reinvent

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re·in·vent /ˌriːɪnˈvent/ verb [transitiveT]

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。

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reinvent yourself• Madonna kept winning new fans as she reinvented herself.• By remixing and adding new parts to certain sections they have successfully managed to reinvent themselves.• In this fast-changing environment, several commercial on-line services are trying to reinvent themselves.• New skills can increase personal satisfaction Women in particular are susceptible to believing that improving their appearance can help them reinvent themselves.• The emphasis can only grow as even large companies are forced to reinvent themselves along more entrepreneurial, internet-enabled lines.• The company intends to reinvent itself from a leading distributor of on-line content into primarily a developer of on-line content.• They reinvent themselves, often without a model for their paternal roles.• Simply put, 88open either has to reinvent itself or hang it up.• City, state and federal governments reinvent themselves, scaling back, spending less on human services.

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〕

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reinvent the wheel• He had set out to reinvent the wheel; actually he wound up inventing it.• 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.• I mean, why reinvent the wheel if it rolls?

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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 verb

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BNC: 23071 COCA: 8189

reinvent

To change something: change, make into, convert...

The process of changing or making changes: transition, conversion, transformation...

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