| 单词 | rewrite |
| 释义 | rewrite Word forms: rewrites , rewriting , rewrote , rewritten pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (riːraɪt ). The noun is pronounced (riːraɪt ). 1. verb B2 If someone rewrites a piece of writing such as a book, an article, or a law, they write it in a different way in order to improve it. Following this critique, students rewrite their papers and submit them for final evaluation. [VERB noun] The script was rewritten constantly during filming. [VERB noun] Synonyms: revise, correct, edit, recast 2. verb If you accuse a government of rewriting history, you are criticizing them for selecting and presenting particular historical events in a way that suits their own purposes. [disapproval] We have always been an independent people, no matter how they rewrite history. [VERB noun] History is often rewritten to suit the needs of the present. [VERB noun] 3. verb When journalists say that a sports player has rewritten the record books or the history books, they mean that the player has broken a record or several records. ...the extraordinary West Country team that have rewritten all the record books in those three years. [VERB noun] 4. countable noun In the film and television industries, a rewrite is the writing of parts of a film again in order to improve it. Only after countless rewrites did John consider the script ready. Collocations: rewrite a script When a relationship ends messily it can be tempting to want to go back to rewrite the script, but you were right to move on. The Sun The first thing he did was get the writer to rewrite the script, tipping it slightly into more 'character drama' territory. Times, Sunday Times What we all wanted was for them to not only prove the underdog could win a title - but could continue to rewrite the script by staying up there. The Sun After this script reading, the writers collaborate to rewrite the script as a group before eventually sending it to the animation team. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He wanted to rewrite the script, tell everybody how to act, how to produce it, the author says. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also gave him the opportunity to rewrite the story of his life for the new audience the prize had brought him. The Times Literary Supplement Just as this contrary retrospective expanded his beginning to rewrite his story, so it expands his end. Times, Sunday Times Jo then rushes up to her attic to rewrite her story. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Others are called fix-it fics, because they rewrite the story so that the events in question did happen, but the fan fiction undoes the consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those who rewrote their stories were far less likely to drop out than struggling students who stuck with their old story. Christianity Today A moon of personal history prompts you to rewrite the past and find ways to complete difficult conversations or challenges. The Sun Their shortcomings during the dark days have inspired a need to rewrite the past. Times, Sunday Times We all rewrite the past as we get older, modifying this memory or that in the light of later experience. Times, Sunday Times What if you could rewrite the past? Times, Sunday Times With their help, he wanted to rewrite the past. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 重写 Japanese: 書き直す |
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