regurgitate
Pronunciación: [rɪˈɡɜrdʒɪˌteɪt]
Palabra
Contexto: «biology»
(verb) to bring back up food from the stomach to the mouth. Some animals, like birds, do this to feed their young. It's like when a baby bird eats and then gives the food back to its baby birds to share.
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The mother bird regurgitated the worms for her chicks.
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The cat didn’t regurgitate its food; it digested it properly.
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Why do some animals regurgitate their food instead of swallowing it?
Contexto: «education»
(verb) to repeat information that you have learned without really understanding it. It’s like when you memorize something for a test but can’t explain it later. You’re just saying it back like a parrot.
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She regurgitated the facts for the exam, and it helped her score well.
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He didn’t regurgitate the lessons correctly and ended up confused about the topic.
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Can you regurgitate what you learned in class yesterday?
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