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rearranging

UK //ˌriːəˈreɪndʒɪŋ//US //ˌriːəˈreɪndʒɪŋ//

词源

由前缀 're-'(表示'再次')和动词 'arrange'(安排,排列)组合而成,最早出现在17世纪。

verb

❶ 重新排列或调整某物的位置或顺序,使其呈现不同的布局或结构。常用于描述物品、计划或想法的重新组织。

“She spent the afternoon rearranging the furniture in her living room.”

(她花了一下午时间重新布置客厅的家具。)

“The teacher asked the students to try rearranging the words to form a correct sentence.”

(老师让学生尝试重新排列单词以组成正确的句子。)

同义词:reorganizing, rescheduling, reshuffling, reordering

常见短语

rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic — 比喻在重大危机面前做无用的表面工作,源自泰坦尼克号沉没时重新摆放甲板椅的典故。

“Firing the marketing team is just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic when the whole company is failing.”

(在整个公司面临失败时解雇营销团队,这不过是泰坦尼克号上重摆甲板椅的无用功。)