单词 | rehash |
释义 | rehash Word forms: rehashes, rehashing , rehashed pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (riːhæʃ ). The verb is pronounced (riːhæʃ ). 1. countable noun [usually singular] If you describe something as a rehash, you are criticizing it because it repeats old ideas, facts, or themes, though some things have been changed to make it appear new. [disapproval] The Observer found the play 'a feeble rehash of familiar Miller themes'. [+ of] Most of the 'new' models look set to be little more than rehashes of existing products. Synonyms: reworking, rewrite, new version, rearrangement 2. verb If you say that someone rehashes old ideas, facts, or accusations, you disapprove of the fact that they present them in a slightly different way so that they seem new or original. [disapproval] They've taken some of the best bits out of the best things and rehashed them. [VERB noun] They are just bringing up old rehashed claims, with no vision for the future. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: rework, rewrite, rearrange, change rehashing singular noun [usually NOUN of noun] ...the embarrassing rehashing of an old scandal. |
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