reform
UK [rɪ'fɔ:m] US [-'fɔ:rm] verb intransitive or transitive
IMPROVER
■to make an improvement, especially by changing a person's behaviour or the structure of something （尤指透过改变人的行为或事物的构造而）改革，改进，改造•Who will reform Britain's unfair electoral system?谁将改革英国不公正的选举制度呢？ •For years I was an alcoholic, but I reformed when the doctors gave me six months to live.我酗酒多年，但当医生预计我只能再活六个月时，我就改过自新了。
UK [rɪ'fɔ:m] US [-'fɔ:rm] noun countable or uncountable
ADVANCED
■an improvement, especially in a person's behaviour or in the structure of something （尤指人的行为或事物构造方面的）改革，改进，改造，改良•Some reforms of/to the system will be necessary.有必要对该制度进行一些改革。 •The education system in Britain was crying out for reform.英国的教育制度急需改革。 |