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单词 reform
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reformverb [ I or T ]

uk/rɪˈfɔːm/us/rɪˈfɔːrm/

C2 to make an improvement, especially by changing a person's behaviour or the structure of something:

Who will reform our unfair electoral system?
For years I was an alcoholic, but I reformed when the doctors gave me six months to live.

More examples

  • He was given licence to reform the organization.
  • The president is preparing for a showdown with his advisers over his plans to reform the economy.
  • He was credited with having reformed the education system.
  • The government is in the process of reforming the benefits system.
  • On leaving jail, Joe determined to reform.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Making things better

  • a shot in the arm idiom
  • add salt to sth idiom
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • ameliorate
  • heal
  • make sb/sth over
  • mitigate
  • mollify
  • more
  • palliate
  • redeem
  • relieve
  • salve
  • spice sth up
  • sting
  • straighten
  • straighten sb out
  • streamline
  • sugar-coated

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Becoming better
reformation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌref.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌref.ɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/

He's undergone something of a reformation - he's a changed man.

reformnoun [ C or U ]

uk/rɪˈfɔːm/us/rɪˈfɔːrm/

C2 an improvement, especially in a person's behaviour or in the structure of something:

Some reforms of/to the system will be necessary.
The education system was crying out for reform.

More examples

  • Political reform and economic liberalization don't always go together.
  • An avowed traditionalist, he is against reform of any kind.
  • The education system in Britain was crying out for reform.
  • The reform process was put in train in 1985, by the Liberal government.
  • The political reforms have led to major structural changes in the economy.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Becoming better

  • alive
  • by/in leaps and bounds idiom
  • come alive idiom
  • come along
  • consolidate
  • move
  • move on to bigger/better things idiom
  • on the up (and up) idiom
  • perk
  • perk up
  • pick
  • rally
  • shape
  • straighten up
  • turn over a new leaf idiom
  • turn sth around
  • turn sth round
  • turn the corner idiom
  • warm
  • warm up

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