rewrite
UK/ri:'rait/US
B1
Definitions
v.
To write something again in a different or improved way; to revise.
改写，重写，修改
n.
A piece of writing that has been revised or written again.
改写稿，重写的作品
Root Breakdown
Native Englishreagain, back
+
writeother
=rewrite
Common Collocations
- 1.rewrite history改写历史
- 2.complete rewrite全面重写
- 3.rewrite the rules重新制定规则
- 4.major rewrite大幅修改
Example Sentences
- 1.
The editor asked her to completely rewrite the opening chapter of the novel.
- 2.
Scientists say this discovery could rewrite our understanding of human evolution.
- 3.
He spent the weekend doing a rewrite of the script before the final submission.