retweet
retweet — noun
- retweetsingular
- retweetsplural
1. A post on X (formerly Twitter) that was first written by another user and has be
A post on X (formerly Twitter) that was first written by another user and has been shared by you with the people who follow your account.
Paloma's retweet of the charity post reached over ten thousand people.
retweet + of [content] (pattern for source of the repost)
Leo saw a funny picture and gave it a retweet so his friends could see it too.
give + a retweet (informal collocation)
The politician's retweet sparked a lively debate among her followers.
Ilan checked how many retweets his announcement had received that morning.
Putri's retweet helped spread the news about the missing cat across the neighbourhood.
文法句型
a retweet
retweets
用法筆記
Commonly appears in countable form: 'a retweet', 'many retweets'. Frequently used in social-media analytics to measure how far a post has travelled.
常見錯誤
retweet — verb
- retweetpresent simple I / you / we / they
- retweetshe / she / it
- retweetedpast simple
- retweeting-ing form
1. To share another person's post on X (formerly Twitter) so that it appears on you
To share another person's post on X (formerly Twitter) so that it appears on your own profile and reaches everyone who follows you.
Obi retweeted the weather warning so his neighbours would see it before the storm.
retweet + [urgent information noun]
If you like this recipe, please retweet it to help other home cooks discover it.
please retweet (polite request pattern)
Daichi accidentally retweeted an old post from last year without noticing the date.
The young singer retweeted a fan's cover version and thanked the musician publicly.
Cole asked his followers to retweet the job posting so more people would see it.
- repost
general-purpose term for sharing content again on any social media site
- share
the widest term, appropriate for any platform and any content type
- quote tweet
a specific feature that lets you retweet with your own comment added
文法句型
retweet + [post/message/tweet]
retweet (intransitive in commands)
用法筆記
Frequently used in imperative requests ('please retweet'). The object is usually the post being shared. Can be used intransitively in commands: 'Retweet if you agree.'