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Redefine Means Muffin Redefined 英 ˌriːdɪ'Faɪn] 美 ˌriːdɪ'Faɪn V.重新定义

英语单词 redefine
英美音标 英 [ˌriːdɪ'faɪn] 美 [ˌriːdɪ'faɪn]
中文释义 v.重新定义
英语例句 (1) The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe.
(2) We need to redefine what we mean by democracy.
中文例句 (1) 欧元的出现将重新定义欧洲。
(2) 我们需要重新考虑我们对民主的理解。
vocabulary简明 Redefine means to "give new meaning to." A really fantastic song might redefine what rock and roll can mean to people. A great muffin might redefine the idea of what a muffin can be.
vocabulary扩展 Technically, redefine means to define again or differently––to give a new meaning. As a basketball player, Michael Jordan redefined the jump shot––it became something much more common and much more aggressively taken. By turning the packaging design of Campbell's soup into paintings, Andy Warhol redefined art.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]重新定义;重新界定;重新思考 If you redefine something, you cause people to consider it in a new way.
  [V n]
  • We will finally have to redefine our relationship with neighbouring states in north Africa...

    我们最终将不得不重新界定我们和北非邻国的关系。

  • Feminists have redefined the role of women.

    女权主义者重新界定了女性的角色。

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