rephrase

re·phrase /ˌriːˈfreɪz/ verb [transitiveT]

EXPLAINto say or write something again using different words to express what you mean in a way that is clearer or more acceptable 〔为使意思更清楚或更可接受而〕重新措辞

OK. Let me rephrase the question.

好吧，让我换个说法来提这个问题。

Examples from the Corpus

rephrase• We can rephrase Jenkin's argument in a more neutral analogy.• I may, thought Claudel, have to rephrase my report.• The Minister ought to rephrase that remark.• Instead, we rephrase the question and ask how the category operates in practice.• OK. Let me rephrase the question.• It is permissible, even desirable, to edit and rephrase the statement so that it is clear and well structured.• As in the case of internal parasites, we should now rephrase the whole matter in terms of genes and extended phenotypes.• I hope, Madam Deputy Speaker, that my comments were not out of order or tasteless, but I shall rephrase them.• It helps to rephrase words and terms.

rephrase ... question• Instead, we rephrase the question and ask how the category operates in practice.

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rephrase verb
⇨ revise

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