reinvent /ˌriːɪnˈvɛnt/ (reinventing,reinvented,reinvents)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） To reinvent something means to change it so that it seems different and new. 彻底改变; 改造

  例：

  They have tried to reinvent their retail stores.

  他们一直在尝试改造他们的零售店。

• 2.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） reinvention

  例：

  ...a reinvention of the styles of the 1940s.

  ...一种对20世纪40年代风格的重现。

• 3.  

  PHRASE（习语） If someone is trying to reinvent the wheel, they are trying to do something that has already been done successfully. 重复劳动; 白费力

  例：

  Some of these ideas are worth pursuing, but there is no need to reinvent the wheel.

  这些观点中有些值得进一步探究，但是没有必要全部重来。