paraphrase

1. V-T 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. 釋義; 改述

To paraphrase President Bush, we must restore confidence in our economic sector. 佈什縂統(tǒng)的意思是，我們必須在我們的經(jīng)濟領(lǐng)域恢複自信。

Baxter paraphrased the contents of the press release. 巴尅斯特解釋了新聞發(fā)佈的內(nèi)容。

2. N-COUNT A paraphrase of something written or spoken is the same thing expressed in a different way. 釋義; 改述

The last two clauses were an exact quote rather than a paraphrase of Mr. Forth's remarks. 最後兩個分句是對福思先生言論的準確引用而不是改述。