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单词 restore
释义
restore
verb[T]
uk
/rɪˈstɔːr/us
/rɪˈstɔːr/
B2
toreturnsomething or someone to anearliergoodconditionorposition:
修复；使复位；使复职
Thebadlyneglectedpaintingshave all beencarefullyrestored.那些由于严重疏忽而损毁的画作得到了精心修复。
After aweekinbed, she wasfullyrestoredtohealth(= shefelthealthyagain).卧床1周后，她完全恢复了健康。
Theformerleaderwas today restoredtopowerin the firstfreeelectionsfor 20years.今天，在20年来首次举行的自由选举中，这位前领导人又重新当选上台。
C1
If you restore aqualityorabilitythat someone has not had for alongtime, you make itpossiblefor them to have thatqualityorabilityagain:
使恢复；使复原
Doctors have restored hissight.医生们使他重见光明。
Thegovernmentistryingto restorepublicconfidenceinitsmanagementof theeconomy.政府正在努力恢复公众对政府经济管理能力的信心。
tobringback into use something that has beenabsentfor aperiodoftime:
重新采用；恢复使用
Somepeopleare infavourof restoringcapitalpunishmentformurderers.有些人赞成对杀人犯恢复执行死刑。
formal
to give something that has beenlostorstolenback to thepersonitbelongsto:
归还；交还
Thepaintingwas restoredtoitsrightfulowner.这幅画被归还给其合法主人。
More examples
  • Theywantto restore thecastletoitsformerglory.
  • They'retryingto restore the goodnameof themanufacturer.
  • Thechurchwasrecentlyrestored afterdecadesofdisuse.
  • Thetablehad beenlovinglyrestored.
  • Ben'shobbyis restoringvintagemotorcycles.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Restoring and reviving
  • bounce
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  • modernize
  • move with the timesidiom
  • recrudescence
  • regeneration
  • regenerative
  • rejuvenate
  • rejuvenation
  • resurrection
  • revamp
  • revitalize
  • revival
  • revive
  • rise
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Giving, bringing or getting back
(Definition ofrestorefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

restore| American Dictionary

restore
verb[T]
us
/rɪˈstɔr,-ˈstoʊr/
toreturnsomething or someone to anearlierconditionorposition, or tobringsomething back intoexistence:
Powercompanycrewswereworkingyesterdayto restoreelectricalservicetohomesin thearea.
Surgeons restored thesightin herrighteye.
(Definition ofrestorefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

restore| Business English

restore
verb[T]
uk
/rɪˈstɔːr/us
toreturnsomething to anearliergoodconditionorposition:
Thebigunionswantthehistoriclinkbetweenbasicstatepensionsandaverageearningsrestored.
restore sth to sthIf you taketotallyabandonedland, you could restore it toprofitabilityafter about threeyears.
Thecompanywas restored tofinancialhealth.
to make itpossiblefor someone to have aqualityorabilityagain that they have not had for alongtime:
restore confidence/faithThemoveby the US Federal Reserve thisweektocutinterestrateshas restored a lot ofpublicconfidence.
Thefirmisbattlingtorestoreitsreputationafter thescandal.
to give something that has beenlostor taken, ormoneythat isowed, back to thepersonitbelongsto:
Thepaintingwas restored toitsrightfulowner.
Thebankshave restored the company'sfinancesbydeferringrepaymentof £588m ofloansandinterest.
If theeconomypicksup, heexpectstorestorefundingtoroadprojects.
tobringback into use something that has beenabsentfor aperiodoftime:
We need torestorecompetitionto the operating-system andbrowsermarkets.
restoregrowth/profitability
(Definition ofrestorefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrestore

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Many colonial buildings survived decolonization and have now been restored.
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However, employers and unions then reached agreements which topped up provision, restoring the previously-established levels of benefit ('gap insurance').
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The process of collective learning described in the previous section restored the legitimacy of democratic institutions.
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Once competitive electoral politics have been restored, a number of characteristics of the post transition political system are significant.
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Convertibility was finally restored in 1867 (at 1864's actual prices) and lasted until 1876.
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The republic was finally restored in 1867 and power was returned to congress.
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The restoring force is much weaker in the latter case, so internal gravity waves move much more slowly than external gravity waves.
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In restoring a place for the body and the species, biological approaches open avenues that have been closed to ethics, especially bioethics.
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However, the bony par ts of most of the pendants were either intact or had been carefully restored.
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The tension forces act as restoring forces to the otherwise damped oscillations of the interfacial surfaces.
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The quaternary structure of symmetric particles can also be restored in terms of the envelope function of their asymmetric unit.
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Thus replacing monosyllabic til in (44b) with disyllabic ekstra (extra) restores it to full acceptability.
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During this pass, the choice point links are restored again, the trail is compacted and the trail pointers in the choice points adapted accordingly.
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The coalition played down class and redistributive themes and underscored the desirability of restoring democracy.
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The state of siege was lifted and all the laws restored.
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