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外刊例句
- The government of Shinzo Abe wants to revamp the social-security system, which it reckons will help reduce health-care costs.
安倍政府希望改革社会保障体系,认为这将有助于降低医疗保健支出。
——《经济学人》 - After the financial crisis, many officials involved in the regulatory revamp feared that tougher rules, like caps on bank assets, could destabilize the financial system and harm economic growth.
金融危机后,许多参与了监管体系改革的官员担心,设置银行资产上限这种更严厉的规则,会破坏金融体系的稳定,并影响经济增长。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to
[动词] 为……提供新的和改进的形式、结构或外观
深入解读
Revamp 一词由 re (再、重新、重复)+ vamp (修换鞋面)构成,其基本含义为“给鞋换新鞋面”。从这个意思向外扩展,很自然地就用来表示“修补、把旧物翻新”,通常指改进外观,比如:
- 把旧汽车拆修翻新
revamp an old car
不过现在这个含义更多的是用来喻指“改组、改建、改进”体制、架构、形象等,强调以新的形式重写,比如:
- 他决心一改公司保守落后的形象。
He decided to revamp the company's provincial image. - 我们对管理制度作了彻底改进,但是经营业绩并不比从前好。
We revamped the management system, but the business is doing no better than it was before.
另外, revamp 也可以作名词使用,表示“翻新、翻补、改组”以及“翻新物、修补过的东西”,比如:
- 这项改进包括用清新的蓝白棉套装取代旧的海军制服。
The revamp includes replacing the old navy uniform with a crisp blue and white cotton outfit.
名人用例
Disneyland is like a piece of clay: If there is something I don't like, I'm not stuck with it. I can reshape and revamp. Whenever I go on a ride, I'm always thinking of what's wrong with the thing and how it can be improved.
迪士尼乐园就像一件泥塑:当我发现不尽人意的地方,我不会将就,一定要推翻重塑或加以改进。不管什么时候,只要我搭乘一个游乐设施,我总是会想这个设施有什么问题,怎么去改进它。
出自华特迪士尼公司创始人华特·迪士尼(Walt Disney,1901年12月5日-1966年12月15日)。华特·迪士尼(又译沃尔特·迪斯尼)是世界最著名的电影制片人、导演、剧作家、配音演员和动画师之一,至今为止仍是世界上获得奥斯卡奖最多的人。
同近义词
- renovate: restore (something old, especially a building) to a good state of repair
- redecorate: decorate (a room or building) again, typically differently
- refurbish: renovate and redecorate (something, especially a building)