| 释义 |
rewrite historySelect or present past events in a way that suits one’s particular purposes: they have moved closer to their goal of rewriting history with themselves in the role of hero...- Our purpose is not to rewrite history but, rather, to learn from our past and to find ways to deal with the negative impacts that certain historical decisions continue to have in our society today.
- It's as if we wait for another rail tragedy to act as confirmation of our worst fears, and when one happens we rewrite history to present it as a disaster in the making.
- We can rewrite history, but the present will always return to haunt us.
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