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英语单词“reinvent the wheel”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

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单词 reinvent the wheel 释义

reinvent the wheel

idiomtowastetimetryingtocreatesomething that someoneelsehas alreadycreated重复发明；无谓地重复；浪费时间做无用功
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(Definition ofreinvent the wheelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • But what if nobody in history ever reinvented the wheel?
  • Sometimes, it is a good idea to reinvent the wheel.

reinvent the wheel| American Dictionary

reinvent the wheel

idiomtowastetimelearninghow to do something when it is alreadyknownhow to do it:We don't need to reinvent thewheel, we just need tohiresomeone who alreadyknowshow to make thesystemwork.(Definition ofreinvent the wheelfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/reinvent-the-wheel##

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