reconstruct
UK/.ri:kәns'trʌkt/US
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Definitions
v.
To build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed
重建，重修
v.
To piece together a past event from evidence
还原，重现（依据证据拼出过去的事件）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre- (again) + construct (build together) = build again. Literally rebuilding a structure, or figuratively stacking known facts back into the original sequence to reconstruct what happened.
Root struct still carries 18 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.reconstruct a crime scene重建犯罪现场
- 2.reconstruct an event还原事件经过
- 3.reconstruct a building重建建筑物
- 4.[reconstruct the past]复原历史
Example Sentences
- 1.
Engineers will reconstruct the damaged bridge next spring.
- 2.
Investigators tried to reconstruct the events of that night.