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Reform System Change Made Make Reformed Promise People

英语单词 reform
英美音标 英 [rɪ'fɔːm] 美 [rɪ'fɔːrm]
中文释义 n.改革;改良
v.改革;革新;改造
英语例句 (1) Our reform made an inexorable march of progress.
(2) Many reforms must be made to the education system.
(3) The reform and open policy has Brought us Chinese people a rich and colourful life.
(4) He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.
(5) A new leader will reform the unjust system.
(6) We are going to reform this law.
(7) We must reform the outdated rules and regulations.
(8) You have had every chance to reform.
(9) She thought she could reform him.
(10) He spent years trying to reform the world.
(11) It is high time that the legal profession reformed itself.
中文例句 (1) 我们的改革取得了势不可挡的进展。
(2) 教育体制要作许多改革。
(3) 改革开放的政策给我们中国人民带来了富裕和多彩的生活。
(4) 他打算在监狱制度方面实行一些改良。
(5) 新的领导人将改革不当的制度。
(6) 我们即将改革这个法律。
(7) 我们必须改革那些过时的规章制度。
(8) 你是一直有改过自新的机会的。
(9) 她觉得她可以使他洗心革面。
(10) 他花了多年时间,力图改造世界。
(11) 法律界的自我改造此其时也。
vocabulary简明 When you reform something, you change it for the better. If you're running for President, you might promise to reform government, although it's easier to promise reform than to actually accomplish it.
vocabulary扩展 If you take the parts of reform, re- and form, you can see that it means “to shape again.” We often use it to talk about correcting what's wrong in a system, and if you reform something, you make it better and more fair. Juvenile delinquents might be sent to reform school to become better people. Someone fighting alcoholism might try to reform her ways. It's not always about morals: in chemistry, you reform molecules by breaking them apart.
柯林斯解释
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[N-VAR 可变名词]变革;改革;革新;改良 Reform consists of changes and improvements to a law, social system, or institution. A reform is an instance of such a change or improvement.
  • The party embarked on a programme of economic reform...

    这个党开始进行经济改革。

  • He has urged reform of the welfare system...

    他极力主张进行福利制度改革。

  • The Socialists introduced fairly radical reforms.

    社会主义者推行了相当激进的改革。

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[VERB 动词]改良;革新;变革;改革 If someone reforms something such as a law, social system, or institution, they change or improve it.
  [V n]
  [V-ed]
  • ...his plans to reform the country's economy...

    他的国家经济改革计划

  • A reformed party would have to win the approval of the people.

    一个革新的政党需要赢得人民的认可。

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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](人)洗心革面;(使)改过自新;改造 When someone reforms or when something reforms them, they stop doing things that society does not approve of, such as breaking the law or drinking too much alcohol.
  [V]
  [V n]
  • When his court case was coming up, James promised to reform...

    他的案子即将开审的时候,詹姆斯保证会改过自新。

  • We will try to reform him within the community.

    我们将尽力在社区内部对他进行改造。

reformed
  • ...a reformed alcoholic.

    改过自新的酒鬼

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