regurgitate
US /rɪˈɡɝː.dʒə.teɪt/
UK /rɪˈɡɝː.dʒə.teɪt/
動詞
1.
機械地重複, 人雲亦雲
to repeat information without analyzing or understanding it
範例:
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The students were just regurgitating facts they had learned by heart.
學生們只是在機械地重複他們背下來的事實。
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You shouldn't just regurgitate what you read in the newspapers.
你不應該只是人雲亦雲地重複你在報紙上讀到的內容。
2.
吐出, 反芻
to bring swallowed food up again to the mouth
範例:
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Birds regurgitate food to feed their young.
鳥類吐出食物來餵養幼鳥。
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The baby regurgitated some of its milk.
嬰兒吐出了一些奶。
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