单词	rethink
释义	rethinkre‧think /riːˈθɪŋk/ verb (past tense and past participle rethought /-ˈθɔːt $ -ˈθɒːt/) [intransitive, transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE rethink Simple Form Present I, you, we, they rethink he, she, it rethinks Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they rethought Present perfect I, you, we, they have rethought he, she, it has rethought Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had rethought Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will rethink Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have rethought Continuous Form Present I am rethinking he, she, it is rethinking you, we, they are rethinking Past I, he, she, it was rethinking you, we, they were rethinking Present perfect I, you, we, they have been rethinking he, she, it has been rethinking Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been rethinking Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be rethinking Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been rethinking Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Perhaps it's time to rethink our priorities. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A series of developments over the last several years has resulted in some rethinking. But by rethinking our approach to haircare, we can keep looking younger for longer. But I believe that children need to be inducted into the tradition of reliving and rethinking moments of their lives. Depending upon the degree of estrangement, many parents of work-inhibited students may benefit from rethinking existing patterns of communication. He finished his prayers, rapidly rethought his assumptions, and woke up Jesuit colleagues in several different time zones. Its premise, that a robust global economy is a prerequisite for healthy local societies, needs to be rethought. The need to rethink our concept of the research library in this wider information environment will be discussed. This made it possible to rethink multiculturalism's psychological interpretation of racism as individual prejudice in more structural and politicized terms. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► complete rethink  It’s time for a complete rethink of the way we farm our countryside. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a radical rethink (=when you think about a plan or idea again in a very different way)· The Conservative Party leader called for a radical rethink of economic policy. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► force · Using modern forensic science techniques on original evidence, the West Midlands force have been forced to rethink their view of events. ► need · Its premise, that a robust global economy is a prerequisite for healthy local societies, needs to be rethought.· These are the places where any community needs to begin in rethinking schools.· We may need to rethink and redefine what is provided, by whom and how.· I believe we need to radically rethink the whole way we consume energy.· We will need to rethink the role of science in public affairs.· However, the lift industry cliché that a lift is a lift needs to be rethought for hotels.· Thirdly, I will conclude that the way we approach and use research perhaps needs to be rethought. Word family WORD FAMILYnounthinkrethinkthinkerthinkingthe unthinkableadjectivethinkable ≠ unthinkablethinking ≠ unthinkingverbthinkrethinkadverbunthinkingly to think about a plan or idea again in order to decide if any changes should be made SYN  reconsider:  an opportunity to rethink our policy on advertising—rethink /ˈriːθɪŋk/ noun [singular]:  It’s time for a complete rethink of the way we farm our countryside.
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