paraphrase

verb

1. （用更容易理解的文字）解释，释义，意译
   to express what sb has said or written using different words, especially in order to make it easier to understand
   1. Try to paraphrase the question before you answer it.
      先试解释一下问题再作回答。

noun

1. 解释；释义；意译
   a statement that expresses sth that sb has written or said using different words, especially in order to make it easier to understand

1. VERB 意译；改述
   If you paraphrase someone or paraphrase something that they have said or written, you express what they have said or written in a different way.
   1. Parents, to paraphrase Philip Larkin, can seriously damage your health...
      菲利普·拉金的意思是:父母可能会严重损害你的健康。
   2. Baxter paraphrased the contents of the press release...
      巴克斯特解释了新闻稿的内容。
   3. I'm paraphrasing but this is honestly what he said.
      我是在转述，但这的确是他说的意思。
2. 释义；意译；改述
   A paraphrase of something written or spoken is the same thing expressed in a different way.

1. Parents, to paraphrase Philip Larkin, can seriously damage your health
   菲利普·拉金的意思是：父母可能会严重损害你的健康。
2. Baxter paraphrased the contents of the press release
   巴克斯特解释了新闻稿的内容。
3. I'm paraphrasing but this is honestly what he said.
   我是在转述，但这的确是他说的意思。
4. Paraphrase the ancient Chinese prose in vernacular language.
   把这篇古文译成白话文。
5. All happy kindle fire customers, to paraphrase Tolstoy, are the same.
   套用托尔斯泰的文字，所有幸福的KindleFire用户都是相同的，不幸福的则各有各的不同。
6. Paraphrase it, and add in whatever point you are trying to make to it.
   加以解述，并添加你想证明的观点。
7. We restate or paraphrase our understanding of their message and reflect it back to the sender for verification.
   我们会重申或改述我们对对方信息的理解，然后反馈给对方获得确认。
8. So we had to paraphrase arguments to complete these tests.
   所以我们要改写论点来完成这些测试。
9. Paraphrase that is, actually use your own words when paraphrasing.
   所谓的「释义」，应该要用自己的话来解释。
10. The following is a paraphrase of a cable I have today sent to General Eisenhower.
    以下是我今天发给艾森豪威尔将军一封电报的大意。
11. I tend to regard babies as defective adults to paraphrase Evelyn Waugh's infamous line.
    套用伊夫琳•沃（EvelynWaugh）一句著名的台词，我往往把孩子视为有缺陷的成年人。
12. Capitalism, to paraphrase Churchill, is the worst economic system, except for all the others.
    套用丘吉尔的说法，除了所有其它制度外，资本主义是最糟糕的经济制度。
13. Paraphrase is just changing the words so the argument structure becomes clearer.
    改写就是改变词语，所以论点结构更清楚。
14. She gave us a quick paraphrase of what had been said.
    她把所说的话很快给我们作了复述。
15. To paraphrase the satirist Tom Lehrer, it makes a fellow proud to be a banker.
    套用讽刺作家汤姆莱勒（tomlehrer）的说法，这让人觉得作为一名银行家很自豪。
16. Okay we did see that although we need to paraphrase the argument in order to complete these steps.
    好，我们看到，我们需要改写论点来完成这些步骤。
17. Well, to paraphrase his words, television has become the opium of the masses.
    好吧，来解释一下他的话，电视已成了大众的鸦片。
18. You'll have to paraphrase a little bit and if your finding that, don't worry about it.
    如果找到了，你们要改写一下，别担心。
19. To paraphrase: we need to get more with less.
    这可以解释为：以更少的投入来得到更大的回报。
20. To paraphrase Michael, we can't stop'til you get enough.
    正应了麦克创作的一首歌名：你够了我才停。
21. The teacher amplified the sense by a paraphrase.
    老师用转述释义的方法详述了它的意义。
22. Okay so paraphrase but don't change the meaning.
    好，改写，但是不要改变意思。
23. Can you paraphrase his argument here?
    你能够解读他的论点吗？
24. We must, to paraphrase socrates, bring out the knowledge that people have inside them.
    把苏格拉底的原话意译出来就是，我们必须把人们内心具有的知识发挥出来。
25. By the way when I mean paraphrase I mean put what's there in different words.
    顺便说一句，我说改写，我是说把内容用不同的话说出来。
26. Could you paraphrase your question in laymen's english?
    你们能以浅显的英语说明问题吗？
27. This is the literal translation and paraphrase the perfect combination of points.
    这是文字的翻译和释义点的完美的结合。
28. The present study will investigate the effect of paraphrase on restructuring the second language mental lexicon.
    针对该问题文章提出了研究假设释义在二语心理词汇重组过程中具有积极的影响作用。
29. I have seen the future," to paraphrase an American journalist," and it is green!
    我已经看到未来，“就像一名美国记者”，它是绿色的。
30. Match the word in column A with the paraphrase in column B.
    把A栏中的单词和B栏中的英文释义连起来。

  paraphrase interpret rephrase translate【导航词义：解释】

  paraphrase v. 释义，意译

〔辨析〕指用简短、清晰的方式改述原来的内容。

  interpret v. 解释，阐释

〔辨析〕指说明某事物的含义。

  rephrase v. 改述

〔辨析〕指为了使意思更清楚或更易接受而重新措辞。

  translate v. 理解，解释

〔辨析〕指以某种方式理解或解释言语、姿势、行为等，常可与介词 as 连用。

noun

1. rewording for the purpose of clarification

   Synonym:    paraphrasis

verb

1. express the same message in different words

   Synonym:    rephrasereword