reinvent the wheel

动词 v.
英 /ˌɹiːɪnˌvɛnt ðə ˈ(h)wiːl/    美 /ˌɹiːɪnˌvɛnt ðə ˈ(h)wiːl/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists. idiomatic
    — The trading of information so that people need not reinvent the wheel.

词形变化

reinvents the wheel present,singular,third-person reinventing the wheel participle,present reinvented the wheel participle,past reinvented the wheel past
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