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reorganize

/riˈɔːrɡəˌnaɪz/ American
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  • v. 改组, 重组
Definition
  • v. to change the way something is organized or structured
Example
The manager decided to reorganize the office to save space.
经理决定重新整理办公室以节省空间。
Word familyorgan-

Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: to organize again in a new way (verb).

比较义项:重新组织、调整结构(动词)。

  • reorganize 本词

    General transitive verb for restructuring an organization, system, or space to make it work better; typically takes an object such as 'the office' or 'the company'.

    泛指对机构、系统或空间进行结构调整以提高效率的及物动词;通常带宾语,如“办公室”或“公司”。

    The manager decided to reorganize the office to save space.

    经理决定重新组织办公室以节省空间。

  • regroup

    Often used intransitively; describes people such as a team or army coming back together and pulling themselves into order again, especially after a setback, before trying again.

    常用作不及物动词,指人(如团队、军队)在遭遇挫折后重新集合、恢复秩序,以便再次尝试。

    After losing the first game, the players stopped to regroup.

    输掉第一场比赛后,球员们停下来重新集合调整。

Reorganize and regroup both mean to organize again, but their use differs. Reorganize is transitive, describing restructuring an organization, system or space to work better. Regroup is often intransitive, describing people, like a team or army, coming back together in order after a setback.

这两个词都表示“重新组织”,但reorganize更常用于对机构、系统或空间做有目的的结构调整,通常带宾语;regroup更常指人(团队、军队等)在遭遇挫折或失败后重新集合、恢复秩序,多为不及物用法,常见于体育或军事语境。