单词
reinvent
英 [riːɪn'vent]
美
基本信息
- vt. 重新使用；彻底改造；重复发明（在不知他人已发明的情况下）
词组搭配
reinvent the wheel
To do something again, from the beginning, especially in a needless or inefficient effort
重做：从头开始重新做某事，特别是不需要的或无效率的努力
“School districts need not reinvent the wheel every time they try to improve their schools”(&b{Washington Post})
“每次试图改善学校状况时学校区用不着每次都从头重新做”(&b{华盛顿邮报})
To recast something familiar or old into a different form
改头换面：把相同的或旧的东西重新以另外的形式表现出来
“Call it reinventing the wheel or recasting old ideas, but these contemporary versions have a spirit and style all their own”(&b{New York Times})
“称它是重新从头做也好，重新表达老主意也好，但是这些当代的版本有它们自己的精神和风格”(&b{纽约时报})
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