paraphrase
单词辨析：
指用简短、清晰的方式改述原来的内容。
My students have learnt to paraphrase difficult English sentences.
我的学生们学会了改述复杂的英语句子。
To paraphrase Susan: there is no shortcut to learn English.
苏珊的意思是：学习英语没有捷径。
指说明某事物的含义。
She tried to interpret the meaning of his dream.
她试图解释他梦境的含义。
Can you interpret the poem for me?
你能为我阐释这首诗的意义吗？
指为了使意思更清楚或更易接受而重新措辞。
Ok, let me rephrase what I have just said.
好吧，让我把刚说的话换个说法来表达。
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。
We translate these words and gestures as love.
我们将这些言语和姿势理解为爱。
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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。
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Kindle Fire用户都是相同的，不幸福的则各有各的不同。
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。
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。
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。
Can you paraphrase his argument here?
你能够解读他的论点吗？