"rake over" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 翻找
• 反覆提起（往事）

Definition

仔細地翻找某物，通常是舊物或回憶。也可指反覆談論過去的事，尤其是不愉快的事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Rake over”常指反覆提起令人不快的過去，也可指實際翻找物品。通常語氣帶負面，形容反覆討論不愉快的人或事，如“rake over old ground”。

Examples

She likes to rake over old family photos.

她喜歡**翻找**舊家庭照片。

Let's not rake over the argument we had last week.

我們別再**提起**上週的爭執了。

He will rake over the garden to prepare the soil.

他會**翻找**花園，準備土壤。

Why do you always rake over the same mistakes I made years ago?

你為什麼總是**反覆提起**我多年前犯過的同樣錯誤？

Reporters began to rake over his past after he ran for office.

記者在他參選後開始**翻查**他的過去。

There's no point in raking over old ground—let's focus on moving forward.

再**反覆提起**過去沒意義，該向前看了。