replay

/'ri:'plei/

Thân thiện

The referee watches the replay on the stadium's large screen.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A rebroadcast of recorded action: A replay is the immediate showing again of something that has been recorded, especially a sequence in a sports event.
   • A game played again: A replay can also refer to a game or match that is played a second time, often to decide a winner after a tie.

2. Verb:

   • To play again: To replay means to play something a second or subsequent time. This can refer to games, points in a game, or recorded media.
   • To reproduce a recording: To replay means to cause a recording (audio or video) to be heard or seen again.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The referee checked the video replay to make the correct call.
  • The cup tie ended in a draw, so there will be a replay next Wednesday.

• Verb:

  • Let's replay the last level of the video game.
  • The system automatically replays the security footage.
  • The two teams will replay the match next week.

Advanced Usage

• "Instant replay": A video replay, especially in sports, that is shown shortly after the live action occurs.

  • The controversial goal was confirmed using instant replay.

• "Action replay": Another term for a video replay of a sports sequence.

  • We saw an amazing action replay of the winning touchdown.

Variants and Related Words

• Replayable (adj): Capable of or suitable for being played again.

  • The game has high replayable value because of its multiple endings.

• Replayer (n): A device or person that replays something.

  • He acted as the replayer of the coach's instructions for the team.

Synonyms

• Noun: Rebroadcast, re-showing, repetition.
• Verb: Repeat, redo, re-show, play back.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions

• Play back: This is a key phrasal verb from which "replay" is conceptually derived. It means to reproduce recorded sound or pictures.
  • Can you play back the last message on the answering machine?

Related Idioms

• "Let's run that by again": An informal idiom meaning to repeat or review something, similar in concept to asking for a replay of information.
  • I didn't understand the instructions. Can we run that by again?

Học thuật

Noun

1. the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
2. something (especially a game) that is played again

Verb

1. play again
   • We replayed the game
   • replay a point
2. repeat a game against the same opponent
   • Princeton replayed Harvard
3. play (a melody) again
4. reproduce (a recording) on a recorder
   • The lawyers played back the conversation to show that their client was innocent

Từ đồng nghĩa

• instant replay
• action replay
• rematch
• play back