单词 | reinvent |
释义 | reinvent [ˌri:.ɪn'vent] verb transitive ■to produce something new that is based on something that already exists (在已有事物的基础上)重新创造,改造 •The story of Romeo and Juliet was reinvented as a Los Angeles gangster movie.罗密欧和朱丽叶的故事被改编成了一部洛杉矶黑帮题材电影。 reinvent yourself ■to change your job and/or the way you look and behave so that you seem very different (透过改换工作或形象、行为方式而)改造自己,洗心革面,换个活法 •He's one of those sportsmen who reinvent themselves as [ˌri:.ɪn'vent] verb transitive reinvent the wheel ■to waste time trying to create something that someone else has already created 重复发明;无谓地重复;浪费时间做无用功 |
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