rewrite /ˈriːˌraɪt/ TEM4 ( rewriting, rewrote, rewritten, rewrites )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone rewrites a piece of writing such as a book, an article, or a law, they write it in a different way in order to improve it. 重写

  例：

  Following this critique, students rewrite their papers and submit them for final evaluation.

  遵照这一评语，学生们重写他们的论文并交上去以接受终审。

• 2. 

  V-T If you accuse someone such as a government of rewriting history, you are criticizing them for selecting and presenting particular historical events in a way that suits their own purposes. 篡改 (历史) [表不满]

  例：

  We have always been an independent people, no matter how they rewrite history.

  无论他们如何篡改历史，我们一直都是一个独立的民族。