re·fresh

verb

/rɪˈfreʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they refresh	/rɪˈfreʃ/ /rɪˈfreʃ/
he / she / it refreshes	/rɪˈfreʃɪz/ /rɪˈfreʃɪz/
past simple refreshed	/rɪˈfreʃt/ /rɪˈfreʃt/
past participle refreshed	/rɪˈfreʃt/ /rɪˈfreʃt/
-ing form refreshing	/rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/ /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/

[transitive] refresh somebody/yourself to make somebody feel less tired or less hot使恢复精力；使凉爽
- The long sleep had refreshed her.一场酣睡使她重又精力充沛。
- The following morning she awoke refreshed.第二天早上，她醒来时神清气爽。
- He refreshed himself with a cool shower.他冲了个凉水澡凉快凉快。
[transitive] refresh something (especially North American English, informal) to fill somebody’s glass or cup again重新斟满
- Let me refresh your glass.我给你再斟一杯吧。
- He went into the kitchen to refresh their drinks.他走进厨房去给他们续杯饮料。
[transitive] refresh your/somebody’s memory to remind yourself/somebody of something, especially with the help of something that can be seen or heard提醒；提示；使想起 synonym jog
- He had to refresh his memory by looking at his notes.他不得不靠看笔记来提醒自己。
[transitive, intransitive] refresh (something) (computing) to make the most recent information show, for example on an internet page刷新（网页等）
- Click here to refresh this document.点击此处以刷新文件。
- The page refreshes automatically.页面会自动更新。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French refreschier, from re- ‘back’ + fres(che) ‘fresh’.