及物动词

不及物动词

名词

1. 变革;改革;革新;改良
Reform consists of changes and improvements to a law, social system, or institution. A reform is an instance of such a change or improvement.

2. 改良;革新;变革;改革
If someone reforms something such as a law, social system, or institution, they change or improve it.

3. （人）洗心革面；(使)改过自新；改造
When someone reforms or when something reforms them, they stop doing things that society does not approve of, such as breaking the law or drinking too much alcohol.

1. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses

e.g. justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts

2. self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice

e.g. the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform

3. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices

e.g. the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians