reconstruct

verb
🔊/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/
🔊/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reconstruct
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🔊/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/
he / she / it reconstructs
🔊/ˌriːkənˈstrʌkts/
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past simple reconstructed
🔊/ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪd/
🔊/ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪd/
past participle reconstructed
🔊/ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪd/
🔊/ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪd/
-ing form reconstructing
🔊/ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪŋ/
🔊/ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪŋ/
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  1. reconstruct something (from something) to build or make something again that has been damaged or that no longer exists修复;重建;重造
    • Old London Bridge was bought by an American and reconstructed in the US.旧伦敦桥被一个美国人买下,并在美国重新组装。
    • They have tried to reconstruct the settlement as it would have been in Iron Age times.他们已试着按铁器时代的样子重建这个小村落。🔊🔊
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    • It is not possible to reconstruct the complete symphony from these manuscript sketches.想要通过这些手写草稿恢复这一交响乐的全貌是不可能的。
    • Local historians have reconstructed from contemporary descriptions how the hall may have looked in 1300.根据同时期的描述,当地历史学家再现了 1300 年时这座礼堂的可能面貌。
    Topics Buildingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • partially
    • carefully
    verb + reconstruct
    • attempt to
    • try to
    • be possible to
    preposition
    • from
    phrases
    • an attempt to reconstruct something
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  2. reconstruct something to be able to describe or show exactly how a past event happened, using the information you have gathered重现描述;使重现
    • Investigators are trying to reconstruct the circumstances of the crash.调查人员正试图重现撞车时的情形。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • partially
    • carefully
    verb + reconstruct
    • attempt to
    • try to
    • be possible to
    preposition
    • from
    phrases
    • an attempt to reconstruct something
    See full entry