| 单词 | redefine |
| 释义 | redefine (once / 7976 pages) v Redefine means to "give new meaning to." A really fantastic song might redefine what rock and roll can mean to people. A great muffin might redefine the idea of what a muffin can be. Technically, redefine means to define again or differently––to give a new meaning. As a basketball player, Michael Jordan redefined the jump shot––it became something much more common and much more aggressively taken. By turning the packaging design of Campbell's soup into paintings, Andy Warhol redefined art. WORD FAMILYredefine: redefined, redefines, redefining, redefinition+/definable: definably, indefinable, undefinable/define: definable, defined, defines, defining, definition, redefine/defined: definedly, ill-defined, undefined/defining: definings/definition: definitions/indefinable: indefinably/redefinition: redefinitions/undefinable: undefinably USAGE EXAMPLESWhen it encounters a challenge that it isn’t possibly ready for, the bar lowers just enough to redefine the obstacle. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) But Michael’s probing the perks and challenges of celebrity, its sheen and the ways in which it redefines life, was more than simple whining. Time(Dec 28, 2016) But they transcended those forces to commune with space, and thereby redefined themselves and those around them. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1v give a new or different definition to She redefined his duties Hyper define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify determine the essential quality of 2v give a new or different definition of (a word) Hyper define give a definition for the meaning of a word |
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