rewrite

verb

1. 重写；改写
   to write sth again in a different way, usually in order to improve it or because there is some new information
   1. I intend to rewrite the story for younger children.
      我想为年纪更小的孩子改写这篇故事。
   2. This essay will have to be completely rewritten.
      这篇文章得全部重写。
   3. an attempt to rewrite history (= to present historical events in a way that shows or proves what you want them to)
      改写历史的企图

The verb is pronounced /ˌriː'raɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'riːraɪt/. 动词读作/ˌriː'raɪt/。名词读作/'riːraɪt/。


1. VERB 重写;改写;重新修订
   If someone rewrites a piece of writing such as a book, an article, or a law, they write it in a different way in order to improve it.
   1. Following this critique, students rewrite their papers and submit them for final evaluation...
      学生们遵照这一评语修改了他们的论文，并交上去进行最后的评审。
   2. The script was rewritten constantly during filming.
      在拍摄期间，剧本一直在进行修改。
2. VERB 改写，篡改(历史)
   If you accuse a government of rewriting history, you are criticizing them for selecting and presenting particular historical events in a way that suits their own purposes.
   1. We have always been an independent people, no matter how they rewrite history...
      不管他们如何篡改历史，我们一直都是一个独立的民族。
   2. As Orwell pointed out, history can be and often is rewritten to suit the needs of the present.
      正如奥威尔指出的那样，历史能够而且经常被改写以迎合当下的需要。
3. VERB 改写，刷新(纪录)
   When journalists say that a sports player has rewritten the record books or the history books, they mean that the player has broken a record or several records.
   1. ...the extraordinary West Country team that have rewritten all the record books in those three years...
      在此3年间刷新了所有纪录的超级西南球队
   2. Kournikova is poised to rewrite the tennis history books.
      库尔尼科娃决心改写网球史。
4. N-COUNT (对剧本等的)改写，修改
   In the film and television industries, a rewrite is the writing of parts of a film again in order to improve it.
   1. Only after countless rewrites did John consider the script ready.
      只有经过了无数次修改后，约翰才认为剧本写好了。

1. Following this critique, students rewrite their papers and submit them for final evaluation
   学生们遵照这一评语修改了他们的论文，并交上去进行最后的评审。
2. The script was rewritten constantly during filming.
   在拍摄期间，剧本一直在进行修改。
3. We have always been an independent people, no matter how they rewrite history
   不管他们如何篡改历史，我们一直都是一个独立的民族。
4. As Orwell pointed out, history can be and often is rewritten to suit the needs of the present.
   正如奥威尔指出的那样，历史能够而且经常被改写以迎合当下的需要。
5. Kournikova is poised to rewrite the tennis history books.
   库尔尼科娃决心改写网球史。
6. Only after countless rewrites did John consider the script ready.
   只有经过了无数次修改后，约翰才认为剧本写好了。
7. We have been asked to rewrite the history book, bringing it down to1980.
   要求我们重写那本史书，要一直写到1980年。
8. Will someone help me? I need to rewrite this script.
   谁能帮帮我？我要重写这段剧本。
9. Let's rewrite the application code to use the XML model to hold the customer and items information.
   重写应用程序代码，让它使用XML模型保存客户和商品信息。
10. In this mechanism, I rewrite incoming RDF statements to add their source.
    在该机制中，我改写了引入的RDF语句来添加其源。
11. Sure, you are going to want to rewrite the articles a little.
    当然，你想要改写文章了一点。
12. I helped her find out them and let her rewrite each sentences for three times.
    我帮助她找出了那些错误，并且让她把每个句子重写了三遍。
13. So that means we can rewrite this efficiency.
    这意味着我们可以重写出效率。
14. You can essentially make large changes without having to rewrite several tests.
    你可以做很大的改动，基本上不需要重写一些测试。
15. The templateinstance parameter lets you copy the configuration of one address rewrite entry to another address rewrite entry.
    通过templateinstance参数可以将一个地址重写条目的配置复制到另一个地址重写条目。
16. You have to rewrite the article.
    你不得不重新改写这篇文章。
17. The Gibbs free energy. Notice, we could also write, let's rewrite that.
    吉布斯自由能，注意，我们还可以这样写，重写一下。
18. But this is your chance to rewrite history.
    但这是你重写历史的机会。
19. Eg: 1.Comparing with your translation, I have to rewrite mine.
    与你的翻译相比，我不得不重写我的。
20. Don't try to fight the failure, you cannot rewrite the reality.
    不要尝试与失败作战，你无法重写现实。
21. If you are not satisfied with the answer, rewrite the script until you like it.
    如果你不满意答案，重写剧本直到你喜欢为止。
22. Reported by write if a text file isn't opened with Rewrite.
    如果一个文字档不与重写一起开启，藉着书写报告。
23. Rewrite this sentence, then check your answer against the text.
    改写以下句子，然后对照课文第13行，核对你的答案。
24. So now we have this monstrosity, let's rewrite our original code fragments using it.
    好现在我们有了这个大怪物，让我们用它重写我们开始的代码片段。
25. This is not such a good idea because you must rewrite the same code over and over again.
    这不是一个好主意，因为你必须在相同的代码重写一遍又一遍。
26. It could mean experts have to rewrite natural history books.
    这可能意味着专家必须改写自然历史书了。
27. In the following example, two rewrite optimizations are performed on a query.
    在下例中，对查询执行了两个重写优化。
28. You have not got to rewrite the passage.
    你不一定要重写这段文章。
29. So I asked her to rewrite the three sentences nine times again.
    所以，我让她把那三个句子再改写了九遍。

noun

1. something that has been written again
   1. the rewrite was much better

   Synonym:    revisionrescript

verb

1. write differently
   1. The student rewrote his thesis

2. rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
   1. re-write a play for use in schools