regurgitate
US /rɪˈɡɝː.dʒə.teɪt/
UK /rɪˈɡɜː.dʒɪ.teɪt/
动词
1.
机械地重复, 人云亦云
to repeat information without analyzing or understanding it
示例:
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The students were just regurgitating facts they had learned by heart.
学生们只是在机械地重复他们背下来的事实。
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You shouldn't just regurgitate what you read in the newspapers.
你不应该只是人云亦云地重复你在报纸上读到的内容。
2.
吐出, 反刍
to bring swallowed food up again to the mouth
示例:
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Birds regurgitate food to feed their young.
鸟类吐出食物来喂养幼鸟。
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The baby regurgitated some of its milk.
婴儿吐出了一些奶。