reclassify
verb [ T ] (also re-classify) uk/ˌriːˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/ us/ˌriːˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/
重新分类
to divide things or people into new and different groups according to their type, or to say which new or different group or type something or someone belongs to
Florida recently reclassified the species as "threatened". 佛罗里达州最近将该物种重新归类为“受威胁”。
In 2004, cannabis was re-classified from a Class B to a Class C drug.
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- His cause of death was listed as undetermined at first, but it was later reclassified as murder.
- The school twice re-classified a job without proper approvals.
- The New Zealand storm petrel has been officially reclassified from "extinct" to "critically endangered".