reformAT1中文字网
nounAT1中文字网
一. a change for the better as a result of correcting abusesAT1中文字网
e.g. justice was for sale before the reform of the law courtsAT1中文字网
二. self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some viceAT1中文字网
e.g. the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reformAT1中文字网
三. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpracticesAT1中文字网
e.g. the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politiciansAT1中文字网
verbAT1中文字网
一. change for the betterAT1中文字网
e.g. The lazy student promised to reform
the habitual cheater finally saw the lightAT1中文字网
Synonym: straighten outsee the lightAT1中文字网
二. make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injusticesAT1中文字网
e.g. reform a political systemAT1中文字网
三. improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better conditionAT1中文字网
e.g. reform the health system in this countryAT1中文字网
四. break up the molecules ofAT1中文字网
e.g. reform oilAT1中文字网
五. produce by crackingAT1中文字网
e.g. reform gasAT1中文字网
六. bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right oneAT1中文字网
e.g. The Church reformed me
reform your conductAT1中文字网
Synonym: reclaimregeneraterectifyAT1中文字网