改造
[ɡǎizào]〈动〉 remould; reform; transform
1.remould; reform; transform
改造车型
retrofit a car
改造国有企业
reform/transform the state-owned enterprises
改造农村电网
upgrade the rural power grid
改造社会
reform a society
改造世界
remould the world
改造世界观
transform/remould one’s world outlook
改造思想
remould one’s ideology
改造盐碱地
transform saline-alkali land
改造自然
remake nature
社会主义改造
socialist transformation
2.reform [make someone change his behaviour and become a better person]
改造少年犯
re-educate/reform/convert juvenile delinquents; rehabilitate/transform young criminals
被送到劳改厂接受改造
be sent to a labour camp for corrections