疊詞在英語中運用十分廣泛，常見的由介詞for,、by,、in、to,、after等和連詞and將同一個詞連接形成的慣用語,，通常在句中作狀語。連接的疊詞既有名詞,，也有形容詞和副詞及其比較級,。

again and again再三地， 反復地

by and by很快,，不久

drop by drop一滴一滴地

hours and hours很久很久

less and less越來越少

lost and lost（海上運輸保險單上的用語） 已滅失

more and more越來越多

out and out徹頭徹尾

over and over反復地，再三

on and on連續(xù)不停地

用to連接

back to back背對背

end to end首尾相接地

door to door挨家挨戶

face to face面對面

hand to hand逼近地

head to head與人面對面直接談判

knee to knee促膝地

man to man老實說

shoulder to shoulder肩并肩

prefer peace to war要和平不要戰(zhàn)爭

from top to toe在日常生活中不斷積累

from age to age一代代

from ear to ear咧嘴而笑

from mouth to mouth口頭相傳地

from side to side左右來回

from time to time不時地

see eye to eye看法一致

用by連接

side by side肩并肩

drop by drop一滴滴

piece by piece一件件地

step by step逐步

one by one一個接一個

inch by inch逐漸地

bit by bit一點一點地

day by day一天天地

month by month逐月地

year by year一年年地

little by little一點一滴

foot by foot一步一步地

用for連接

blood for blood以牙還牙

man for man一人對一人

life for life以命償命

word for word逐字地

eye for eye以眼還眼

end for end兩端的位置顛倒過來

用after連接

time after time三番五次

year after year一年又一年

day after day一天又一天

week after week一周又一周

month after month月月,，每月

用in連接

hand in hand手挽著手

arm in arm挽臂,，攜手

all in all總而言之，最愛的人或物

用over或or連接

hand over hand雙手交替著

early or late(sooner or later)遲早

soon or late遲早

more or less或多或少

疊詞間用連字符連接

day-to-day日常工作的

down-and-down十足的

face-to-face面對面地

hand-in-hand手牽手

hand-to-hand交手的,，白刃的

mouth-to-mouth口對口人工呼吸的

so-and-so如此這般地

out-and-out十足公開的

step-by-step逐步的,，逐漸的

up-and-up越來越好

句型強化記憶

1.I am sorry I let you down again and again.

很抱歉，我讓你一次次失望,。

2.All in all, her condition has greatly improved.

總而言之,，她的情況有了很大好轉。

3.The children ran down the road arm in arm.

孩子們手挽手地沿著馬路跑,。

背靠背站著, 看看誰個高些,。

5.Bit by bit they have given up everything else.

他們一點一點地放棄了一切。

6.Things are bound to get better by and by.

事情很快會好起來的,。

7.He read the book cover to cover.

他把這本書從頭到尾讀了一遍,。

8.I have to do this work day after day.

我必須日復一日做這個工作。

9.It seems to be colder day by day.

好像一天比一天冷了,。

10. His job is to distribute fliers from door to door.

他的工作是挨家挨戶派廣告,。

11.He connected the two pipes end to end.

他把兩根管子連接起來。

12.We will make eye for eye and tooth for tooth revenge.

我們將進行以眼還眼，以牙還牙的報復,。

13.We should discuss this problem face to face.

我們應該面對面地研究研究這個問題,。

14.Finance is the art of passing money from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

金融就是錢不斷轉手最終消失的藝術。