reinvent
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·in·vent /ˌriːɪnˈvent/ verb [transitive] 1 INVENTto make changes to an idea, method, system etc in order to improve it or make it more modern 改革，改良 SYN reform plans to reinvent the American educational system 改革美国教育制度的计划2 reinvent yourself to do something differently from before, especially in order to improve or change the way people think of you 重塑自己的形象，改变自己的形象 Bowie has constantly reinvented himself during his long career. 在漫长的职业生涯中，鲍伊常常改变自己的形象。3. reinvent the wheel informalWASTE something to waste time trying to find a way to do something when someone else has already discovered the best way to do it 无谓地重复，徒劳，白费功夫〔因别人早已发现做某事的最好方法〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
reinvent• The American educational system needs to be reinvented.• He will tell us he is responsible for reinventing government and turning more power back to the states.• But the clothier credited with reinventing menswear in the 1980s faces arguably the most daunting challenge of his career.• Without mentors we have to reinvent the wheel each new generation.• Learning by discovery doesn't mean reinventing the wheel each time you need to move the wagon.• But to make our governments effective again we must reinvent them.• The emphasis can only grow as even large companies are forced to reinvent themselves along more entrepreneurial, internet-enabled lines.re·in·vent verbChineseSyllable
make an changes to idea, Corpus method, to
reinvent
re‧in‧vent /ˌriːɪnˈvent/
verb [transitive]
SYN reform:
plans to reinvent the American educational system
2. reinvent yourself to do something differently from before, especially in order to improve or change the way people think of you:
Bowie has constantly reinvented himself during his long career.
3. reinvent the wheel informal to waste time trying to find a way to do something when someone else has already discovered the best way to do it
re‧in‧vent /ˌriːɪnˈvent/
verb [transitive] Word Family: noun: invention, inventiveness, inventor; verb: invent, reinvent; adverb: inventively; adjective: inventive
1. to make changes to an idea, method, system etc in order to improve it or make it more modern SYN reform:
2. reinvent yourself to do something differently from before, especially in order to improve or change the way people think of you:
3. reinvent the wheel informal to waste time trying to find a way to do something when someone else has already discovered the best way to do it
