way (通常以不同的方式)复述,重新讲述