revamp
英 [ˌriː'væmp] 好意思 [ˌriː'væmp]
vt.更正；修补 n.改选；改建
◉词源
“Revamp”发祥于19世纪的英语，相接了前缀“re-”（再次）和“vamp”。“vamp”原指鞋或靴子的上部皮革，源自古法语“avant-pié”（前脚），在中古英语中演变为“修补鞋面”。“revamp”当先意为“修补（鞋子）”，后扩张为“更动、更正”，指对事物进行改进或再行瞎想。
◉外刊例句
① 《The Financial Times》 (2024年4月20日)
The company plans to revamp its outdated branding.
该公司缠绵更动其逾期的品牌形象。
② 《The Washington Post》 (2023年12月3日)
City officials aim to revamp public transport to cut emissions
市政府官员缠绵更正全球交通以减少排放。
◉经典名著
① 《小妇东谈主》（Little Women） by Louisa May Alcott (1868-1869)
She had tried to revamp her old dress, but it still looked shabby.
她试图更动她的旧裙子，但它看起来依然破旧。
② 《德伯家的苔丝》（Tess of the d’Urbervilles） by Thomas Hardy (1891)
He thought to revamp the old machinery, but the cost was too great.
他念念更动旧机器，但老本太高。
◉Usage Examples
(1) We should pay attention to the seriousness of hidden peril and revamp them in time.
(2) Good economic benefits have been achieved after the revamp.
(3) The stunt has been staged to celebrate a revamp of their logo.
(1) 要意识隐患危害的严重性,隐患的整改使命要实时;
(2) 更正后获得了考究的经济效益。
(3) 是为了演庆祝尽头周年打更正我方的徽标。
◉Usage Notes
If you revamp something, you renovate or remake it. You'll have to revamp your vacation plans if the hotel where you were planning to stay has closed for repairs and renovations.
The vamp of a shoe or boot is the front part that covers the top of the foot. If that part of your shoe needed repair or replacement, then you would have to revamp it. From this sense, we get the more common meaning of revamp — to restore or fix up. Your favorite hotel might be trying to revamp its image, to reinvent its reputation as a family resort.
◉柯林斯辞书
1[VERB 动词]修补；修改；改进 If someone revamps something, they make changes to it in order to try and improve it. [V n] [V-ed]
① All Italy's political parties have accepted that it is time to revamp the system...
统统的意大利政党皆依然承认当今是时分对体制进行改选了。
② Ricardo Bofill, the Catalan architect, has designed the revamped airport.
里卡多·博菲利是又名加泰罗尼亚的诞生师，这座整修过的机场即是他瞎想的。
Revamp is also a noun.
③ The revamp includes replacing the old navy uniform with a crisp blue and white cotton outfit.
这项改进包括用崭新的蓝白棉套装取代旧的舟师制服。
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④ Expected changes include a revamping of the courts.
预期变化包括更动球场。