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rewrite

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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 English
reagain, 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.

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