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词汇 redraft
释义 redraft
verb[ T ]
(alsore-draft)uk /ˌriːˈdrɑːft/ us /ˌriːˈdræft/
to draft(= write a version of) a document again, for the second, third, etc. time:
They have to redraft legislation that is no longer compatible with current rules.
She drafted and re-drafted this letter carefully.
He wrote slowly, constantly redrafting his papers.
At 7.30 am, the redrafted treaty was delivered to them.
It was after this incident that her father re-drafted his will.
They are calling for a radical redrafting of the bill.
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redraft
noun[ C ]
(alsore-draft)/ˈriː.drɑːft//ˈriː.dræft/
a second, third, etc. version of a text, a formal document, etc., or the process of producing it:
After around four redrafts, a compromise document was finally revealed.
The other side may demand a re-draft before they will even discuss it.
The bill finally got its royal assent yesterday, after years of debate and countless redrafts.
She will be responsible for overseeing a redraft of the plans.
Your re-draft of the contract set out things more clearly than our original.
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redraft | Business English


redraft
verb[ T ]
uk /ˌriːˈdrɑːft/ us /ˌriːˈdræft/
to write a document, an agreement, etc. again, making changes and improvements:
The contract is being redrafted to clarify certain points.

redraft


noun[ C ]
He will be responsible for overseeing a redraft of the plans.

Examples of redraft


redraft
Pupils, we say, must revise and redraft their writing in response to their own or other people's reading of their texts.
If asked to write and then redraft their work by hand, these pupils would probably simply give up when faced with the sheer enormity of the task.
Extensive redrafts of both parts survive.
I do not want the matter to be fettered when we come to redrafting the necessary clauses.
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This subsection is redrafted in line with the similar subsection which applies to quarries and which was introduced in a new form.
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One example is the urgent note to abattoirs—a key document—explaining the importance of enforcing regulations, which took more than a year to draft and redraft.
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Nevertheless, there was sufficient evidence to convince us that it would be right to redraft the statutory instruments and avoid a potential difficulty.
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It would also mean, if one is to help the taxpayer, redrafting and redesigning some of those arrogant, dictatorial form letters.
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The editorial board then asked another senior member of staff to redraft the section on red meat.
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We have thus redrafted a number of amendments, most importantly concerning second-hand goods.
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This is one of many tidying-up and redrafting amendments.
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It is not a question of watering down the section; it would be a question of completely redrafting it.
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That is brought within certain limits, and codification, after all, means merely a redrafting question and does not mean an unlimited discussion.
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That clause has been substantially redrafted to give more protection to the author than we originally contemplated.
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Your agreements will then be remodelled and redrafted according to the strength of the unions.
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