reform sth
及物用法：宾语通常是制度、法律、机构或体系等抽象事物。
The new government promised to reform the education system.
新政府承诺改革教育体系。
改革；改进；改造
reforms — third person singular of reform
改过自新；改正；重新形成；再形成；使变成新的和改进的形式或状态；恢复到以前的良好状态,或从坏变好；从坏变好；回到良好状态；改正或改善自己的性格或习惯。；重新形成或以新的配置形成
to make a system, law, organization, etc. better by correcting its faults
使变成新的和改进的形式或状态；恢复到以前的良好状态,或从坏变好；从坏变好
To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better.
回到良好状态；改正或改善自己的性格或习惯。
To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits.
重新形成或以新的配置形成
To form again or in a new configuration.
一般现在时
They reform the education system every year.
他们每年都改革教育制度。
past
The government reformed the tax law in 2020.
政府在2020年改革了税法。
现在进行时
The committee is reforming its outdated procedures.
委员会正在改革其过时的程序。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 reformed，现在分词为 reforming。
The government plans to reform the healthcare system.
政府计划改革医疗保健体系。
用法提示：reform 作及物动词，表示‘改革（制度、体系）’。
They want to reform the school's curriculum to make it more practical.
他们想改革学校的课程，使其更加实用。
用法提示：reform 在此表示‘改进、改革（课程）’。
The company decided to reform its hiring process after many complaints.
公司收到许多投诉后，决定改革其招聘流程。
用法提示：reform 作及物动词，意为‘改革、改善（流程）’。
及物用法：宾语通常是制度、法律、机构或体系等抽象事物。
The new government promised to reform the education system.
新政府承诺改革教育体系。
宾语是人时，表示通过教育或惩罚使其改过自新。
The programme aims to reform young offenders.
该项目旨在改造少年犯。
不及物用法：主语是人，表示自己改正、变好，常与 since 引导的时间状语连用。
She has reformed since she left prison.
她出狱后已经改过自新。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has reform his bad habits.
正确表达He has reformed his bad habits.
现在完成时中 has/have 后必须接过去分词，reform 的过去分词是 reformed，不能用动词原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子He reformed his mistake.
正确表达He corrected his mistake.
reform 指改革制度或改过自新，对象是制度、人或自身习惯，不能接某个具体错误；"改正错误"应说 correct one's mistake。
grammar · medium
易错句子He reformed to a good student.
正确表达He reformed and became a good student.
reform 表示“改过自新”时后面不能接 to + 名词表示结果，因为它不是表示变化的系动词；要说明变成什么，需另用并列谓语 became。
改革体制
The new government promised to reform the system.
新政府承诺改革体制。
改革教育
They are trying to reform education in rural areas.
他们正努力改革农村地区的教育。
改革税制
Parliament voted to reform the tax system.
议会投票决定改革税制。
改过自新
He spent years trying to reform himself.
他花了多年时间试图改过自新。
改革医疗保健制度
The president promised to reform health care.
总统承诺改革医疗保健制度。
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