ask again and again;put repeated questions to sb ❍ 杨子荣转弯抹角的～，就知道了，这个孩子的家里有一个父亲，近三个月来有病，还有一个母亲，…… (曲波《林海雪原》59) Repeated questioning revealed that the child’s family consisted of himself and his parents. His father had been ill for the past three months.