reform
v. 改革,改进; (使)改过自新
n. 改革,改善
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。
If someone reforms something such as a law, social system, or institution, they change or improve it.
...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。
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.
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。
1. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses;
2. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices;
3. self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice;
1. make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices;
2. bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one;
3. produce by cracking;
4. break up the molecules of;
5. improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition;
6. change for the better;
reform, transform
这两个动词均含"改革,改变,改造"之意。
All their efforts at reform have been set back.
他们所有的改革努力都遭受到挫折.
Salvation lay in political reform.
解救办法在于政治改革.
Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.
我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了.
It is successful for us to research on the reform of farm tools.
我们对农具改进的研究取得了成功.
Our service is obsolete, requiring root and branch reform.
我们的服务业已过时, 需要彻底改革.