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rewrite

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·write /ˌriːˈraɪt/ ●○○ verb (past tense rewrote /-ˈrəʊt $ -ˈroʊt/, past participle rewritten /-ˈrɪtn/) [transitive]  WRITEto change something that has been written, especially in order to improve it, or because new information is available 〔尤指为了改进或因为有新资料而〕重写,改写 SYN revise I’ll have to rewrite most of the essay. 这篇论文大部分我都得重写。rewrite /ˈriːraɪt/ noun [countable] Software packages may need complete rewrites to match new hardware. 软件包可能需要全部重写以便与新的硬件相配。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
rewriteUsually Woodward would do a first draft, then Bernstein would rewrite it.Had Fernand Braudel lived to see this book republished, he would surely have wanted to rewrite it.Sometimes, without thinking, I almost pick up the pen and start rewriting our campaign literature.They decided to rewrite several accounting policies at Iberian.Again, the rewriting task will require changing tenses.They rescued me from my predicament, and saved me the trouble of rewriting the entire chapter.Perhaps you ought to rewrite the first paragraph to make it a little clearer.I went to my house in Madrid with Nicolas Roeg, the lighting cameraman, and we worked on rewriting the script.
re·write verbChineseSyllable
change been has to Corpus in something that especially written, order


rewrite
rewrite /ˌriːˈraɪt/ verb (past tense rewrote /-ˈrəʊt $ -ˈroʊt/, past participle rewritten /-ˈrɪtn/) [transitive]
 Word Family: noun: writer, writing, rewrite; verb: write, rewrite; adjective: writtenunwritten
to change something that has been written, especially in order to improve it, or because new information is available
   SYN  revise:
    I’ll have to rewrite most of the essay.
—rewrite /ˈriːraɪt/ noun [countable]:
    Software packages may need complete rewrites to match new hardware.


re·writeBrE /ˌriːˈraɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˈraɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they rewrite BrE /ˌriːˈraɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈraɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it rewrites BrE /ˌriːˈraɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈraɪts/ 🔊past simple rewrote BrE /ˌriːˈrəʊt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈroʊt/ 🔊past participle rewritten BrE /ˌriːˈrɪtn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈrɪtn/ 🔊 -ing form rewriting BrE /ˌriːˈraɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈraɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to write sth again in a different way, usually in order to improve it or because there is some new information 重写;改写I intend to rewrite the story for younger children. 我想为年纪更小的孩子改写这篇故事。🔊🔊This essay will have to be completely rewritten. 这篇文章得全部重写。🔊🔊an attempt to rewrite history (= to present historical events in a way that shows or proves what you want them to) 改写历史的企图 re·write BrE /ˈriːraɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈriːraɪt/ 🔊 noun