paraphrase
US
UK paraphrase [sth] vtr: (reword, rephrase)
SC 将…重述
TC 將…重述
TC 將…重述
SC 将…释义
The journalist paraphrased a technical paper for lay readers.
paraphrase [sb] vtr: (quote using different words)
SC 转述 zhuǎn shù
SC 用不同的话引用
The army captain paraphrased Franklin D. Roosevelt when he said, "The only thing we should fear is fear itself."
paraphrase n: (rewording)
SC 释义，意译，阐释 shì yì，yì yì，chǎn shì
SC 变换措辞 biàn huàn cuò cí
The politician's speech was full of paraphrases of English proverbs.