reform

英 [rɪ'fɔːm] 美 [rɪ'fɔːrm]

• n. 改革；改良
• v. 改革；革新；改造

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U][C]改革,改良,改造

   change that is intented to improve a system or organization, remove unfairness, etc.

v. (动词)

1. vi. & vt. 改革; 改造; 改善

   make better by removing or putting right what is bad or wrong

2. vi. & vt. 重塑; 改编

   (cause to) form again , especially into ranks

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 改革（计划、运动），革新，变革
2. 改良，改造，改进，改善
3. 改过，改正，矫正，悔改
4. 感化
5. 改过自新，洗面革心
6. 重新组合
7. 改革杂志

v. 动词

1. 改革，革新
2. 改良，改造（行为），改善，改进
3. 改正，矫正
4. 重新制作，重新编组，重新形成，重新编队，重新组成，重组
5. 改过自新，改邪归正，（使）改过，（使）悔改
6. 面目一新
7. 救济，救治
8. 革除，铲除
9. 【化】重整

adj. 形容词

1. 改革教会的

英英释义

Noun:

1. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses;

   "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
   

2. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices;

   "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
   

3. self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice;

   "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
   

Verb:

1. make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices;

   "reform a political system"
   

2. bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one;

   "The Church reformed me"
   "reform your conduct"
   

3. produce by cracking;

   "reform gas"
   

4. break up the molecules of;

   "reform oil"
   

5. improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition;

   "reform the health system in this country"
   

6. change for the better;

   "The lazy student promised to reform"
   "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Our reform made an inexorable march of progress.
   我们的改革取得了势不可挡的进展。
2. Many reforms must be made to the education system.
   教育体制要作许多改革。
3. The reform and open policy has Brought us Chinese people a rich and colourful life.
   改革开放的政策给我们中国人民带来了富裕和多彩的生活。
4. He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.
   他打算在监狱制度方面实行一些改良。

用作动词 (v.)

1. A new leader will reform the unjust system.
   新的领导人将改革不当的制度。
2. We are going to reform this law.
   我们即将改革这个法律。
3. We must reform the outdated rules and regulations.
   我们必须改革那些过时的规章制度。
4. You have had every chance to reform.
   你是一直有改过自新的机会的。
5. She thought she could reform him.
   她觉得她可以使他洗心革面。
6. He spent years trying to reform the world.
   他花了多年时间,力图改造世界。
7. It is high time that the legal profession reformed itself.
   法律界的自我改造此其时也。
8. He was sent to an institution organized to reform criminals.
   他被送到一个犯人改造所去了。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The reform in teaching methods is warmly welcomed by students.
   教学方法的改革受到了学生们的热烈欢迎。
2. The new law brought many social reforms.
   新法带来了许多社会改革。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. You have had every chance to reform.
   你已有了改过自新的各种机会。
2. The ex-convict had reformed and was now a productive member of society.
   那个刑满出狱的犯人已改过自新,现在成为对社会有益的公民了。
3. Harry has completely reformed—he's stopped taking drugs and got a regular job.
   哈利现在已经完全改过自新了——他已不吸毒,而且找到一份正当的工作。
4. The soldiers reformed.
   军队重新改编了。
5. The company reformed, ready to attack again .
   连队重新建制,准备再次发起攻击。
6. The ice reformed.
   湖上又结了冰。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. We try to reform prisoners.
   我们要改造犯人。
2. The new prison system is designed to reform criminals rather than just punish them.
   新的监禁制度目的在于改造罪犯,而不只是为了惩治他们。
3. The only way out for you is to reform yourself.
   你唯一的出路就是悔过自新了。
4. We are reforming our economic system.
   我们正在改革我们的经济体制。
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5. The organization has recently been reformed.
   这个组织最近改组了。

其他

1. He is a completely reformed character now.
   他现在已完全改过。
2. We are in the process of reforming. Many problems are pressing for solution.
   我们正在进行改革,许多问题迫切需要解决。

经典引文

• Remorse begets reform.

  出自： W. Cowper

• Choose reform or civil war!

  出自： Shelley

• The..necessity of the reform of the calendar.

  出自： R. W. Emerson

• Gerald rushed into the reform of the office.

  出自： D. H. Lawrence

• He was bound..to reform the administration of justice.

  出自： S. Austin

• He..reformed the calendar.

  出自： J. H. Newman

• To reform the university, a succession of royal commissions was set up.

  出自： G. Sayer

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

reform into (v.+prep.)

改编成为 (cause to) form again into sth
reform sth into sth
The demobilized soldiers were reformed into unofficial semi-military organizations.

复员军人被改编组成非正式的半军事化组织。

reform through (v.+prep.)

通过…改造(某人) make (sb) better by sth
reform sb through sth
We should try to reform criminals through labour rather than punish them.

我们应该尽量通过劳动改造罪犯,而不是惩罚他们。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• accomplish〔advocate〕 reforms 完成〔提倡〕改革
• approve〔propose〕 a reform 批准〔提议〕改革
• bring about〔carry out, deepen, delay, try〕 a reform 引起〔进行,深化,延误,尝试〕改革
• conduct〔effect〕 a reform 实行改革
• initiate〔introduce, put through〕 a reform 实施改革
• make reforms 改革

形容词+～

• democratic〔economic, penal, political, social〕 reform 民主〔经济,刑事,政治,社会〕改革
• important〔many〕 reforms 重大〔许多〕改革
• needed〔radical, sweeping〕 reforms 必要〔激进,大规模〕的改革

名词+～

• farm tool〔land〕 reform 农具〔土地〕改良
• labor〔structure〕 reform 劳动〔体制〕改革

介词+～

• against reforms 反对改革
• benefit from reforms 从改革中受益
• in favor of reforms 赞成改革
• steps towards reform 改革的步骤

～+介词

• reform in〔of〕 … 的改革

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• reform a boy 感化孩子
• reform a criminal 改造犯人
• reform irrational rules and regulations 改革不合理的规章制度
• reform a man 改造人
• reform oneself 改过自新
• reform the world 改造世界

～+副词

• reform beneficently 有益地改革
• reform completely 完全改邪归正
• reform educationally 教育改革
• reform ideologically 思想改造
• reform radically 彻底改革
• reform speedily 加快速度改革
• reform temperately 适度地改革

～+介词

• reform sb by doing sth 用做某事的办法来感化某人
• reform in teaching method 教学方法的改进
• reform sb through labour 通过劳动改造某人

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. reform的基本意思是“改革; 改造”,指为了根除不完善之处而做彻底改革。含有产生一种新的形式和新的特点的意味。引申可作“感化”“重塑”“改编”解。
2. reform可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。用作不及物动词时主动形式可表示被动意义。
3. reform的过去分词reformed可用作形容词,在句中作定语。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

reform, remould, transform

• 这组词都有“改革”“改造”的意思。其区别在于:reform指改掉缺点、弊病而使之完美,常用于社会、政治改革; remould原意是“重新铸造”,引申表示“改造思想”; transform原意是“改变形体”,引申表示“改变其性质特点”。

reform，transform

• 这两个动词均含“改革、改变、改造”之意。
• reform指去恶扬善、弃旧图新，使变得完美，多用于社会、政治、经济方面，如体制、法律、机构等的改革。
• transform指既改变外部形体，又改变内部性质或功能。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古法语的reformer，意为重建；最初源自拉丁语的reformare，意为改变。

近反义词

【近义词】

• amendment
• correction
• reformation