retry
retry — 動詞
- retrypresent simple I / you / we / they
- retrieshe / she / it
- retriedpast simple
- retrying-ing form
1. to do something a second time after a previous attempt was not successful.
重試
再次嘗試，尤指初次失敗後
to do something a second time after a previous attempt was not successful.
When the download failed, Rin clicked the button to retry the connection.
下載失敗時，Rin 按下了重試連線的按鈕。
retry + connection (computing context)
The teacher told Devika to retry the maths problem using a different method.
老師要 Devika 用不同的方法重試那道數學題。
If the payment does not go through, you can retry in a few minutes.
如果付款沒有成功，你可以幾分鐘後重試。
Stefan's shoelace came loose, and he had to retry twice before the knot held.
Stefan 的鞋帶鬆了，他只好重試了兩次才把結繫緊。
After failing the driving test twice, Emily decided to retry with more practice.
路考失敗兩次後，Emily 決定多加練習再重試。
文法句型
retry + noun phrase
retry (no object)
retry + verb-ing
用法筆記
Common in computing and technology contexts (retry a download, retry a connection, retry a payment). Also widely used in everyday situations involving tests, practical tasks, and physical actions.
常見錯誤
2. to put a person or a legal case through a second trial in court, often because t
重審
對案件或被告重新進行審判
to put a person or a legal case through a second trial in court, often because the first trial was not completed or the verdict was overturned on appeal.
The judge declared a mistrial, and the defendant was retried the following spring.
法官宣布審判無效，被告於隔年春季被重審。
passive: be retried (legal context)
The prosecution decided not to retry Mr. Santos after the key witness left the country.
檢方決定不對 Santos 先生進行重審，因為關鍵證人已離開該國。
retry + person as legal object
After the appeal court overturned the conviction, state prosecutors retried Cyrus on the same charges.
上訴法院推翻有罪判決後，州檢察官以相同罪名重審 Cyrus。
Mizuki's lawyers argued that the court should not retry her after a six-year delay.
Mizuki 的律師主張，法院不應在延宕六年後重審她。
The Supreme Court allowed the lower court to retry the case with fresh evidence.
最高法院允許下級法院以新證據重審該案。
- put on trial again
more descriptive, less technical
- rehear
usually used for appeals, not full retrials
文法句型
retry + person
retry + case
be retried
用法筆記
Often found in the passive voice (e.g., 'the defendant was retried') in legal reporting. This sense only applies to judicial proceedings, not to general repeated attempts.
retry — 名詞
1. a further effort to do something, made after an earlier attempt was unsuccessful
重新嘗試
再次努力嘗試某事
a further effort to do something, made after an earlier attempt was unsuccessful.
The website was down, so Adina decided to give it a retry after lunch.
網站當機了，所以 Adina 決定吃完午餐後再重新嘗試。
collocation: give it a retry
Cyrus failed his first attempt but made a second retry the following week.
Cyrus 第一次嘗試失敗了，但隔週又做了第二次重新嘗試。
The system allows three retries before locking the user out.
系統允許三次重試，之後就會鎖定使用者。
After a quick retry, the printer connected to the network.
快速重試一次之後，印表機就成功連上網路了。
Mizuki's first try was too slow, and she asked the coach for another retry.
Mizuki 的第一次嘗試太慢了，於是她向教練要求再重新嘗試一次。
- second try
more everyday, less technical
- another go
informal, British English
- reattempt
more formal
文法句型
a retry
give something a retry
[number] retries