recite

过去式：recited过去分词：recited现在分词：reciting第三人称单数：recites

1. vi. & vt. 背诵 say sth learned aloud from memory
2. vt. 详述; 列举 give a detailed account or list of

• recite a long poem背诵长诗
• recite speech of welcome致欢迎词

• recite drearily沉闷地叙述
• recite faithfully如实地详述
• recite feelingly有感情地背诵
• recite monotonously单调地列举
• recite passionately激情地背诵
• recite quaintly离奇地详述

• recite from memory背诵
• recite to向…背诵

1. Can you recite the Ten Commandants?
   你能背诵十诫吗？
2. I like to recite his poetical works.
   我喜欢背诵他的诗。
3. She can recite the whole poem from memory.
   她能背诵全诗。
4. Politicians recite their liturgies in TV studios.
   政客们在电视演播室里朗诵祷文。
5. He loved to recite his grievances.
   他爱喋喋不休地叙述自己的苦难。
6. My family likes to recite quotations from movies.
   我的家人很喜欢列举电影里的语录。

1. I don't like reciting in public.
   我不喜欢当众朗诵。
2. She got cold feet when asked to recite in class.
   当她被叫起来在班上背诵时害怕了。