restructure

Word family  noun structure restructuring structuralism structuralist adjective structural structuralist structured verb structure restructure adverb structurally

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·struc·ture /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃə $ -ər/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive]  CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto change the way in which something such as a government, business, or system is organized 重新组织，调整，改组 proposals to radically restructure Britain’s electronics industry 彻底整顿英国电子行业的提议 —restructuring noun [countable, uncountable] the major restructuring of our armed forces 我们武装力量的重大调整→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

restructure• If the company is to survive, it must be seriously restructured.• And she is expected to accelerate restructuring.• The restructuring charge in the 1994 fourth quarter made net income $ 1. 30 billion, or $ 4. 60.• Three quarters of its restructuring is completed.• Short-term costs of restructuring the banks would be enormous.• The government had on Dec. 2 announced its plans to restructure the coal industry.• In the coming years a lot of money will go into restructuring the education system.• Mr Gorbachev's attempt to restructure the Soviet economy met with criticism from traditional communists.• The force will be renamed and restructured to increase its 8 % representation of Roman Catholics.• How can health services be restructured to meet the needs of ageing populations more appropriately?radically restructure• A business rate will also be levied, but both these two components of local authority finance will be radically restructured.major restructuring• The organizations in this study were implementing new strategies and introducing major restructuring.• Cirrus Logic lived down to expectations yesterday, reporting a fat quarterly loss reflecting a major restructuring and a slump in sales.• It was decided that a major restructuring of the business base was in order.• Additionally, the district faced a merger with a neighbour and major restructuring of unit management.• The implication of their arguments was that a major restructuring was taking place.From Longman Business Dictionaryrestructurere‧struc‧ture /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃə-ər/ verb1[intransitive, transitive]COMMERCE if a company restructures, or someone restructures it, it changes the way it is organized or financedThe iron ore company has restructured its operations.The group will restructure, reducing the workforce by as much as 19%. → see also downsize2[transitive]FINANCE if a company restructures its debts, it makes an agreement with lenders to pay the debts in a different way to the one agreed beforeThe troubled department store failed to make scheduled interest payments and faces bank demands that it restructure its debt.→ See Verb table

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restructure
re‧struc‧ture AC /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]to change the way in which something such as a government, business, or system is organized:
    proposals to radically restructure Britain’s electronics industry
—restructuring noun [uncountable and countable]:
    the major restructuring of our armed forces
     

THESAURUS

■ to change something
   ▪ change to make someone or something different: Unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do to change the situation. | Being at college has changed her – she’s much more confident now.
   ▪ alter especially written tochange something so that it is better or more suitable: You can alter the colour and size of the image using a remote control. | Can we alter the date of the meeting?
   ▪ adapt to change something slightly in order to improve it or make it more suitable: How much would it cost to adapt the existing equipment? | You can adapt the recipe to suit your own requirements.
   ▪ adjust to make small changes in the position or level of something in order to improve it or make it more suitable: How do you adjust the volume on the television? | He adjusted his tie in the mirror.
   ▪ modify especially written to make small changes to something such as a piece of equipment, a set of ideas, or a way of behaving in order to improve it or use it in a different way: He’s modified his opinions since then. | a modified version of the original program.
   ▪ reform to change a law, system, organization etc so that it is fairer or more effective: plans to reform the tax system | Health care needs to be completely reformed.
   ▪ revise to change a plan, idea, law etc because of new information and ideas: In July, China revised the rules for foreign investment. | The findings could force the scientists to revise their ideas about climate change.
   ▪ reorganize to change the way that a system or organization works: We’ve had to reorganize our database | During the 1980s, the government reorganized the civil service.
   ▪ restructure to make big changes to the way something is organized, especially a large political or economic system or a big company, in order to make it more effective: The company has been restructured from top to bottom.

re·struc·ture AW BrE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they restructure BrE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it restructures BrE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃərz/ 🔊past simple restructured BrE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃərd/ 🔊past participle restructured BrE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃərd/ 🔊 -ing form restructuring BrE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃərɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) to organize sth such as a system or a company in a new and different way 调整结构；改组；重建▸ re·struc·tur·ing AW BrE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃərɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable, usually singular]