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单词 repopulate
释义
repopulate
verb
(alsore-populate)
uk
/ˌriːˈpɒp.jə.leɪt/us
[T]
to go andlivein aplacethatpeoplehavemovedaway from, or tocausepeopleto do this:
Theislandshave been repopulated bytheiroriginalinhabitants, who wereremovedfromtheirhomes30yearsago.
People aremovingto thecountrysideat such apacethat thegovernmentnowfacesthechallengeof repopulatingcities.
[IorT]
(ofplantsandanimals) toproduceenoughyoungplantsoranimalstoreplaceplantsoranimalsthat havedied:
Ittakesmosquitos about twoweekstobreedand repopulate.
Thebigquestionis whether enoughfishhavesurvivedto repopulate theriver.
More examples
  • Theresidentialunitswill repopulate apartof thecitywhich atpresentishometo only ahandfulofresidents.
  • Thecompanyhadpromisedto repopulate the city'sWestSide withhighlypaidconsultants.
  • I neverexpectedottersto repopulate as well as they have.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Living or sleeping somewhere
  • abide
  • co-resident
  • co-residential
  • domiciled
  • dwell
  • inhospitable
  • live in
  • live in sinidiom
  • live out
  • lodge
  • occupancy
  • populate
  • reoccupation
  • repopulation
  • reside
  • residence
  • residency
  • settle
  • slum
  • tenancy
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(Definition ofrepopulatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrepopulate

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Fewer recruits would remain from one year to the next torepopulatefished-out areas.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In each case the couple is saved from the destruction of one of the previous worlds and becomes the progenitors whorepopulatethe earth.
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What the pamphlet actually discusses is the opportunity created by punk torepopulateculture, to stylise and to create new journalistic opportunities.
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Subsequent identification and isolation of these stem cells has shown their ability torepopulatecleared mammary fat pads and give rise to all the structures seen in normal mature glands.
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Global institutions are constantly trying to persuade people to move back to the countryside, torepopulaterural areas and work in agriculture.
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For many years, great endeavours have been made torepopulatethe rural areas.
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The community is keen to retain that community so that the island can eventually be repopulated.
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If the land is repopulated with horses, we shall save a great deal of trouble.
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The cells could then be grown and reintroduced into the person, where they would help torepopulatethe muscle and form functional muscle tissue.
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It will be the task of zoos in some of those cases to ensure that the wild areas are repopulated.
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During the past 150 years we have been depopulating it, so repopulating it will be something of a strain for everyone concerned.
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It would have been a great help to us, and we should not have been repopulated to the extent that we are.
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Measures should also be taken to compensate beekeepers and enable them torepopulatetheir hives.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Surely it is right that we should seek to retain andrepopulatethe rural areas.
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It will be extremely difficult torepopulateinner parts of cities.
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