Rethink (verb) means to reconsider or reflect on something, often with the intention of changing it. Rethink (noun) refers to the act of reconsidering a plan or idea and making changes.
rethink (verb):重新考虑;反思。 To rethink something is to think about it again and change it. rethink (noun):重新考虑;反思。 A rethink is when you think about a problem, plan, or policy again and change it.
[VERB 动词]重新考虑;反思 If you rethink something such as a problem, a plan, or a policy, you think about it again and change it.
[V n]
[Also V]
Both major political parties are having to rethink their policies...
两个主要政党都必须反思其政策。
I think all of us need to rethink our attitudes toward health and sickness.
我想我们都需要反思自己对待健康和疾病的态度。
rethinking
...some fundamental rethinking of the way in which pilots are trained.
对飞行员的训练方法的彻底反思
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[N-SING 单数名词]重新考虑;反思 If you have a rethink of a problem, a plan, or a policy, you think about it again and change it.
[oft N of/on n]
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
There must be a rethink of government policy towards this vulnerable group.
必须重新考虑政府对待这一弱势群体的政策。
Oxford
re·think/ˌriːˈθɪŋk; NAmEˌriːˈθɪŋk/verb(re·thought,re·thought/ˌriːˈθɔːt; NAmEˌriːˈθɔːt/)[transitive , intransitive ]rethink(sth) to think again about an idea, a course of action, etc, especially in order to change it 重新考虑◆to rethink a plan重新考虑一项计划▶re·think/ˈriːθɪŋk; NAmEˈriːθɪŋk/(alsore·think·ing)noun[singular ]◆a radical rethinkof company policy 对公司政策的彻底反思rethinkrethinksrethoughtrethinkingre·think/ˌriːˈθɪŋk; NAmEˌriːˈθɪŋk/re·thought/ˌriːˈθɔːt; NAmEˌriːˈθɔːt/
LDC
rethinkre‧think /riːˈθɪŋk/ verb (past tense and past participle rethought /-ˈθɔːt $ -ˈθɒːt/) [intransitive, transitive]
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to think about a plan or idea again in order to decide if any changes should be madeSYN reconsider: an opportunity to rethink our policy on advertising—rethink /ˈriːθɪŋk/ noun [singular]: It’s time for a complete rethink of the way we farm our countryside.
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rethink
[ˌri:ˈθɪŋk]rethought, rethinking, rethinks
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rethinking[316]
反思(69%),再想(14%),再思考(12%),再考虑(5%)
n.重新考虑;反思;新想法
vt.重新考虑;再想
vi.重新考虑;再想
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