reform
- IPA[rəˈfôrm]
美式
- make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it；bring about a change in (someone) so that they no longer behave in an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive manner
- the action or process of reforming an institution or practice
- of, denoting, or pertaining to Reform Judaism
verb: reform, 3rd person present: reforms, gerund or present participle: reforming, past tense: reformed, past participle: reformed
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動詞
- 1. make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it an opportunity to reform and restructure an antiquated schooling model 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ bring about a change in (someone) so that they no longer behave in an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive manner the state has a duty to reform criminals
- ▪ (of a person) change oneself for the better it was only when his drunken behavior led to blows that he started to reform 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. subject (hydrocarbons) to a catalytic process in which straight-chain molecules are converted to branched forms for use in gasoline.
名詞
- 1. the action or process of reforming an institution or practice the reform of the divorce laws economic reforms
形容詞
- 1. of, denoting, or pertaining to Reform Judaism a Reform rabbi
- having been changed in such a way as to be improved: the reformed corporate tax system
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- having been changed in such a way as to be improved: the reformed corporate tax system
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- an act framed to amend the system of parliamentary representation, especially any of those ...
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- an institution to which youthful offenders are sent as an alternative to prison.
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- the systematic alteration of a person's mode of thinking, especially (in Communist China) a ... arriving full of hope and patriotism, Wu soon found himself a target of thought reform
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- a movement to change the federal government's social welfare policy by shifting some of the ...
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- a Church that has accepted the principles of the Reformation, especially a Calvinist Church (as ...
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- a follower of Reform Judaism, a form of Judaism which has reformed or abandoned aspects of ...
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- IPA[rɪˈfɔːm]
英式
- make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it: the Bill will reform the tax system
- the action or process of reforming an institution or practice: the reform of the divorce laws economic reforms
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