redraw

英 [ˌriː'drɔː] 美 [ˌriː'drɔː]

v.重新划（边界线）；重新安排或计划

◉词源

17世纪进入英语，由 re-（再次） + draw（绘制）复合，原指地图或图画“重新画”，19世纪扩展为政治“重新划定选区”（gerrymandering相关），现代也用于数字设计或边界重划。构词成分：前缀 re-（再次） + 词根 draw（拉、绘制）。

◉外刊例句

《The New York Times》，2025

The state will redraw congressional districts after the census.

该州将在人口普查后重新划定国会选区。

《The Guardian》，2024

The artist decided to redraw the portrait.

这位艺术家决定重新绘制肖像。

◉经典名著

The mapmaker had to redraw the boundaries.

制图者不得不重新绘制边界。

He redrew the plan after feedback.

他在反馈后重新绘制计划。

◉ Usage Examples

(1) Changing this property will cause the cell to redraw itself.

(2) One is the province map, you can redraw, add and remove province boundaries.

(3) You may want to redraw the topology with all the details available.

(1) 更改此属性将导致单元格重绘自身。

(2) 一个是省份地图,你可以重划或者增删省份边界。

(3) 您可能会想要重新拓扑与所有的详细资料。

◉柯林斯词典

1. [VERB 动词]重划（边境或边界） If people in a position of authority redraw the boundaries or borders of a country or region, they change the borders so that the country or region covers a slightly different area than before. [V n]

They have redrawn the country's boundaries along ethnic lines...

他们已经按照民族界线重新划定了国家的边界。

The map of post-war Europe was redrawn.

战后欧洲的版图被重新划定。

2. [VERB 动词]改变，改动（安排、计划等） If people redraw something, for example an arrangement or plan, they change it because circumstances have changed. [V n]

With both countries experiencing economic revolutions, it might be time to redraw the traditional relationship...

两国都在经历经济革命，现在可能是重新描绘两国传统关系的时候。

The Treaty of Union should be redrawn.

应该重新制定《联盟条约》。