反复推敲的英文：
[Literal Meaning]
repeatedly/push/knock
to ponder whether to use “push

参考例句：

Then I'd edit his copy, and we'd go back and forth.
然后由我审编他写的稿子，我们两个人反复推敲。

He hashed a phrase in order to colour the sentence.
他反复推敲一个习语以使该句增色。

I will practice, and improve, and polish the words
我要字斟句酌，反复推敲推销时用的语言。

She has an ability to concentrate on every sentence and to work and rework every passage until it is right
她能在字里行间反复推敲，逐段再三修改，直至无懈可击为止。

literal是什么意思：
adj. 照字面的，逐字的；文字的；平实的，无夸张的

the literal meaning of ponder is

It was almost literally an echo , in fact.
差不多就是真正的“回声”。

This sentence can not be literally rendered.
这个句子不能直译。

meaning是什么意思：
n. 意义；含义；意图
adj. 意味深长的

That was a mean trick!
那是卑鄙的诡计！

A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies.
修饰语除了加强修饰词的意思之外没有实际意义。

get money by dishonest means
非法赚钱, 得不义之财

repeatedly是什么意思：
adv. 反复地，再三地

She violated the terms of the contract repeatedly.
她三番五次地违反合同条款。

He repeatedly urged us to declare bankruptcy.
他一再敦促我们宣告破产。

Failures to prohibit unauthorized departmental coffers repeatedly.
各种“小金库”屡禁不止。