- (表示重复或继续):
read again and again;
读了又读
year after year;
一年又一年
- (表示几种情况或性质同时存在):
cheap but good;
又便宜又好
After a summer here the poorest sheep and cattle grow strong and fat.
经过一个夏天,连最差的牛羊在这里也长得又肥又壮了。
- (表示意思上更进一层):
On top of it being dark, it rained, which made the going even tougher.
天很黑,又下着雨,路更难走了。
- (表示 在某个范围之外有所补充):
In addition to the tractor, we have acquired a new rice transplanter.
除了拖拉机,我们又添了一台插秧机。
The doctor felt my pulse and looked down my throat.
大夫摸了摸我的脉,又瞧了瞧我的嗓子。
- (表示整数之外再加零数):
one and a half
一又二分之一
- (表示有矛盾的两件事情):
She couldn't make up her mind whether to go or not.
她又想去,又不想去,拿不定主意。
- (表示转折,有“可是”的意思):
He was about to speak. Again he checked himself.
他想说话又忍住了。
I'd like to go, but I'm not sure if I can find the time.
我想去,又怕没时间。
- (用在否定句或反问句里,加强语气):
I'm not a stranger here, why all these ceremonies
我又不是外人,何必客气。
That's not a hard job. I'm sure I can manage it myself.
这活儿又不重我一个人顶得下来。