repurpose

vt. 赋予新的用途

发音

UK /ɹiːˈpɜː.pəs/
CA /ɹiˈpɝ.pəs/
US /ɹiˈpɝ.pəs/
AU /ɹiːˈpɜː.pəs/
NZ /ɹiːˈpøː.pəs/

词形变化

repurposed repurposes 三单 repurposes repurposing repurposing 现在分词 repurposed 过去式 repurposed 过去分词

别名

re-purpose

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration.

    The town common was repurposed as a practice field.

    The church was repurposed as a nightclub by lighting changes and removing the pews, but it never opened.

词源

From re- + purpose.

来源：wiktionary