restoring
present participle ofrestore
| 单词 | restoring |
| 释义 | restoring present participle ofrestore restore verb[T] uk/rɪˈstɔːr/us/rɪˈstɔːr/B2 toreturnsomething or someone to anearliergoodconditionorposition: Thebadlyneglectedpaintingshave all beencarefullyrestored. After aweekinbed, she wasfullyrestoredtohealth(= shefelthealthyagain). Theformerleaderwas today restoredtopowerin the firstfreeelectionsfor 20years. C1 If you restore aqualityorabilitythat someone has not had for alongtime, you make itpossiblefor them to have thatqualityorabilityagain: Doctors have restored hissight. Thegovernmentistryingto restorepublicconfidenceinitsmanagementof theeconomy. tobringback into use something that has beenabsentfor aperiodoftime: Somepeopleare infavourof restoringcapitalpunishmentformurderers. formal to give something that has beenlostorstolenback to thepersonitbelongsto: Thepaintingwas restoredtoitsrightfulowner.
Restoring and reviving
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Giving, bringing or getting back Examplesofrestoringrestoring In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The tension forces act asrestoringforces to the otherwise damped oscillations of the interfacial surfaces. From theCambridge English Corpus The present day humanoid robots are stiff-legged, have complex structures, and do not use energyrestoringelement like pneumatic hydraulic cylinders or mechanical springs. From theCambridge English Corpus However, employers and unions then reached agreements which topped up provision,restoringthe previously-established levels of benefit ('gap insurance'). From theCambridge English Corpus Therestoringforce is much weaker in the latter case, so internal gravity waves move much more slowly than external gravity waves. From theCambridge English Corpus An apology is necessary forrestoringharmonious relations, not admission of guilt. From theCambridge English Corpus Inrestoringa place for the body and the species, biological approaches open avenues that have been closed to ethics, especially bioethics. From theCambridge English Corpus It does not advocate reforms aimed at shoring up the unions' political position or atrestoringa golden age of labor power that never was. From theCambridge English Corpus I think that we arerestoringthem for ourselves in the name of future generations. From theCambridge English Corpus If we arerestoringfor future generations, then our actions today are being determined by non-existent people of unknown requirements. From theCambridge English Corpus Restoringbiomimetic control therefore requires a system that registers the maximum amount of kinetic activity within the residuum. From theCambridge English Corpus The coalition played down class and redistributive themes and underscored the desirability ofrestoringdemocracy. From theCambridge English Corpus This energy could result in a fever for the body politic : but this would be a cleansing andrestoringfever. From theCambridge English Corpus For the oscillation to occur, therestoringforce is supplied by the gravitational field. From theCambridge English Corpus It can be observed that the transient position error still exists, especially during therestoringstage of the environment. From theCambridge English Corpus For such practices likely cannot be seen asrestoringor maintaining individuals' entitlements. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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