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单词 redefine
释义
redefine
verb[T]
uk
/ˌriː.dɪˈfaɪn/us
/ˌriː.dɪˈfaɪn/
tochangethemeaningof something or to makepeoplethinkabout something in a new or different way:
重新定义；使人们重新看待
Socialnetworkinghas redefined themeaningof "friend".社交媒体重新定义了“朋友”的概念。
Wewantto redefine the waypeoplelookatmentalillness.我们想要使人们重新看待精神疾病。
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  • about-face
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(Definition ofredefinefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

redefine| American Dictionary

redefine
verb[T]
us
/ˌri·dɪˈfɑɪn/
to give something a newmeaning:
Researchers have called for thegovernmentto redefinedietaryguidelines.
(Definition ofredefinefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

redefine| Business English

redefine
verb[T]
uk
/ˌriːdɪˈfaɪn/us
tochangethe way youthinkabout asituationoractivitybecause of newdevelopmentsorideas:
Thewholeconceptof "retirement" has been redefined inrecentyears.
Publicservicebroadcastingneedsto beassessedand redefined in the multi-channeldigitalworld.
redefine a business/industry/marketThebankis in theprocessof redefining thebusinessofitstroubledinvestment-bankingsubsidiary.
redefine a role/relationship/approachAcompanythat redefinesitssalesapproachwithout givingitsstaffthetoolstosupportthe newapproachcanfinditself in aworsepositionthan if it had done nothing at all.
redefine what/how, etc.Technology has redefined howpeoplemakedecisions.
(Definition ofredefinefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofredefine

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Archaeological interpretation plays its role in redefining global debates regarding past and present.
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Once adopted, policiesredefineagendas and their results determine the future actions of decision-makers, interest groups or the public as a whole.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Another approach is toredefinethe morpheme, retaining the notion of minimal unit, but eliminating the requirement that it be meaningful.
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Detection/nondetection models were applied after redefining the sample unit, given that with only 11 'sites' (= transects) it is difficult to say much about occupancy.
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What is successfully presented for consumption by outsiders also redefines the parameters of legitimacy and authenticity for indigenous audiences.
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This scenario does not suggest spatial diffusion, but rather a watershed round of elections that redefined the electoral landscape for years to come.
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A critical election following the formation of the new party may at onceredefineand consolidate the contours of the local electoral landscape.
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This is a key theme : the process through which the meanings of spirituality and its place in political cultures were constantly negotiated and redefined.
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When any sound is potentially musical, the actual musical value of a sound is redefined within each composition, and its identity is constantly reinvented.
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As a result, problems were redefined making reform more likely.
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Individual differences in early vocabulary development : redefining the referential-expressive distinction.
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As such, they do not contain that element of instability which enables us toredefinepeace time and again, as the institutions of war mutate.
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The younger generation not only challenged traditional patterns of daily journalistic practice, but tried toredefinethe values and the mission of the profession.
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Whether the ongoing process of redefining citizenship will in fact extend beyond the boundaries of the market and charity relations is yet to be seen.
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In the course of creating transnational relationships, citizenship, representation and the role of the stakeholders may be redefined.
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