小词详解 | revamp
revamp
英 [ˈriːvæmp , ˌriːˈvæmp]
美 [ˈriːvæmp , ˌriːˈvæmp]
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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)
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