reposition
verb[T]
uk/ˌriːpəˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌriːpəˈzɪʃ.ən/repositionverb[T](MOVE)
tomovesomething to a differentplaceorposition:
调整位置,改变位置The TABfunctioncan be used to reposition thecursor.可以使用TAB功能来重新定位光标。
Thetubewas then repositioned.随后调整了地铁的位置。
- We had to reposition theseptictankand put in newdrains.
- Theprocedureinvolvesrepositioning thenipplehigherup thebreast.
- Thebestway topreventpressureulcersis to reposition thebedriddenpatientat least every 2hours.
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- around
- changesomethingaround
- circle
- consign
- fit
- install
- lie
- manoeuvrable
- pile(something)up
- plant
- redeposit
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- relocate
- reorientate
- stick
- transpose
- transposition
repositionverb[T](CHANGE)
tochangethe waypeoplethinkof something, usually so that morepeoplewill like it,buyit, orsupportit:
(将产品等)重新定位"Wewantto reposition thebrandin a way that says we'restylishandfun," says the vice-president ofmarketing.负责营销的副总裁表示:“我们希望重新定位品牌,让其既时尚又有趣。”
He istryingto reposition hispartyascentrist.他正试图将自己的政党重新定位为中间派。
- He iseagerto reposition thenewspaper, making it moreaccessibletopeople.
- In hisspeech, hesoughtto reposition theToriesat theheartof theideologicalmainstream.
- Nickelodeon children'schannelhaddecidednot to recommission theseriesafter repositioning thechanneltowardsyoungerviewers.
Changing
- about-face
- about-turn
- alterable
- altered
- alternate
- commute
- drip
- modulate
- modulation
- move on
- move the goalpostsidiom
- move with the timesidiom
- pivot
- rewrite
- shakesomeoneout ofsomething
- shakesomeoneup
- stead
- steepness
- sway
- switch up