again
adverb
Definitions of again adverb
repetition(重复)
- A1
one more time
再一次；重复
Would you mind spelling your name again?
你能再拼一次你的名字吗？
I will have to speak to him if he does that again.
如果他再这样做，我必须和他谈谈。
She is late again.
她又迟到了。
return(返回)
- A2
back to the original place or condition
回到原位；恢复原状
We went to Edinburgh and returned again on the same day.
我们去了爱丁堡，当天又返回了。
Take a rest, and you'll soon be healthy again.
休息一下，你很快就会恢复健康。
With proper care, the plant will flourish again.
只要适当照顾，植物就会再次茂盛生长。
addition(额外)
in addition to the amount we know about or have mentioned already
此外；更多
They get paid an additional half of what we earn.
他们获得的报酬比我们多了一半。
The budget needs to increase by another ten percent again.
预算需要再增加百分之十。
The item has been discounted an additional twenty percent again off the original price.
该商品在原价的基础上又打了八折。
Phrases of again adverb
- yet again
Used to indicate that something has happened repeatedly before and is happening again; it emphasizes the repetitive nature of an event.
又一次；再一次（多次发生后）
• I'm afraid that this project is going to be delayed yet again.
恐怕这个项目又会再次延迟。
- all over again
To do something again from the beginning.
从头开始重新做某事。
• This report has already been revised three times, and I really don't want to do it all over again.
这份报告已经修改了三次，我真的不想再从头做一次。
- again and again
Repeatedly; happening multiple times.
屡次；再三
• She checked her notes again and again to make sure she hadn't missed any details.
她一遍又一遍地检查笔记，以确保没有遗漏任何细节。
- never again!
An exclamation expressing a firm decision not to repeat a particular action or experience, typically after it has been unpleasant.
绝不再发生！
• He drove me back home last night. Never again will I let him drive me!
他昨晚开车送我回家。我绝不会再让他开车载我！
Idioms
- then again
used to introduce a thought that contrasts with or modifies a previous statement
话说回来，另一方面，然而
• I was planning to go to the gym today, but then again, I'm just too tired.
我原本计划今天去健身房，但话说回来，我实在是太累了。