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reform

noun
 
🔊/rɪˈfɔːm/
🔊/rɪˈfɔːrm/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. change that is made to a social system, an organization, etc. in order to improve or correct it改革；变革；改良；改善
    • a government committed to reform致力于改革的政府
    • economic/electoral/constitutional, etc. reform经济、选举、宪法等改革
    • the reform of the educational system教育体制的改革
    • reforms in education教育改革
    • far-reaching/major/sweeping reforms意义深远的／重大的／彻底的变革
    Extra Examples
    • Healthcare reform is long overdue.早就应该对保健服务进行改革。
    • His administration carried out economic reforms.他所领导的政府实施了经济改革。
    • His economic reforms failed to improve their lives.他发起的经济改革未能改善他们的生活。
    • Publishers continue to push for sweeping reforms.出版商继续力求大刀阔斧的改革。
    • The House narrowly passed the education reform bill.众议院勉强通过了教育改革法案。
    • The Prime Minister promised sweeping reforms of the banking system.首相承诺对银行系统进行大刀阔斧的改革。
    • The conservative coalition could delay further reforms or block them altogether.保守同盟可能会推迟或彻底阻碍进一步的改革。
    • The country desperately needs broad political and constitutional reform.这个国家急需进行广泛的政治和宪法改革。
    • The government instituted a tax reform to stimulate demand.为了刺激需求，政府启动了税制改革。
    • The practice of global politics requires reform.全球政治惯例需要改革。
    • The reforms went through in spite of opposition from teachers.尽管老师们反对，改革依然完成了。
    • There remains reluctance to undertake the structural reforms advocated by Mr Smith.仍然有人不愿意进行史密斯先生倡导的那种结构性改革。
    • They have issued a statement advocating reform of the legal system.他们发表了一份主张进行法律体制改革的声明。
    • They wanted to push through radical reforms.他们想要设法完成根本性的变革。
    • Top on his list was immigration reform.移民改革是他优先考虑的事项。
    • We are committed to supporting democracy and reform in the region.我们坚定地支持这一地区的民主和改革。
    • advocates of health-care reform医疗改革的倡导者
    • efforts to accelerate the structural reform of the economy为加快经济结构改革而作出的努力
    • much-needed reforms急需的变革
    • our debate on intelligence reform我们对于情报工作改革的辩论
    • tax reforms aimed at encouraging land development为鼓励土地开发而进行的税制改革
    • the battle for corporate reform争取企业改革的斗争
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dramatic
    • drastic
    • fundamental
    • …
    … of reforms
    • package
    verb + reform
    • adopt
    • bring about
    • initiate
    • …
    reform + verb
    • go through
    • be aimed at something
    • fail
    • …
    reform + noun
    • process
    • movement
    • agenda
    • …
    preposition
    • reform in
    phrases
    • the need for reform
    • the pace of reform
    • a programme/​program of reform
    • …
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reform

verb
 
🔊/rɪˈfɔːm/
🔊/rɪˈfɔːrm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reform
🔊/rɪˈfɔːm/
🔊/rɪˈfɔːrm/
he / she / it reforms
🔊/rɪˈfɔːmz/
🔊/rɪˈfɔːrmz/
past simple reformed
🔊/rɪˈfɔːmd/
🔊/rɪˈfɔːrmd/
past participle reformed
🔊/rɪˈfɔːmd/
🔊/rɪˈfɔːrmd/
-ing form reforming
🔊/rɪˈfɔːmɪŋ/
🔊/rɪˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
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  1.  
    [transitive] reform something to improve a system, an organization, a law, etc. by making changes to it改革；改进；改良
    • proposals to reform the social security system改革社会保障制度的建议
    • The law needs to be reformed.法律需要进行改革。🔊🔊
    • a reforming administration改革政府
    Extra Examples
    • The education system must be radically reformed.教育体制必须彻底改革。
    • the near impossibility of truly reforming the system切实进行体制改革的渺茫希望
    • There are proposals to reform the welfare system.有人建议改革福利制度。
    Topics Politicsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • drastically
    • fundamentally
    • radically
    • …
    verb + reform
    • attempt to
    • push to
    • seek to
    • …
    phrases
    • attempts to reform something
    • efforts to reform something
    • proposals to reform something
    • …
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  2.  
    [intransitive, transitive] to improve your behaviour; to make somebody do this（使）改正，改造（行为）；（使）悔改
    • He has promised to reform.他许诺要改过自新。🔊🔊
    • reform somebody She thought she could reform him.她觉得她可以使他洗心革面。🔊🔊
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb in the senses ‘restore (peace)’ and ‘bring back to the original condition’): from Old French reformer or Latin reformare, from re- ‘back’ + formare ‘to form, shape’. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent.