改造gǎizào 1.就原有的事物加以修改或变更,使适合需要{transform; adjust or reform sth. to adapt to requirements}: ～低产田。{transform low-yielding farmland} 2.从根本上改变旧的、建立新的,使适应新的形势和需要{remould; radically transform the old in order to meet the needs of a new situation}: ～思想{remould one's ideology}|劳动能～世界。{Labour can transform the world.}