recite /rɪˈsaɪt/ CET6 TEM4 ( reciting, recited, recites )

• 1. 

  V-T When someone recites a poem or other piece of writing, they say it aloud after they have learned it. 出声背诵

  例：

  They recited poetry to one another.

  他们互相为对方背诵诗歌。

• 2. 

  V-T If you recite something such as a list, you say it aloud. 说出; 口头列举

  例：

  All he could do was recite a list of government failings.

  他所有能做的就是逐一说出政府的过失。