同一批東西，換個擺法
這一組是字的本義，一個放在空間裡（家具、擺設），一個放在時間裡（行程、約會）。換的都是位置，不是內容。
rearrange; reorder · verb · B2
To put a group of things in a different place or a different order from the one they were in before.
重新排列；重新擺放
核心畫面
Picture the same set of things - the same chairs, the same books, the same week of meetings - and someone moving them into different positions. Nothing is added and nothing is thrown away; only the arrangement changes. That is the whole of rearrange, and it is also why it can carry a quiet sting: moving things around is not the same as fixing anything.
可以想成 rearrange 的畫面是：同一批東西——同樣那些椅子、同樣那些書、同一週的行程——被人挪到不同的位置。…更多收起
可以想成 rearrange 的畫面是：同一批東西——同樣那些椅子、同樣那些書、同一週的行程——被人挪到不同的位置。沒有多出什麼，也沒有丟掉什麼，變的只有擺法。這個字的意思就這麼多；也正因為只是換位置，它有時候會帶一點刺——挪來挪去，跟真的解決問題是兩回事。Two branches
只是挪位置的無用功
這個固定說法把核心畫面的弱點放大：既然只是換位置、什麼都沒真的改變，那在大難臨頭的時候做這件事就顯得特別沒有用。
rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic · verb · B2
Used in the phrase 'rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic': to make small changes that cannot help, when a much bigger problem is already on the way.
做無用的小調整
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
rearrangeverb/ˌɹiːəˈɹeɪndʒ/
- 1
To change the order or arrangement of (one or more items).
- With the extension of Piccadilly Line tube trains, the four tracks were rearranged for parallel working; tube trains run on the middle pair with no platforms at Stamford Brook and Chiswick Park, and District line trains use the outside lines.
- For example, by changing the use of existing rooms, removing or replacing unsightly features, clearing obstacles to easy circulation, rearranging direction signs and generally introducing as much order as possible, most outdated station buildings can be made reasonably efficient and attractive.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。