rethink
rethink — 動詞
- rethinkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- rethinkshe / she / it
- rethoughtpast simple
- rethinking-ing form
1. to examine a plan, opinion, or way of doing things a second time so you can deci
重新思考
再次仔細考慮以做出改變
to examine a plan, opinion, or way of doing things a second time so you can decide whether to make changes
Tara decided to rethink her travel plans after the airline cancelled all flights to Tokyo.
Tara 在航空公司取消了所有飛往東京的航班後，決定重新思考她的旅行計畫。
rethink + noun phrase (travel plans)
The school board is rethinking whether standardized tests should still be required for graduation.
學校董事會正在重新思考是否仍應要求學生通過標準化測驗才能畢業。
rethink + whether-clause
Hamza urged the team to rethink how they approached customer service.
Hamza 呼籲團隊重新思考他們處理客戶服務的方式。
rethink + how-clause
The factory had to rethink its production process after the new safety rules came out.
新的安全規範公布後，這間工廠不得不重新思考其整個生產流程。
Dahlia thinks the company needs to rethink what it means to be a fair employer.
Dahlia 認為公司需要重新思考成為公平僱主的意義。
rethink + what-clause
- rethink a strategy
- rethink an approach
- rethink a policy
- rethink a position
- rethink priorities
- reconsider
more neutral and slightly less formal; suggests a gentler second look
- reevaluate
stronger emphasis on judging value or worth again
- reassess
similar to rethink but more analytical, often used in academic or business contexts
文法句型
rethink + noun phrase
rethink + whether/wh-clause
用法筆記
Frequently takes a wh-clause (whether, how, what) as object. In business and policy writing, common with adverbs like 'fundamentally', 'radically', or 'completely'.
常見錯誤
rethink — 名詞
1. the process of looking again at a plan, method, or set of ideas so that you can
重新評估
對計劃或方法再次檢視以做調整
the process of looking again at a plan, method, or set of ideas so that you can decide what needs to be different
The government announced a major rethink of its education policy after poor test results.
考試成績不佳後，政府宣布對其教育政策進行重大重新評估。
a rethink of + noun phrase
A rethink of the software was needed when users found it too hard to use.
當使用者覺得軟體太難使用時，就需要對其進行重新評估。
The hotel's poor reviews led to a rethink about how they treated their guests.
飯店的差評引發了對其待客方式的重新評估。
a rethink about + noun phrase
After losing three major clients, the company knew a rethink was necessary.
在失去三個大客戶後，公司知道必須重新評估。
a rethink (standalone noun phrase)
What that project needs is a fundamental rethink of its goals.
那個專案需要的，是對其目標進行根本的重新評估。
- a rethink of policy
- a rethink of strategy
- a rethink of priorities
- a rethink about how
- call for a rethink
- need a rethink
- prompt a rethink
- reassessment
more formal and analytical than 'rethink'
- reconsideration
more formal; suggests a careful second evaluation
- review
broader in meaning; a review may not lead to change
文法句型
a rethink + of + noun phrase
a rethink + about + noun phrase
用法筆記
Almost always used in the singular. Particularly common in news headlines and business writing. Often modified by 'major', 'complete', 'fundamental', or 'radical'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- rethinking名詞C1
- rethought形容詞C1
- unrethinkable形容詞C2
常見搭配
副詞搭配
常用片語
- call for a rethink
- need a rethink
- prompt a rethink
- lead to a rethink