vt.背诵；朗诵；叙述；列举
vi.背诵；回答问题
Can you recite the Ten Commandants? 你能背诵十诫吗？
I like to recite his poetical works. 我喜欢背诵他的诗。
She can recite the whole poem from memory. 她能背诵全诗。
Politicians recite their liturgies in TV studios. 政客们在电视演播室里朗诵祷文。
He loved to recite his grievances. 他爱喋喋不休地叙述自己的苦难。
My family likes to recite quotations from movies. 我的家人很喜欢列举电影里的语录。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)I don't like reciting in public. 我不喜欢当众朗诵。
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。
recite的基本意思是“背诵”,引申可作“详述,列举”解。在美式英语中,此词可用于指“背课文”“回答老师关于课文的提问”。
recite可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
