reform

英 [rɪˈfɔːm]

美 [rɪˈfɔːrm]

v.  改革; 改进; 改良; (使)改正，改造(行为); (使)悔改
n.  改革; 变革; 改良; 改善

复数：reforms　过去分词：reformed　现在分词：reforming　过去式：reformed　第三人称单数：reforms　

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同义词辨析

reformamendmentconversionreformation【导航词义：改变】

牛津词典

verb

• 改革；改进；改良
  to improve a system, an organization, a law, etc. by making changes to it
  1. proposals to reform the social security system
     改革社会保障体制的建议
  2. The law needs to be reformed.
     法律需要进行改革。
• （使）改正，改造（行为）；（使）悔改
  to improve your behaviour; to make sb do this
  1. She thought she could reform him.
     她觉得她可以使他洗心革面。
  2. He has promised to reform.
     他许诺要改过自新。

noun

• 改革；变革；改良；改善
  change that is made to a social system, an organization, etc. in order to improve or correct it
  1. a government committed to reform
     致力于改革的政府
  2. economic/electoral/constitutional, etc. reform
     经济、选举、宪法等改革
  3. the reform of the educational system
     教育体制的改革
  4. reforms in education
     教育改革
  5. far-reaching/major/sweeping reforms
     意义深远的 / 重大的 / 彻底的变革

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 变革;改革;革新;改良
  Reformconsists of changes and improvements to a law, social system, or institution. Areformis an instance of such a change or improvement.
  1. The party embarked on a programme of economic reform...
     这个党开始进行经济改革。
  2. He has urged reform of the welfare system...
     他极力主张进行福利制度改革。
  3. The Socialists introduced fairly radical reforms.
     社会主义者推行了相当激进的改革。
• VERB 改良;革新;变革;改革
  If someonereformssomething such as a law, social system, or institution, they change or improve it.
  1. ...his plans to reform the country's economy...
     他的国家经济改革计划
  2. 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。
• V-ERG （人）洗心革面；(使)改过自新；改造
  When someonereformsor when somethingreformsthem, they stop doing things that society does not approve of, such as breaking the law or drinking too much alcohol.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• See also:re-form

英英释义

noun

• a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
  1. justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts
• self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
  1. the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform
• a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
  1. the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians

verb

• change for the better
  1. The lazy student promised to reform
  2. the habitual cheater finally saw the light
  Synonym:straighten outsee the light
• make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
  1. reform a political system
• improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
  1. reform the health system in this country
• break up the molecules of
  1. reform oil
• produce by cracking
  1. reform gas
• bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
  1. The Church reformed me
  2. reform your conduct
  Synonym:reclaimregeneraterectify

双语例句

• Economic reform has brought relative wealth to peasant farmers
  经济改革给农民带来了相对的财富。
• The government lost the argument over the pace of reform
  政府在有关改革步调快慢的争论中是输家。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.
  我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
• 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。
• The government took another step on the road to political reform.
  政府在实现政治改革的路上又迈进了一步。
• He called for the reform of capital gains tax.
  他呼吁进行资本收益税改革。
• The Conservative government will not slacken the pace of radical reform.
  保守党政府不会放慢激进改革的步伐。
• He's already solicited their support on health care reform
  他已就医疗改革问题请求他们的支持。
• He has urged complete reform of the welfare system.
  他极力主张对福利制度进行彻底改革。
• The government embarked on a programme of radical economic reform.
  政府开始实施一项彻底的经济改革计划。