re·sus·ci·tate
verb/rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt/
/rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they resuscitate | /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt/ /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt/ |
| he / she / it resuscitates | /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪts/ /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪts/ |
| past simple resuscitated | /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪtɪd/ /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle resuscitated | /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪtɪd/ /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form resuscitating | /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪtɪŋ/ /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪtɪŋ/ |
- resuscitate somebody/something to make somebody start breathing again or become conscious again after they have almost died
使苏醒；使恢复知觉 - He had a heart attack and all attempts to resuscitate him failed.
他的心脏病发作，所有抢救他的努力都失败了。 - (figurative) efforts to resuscitate the economy
重振经济的努力
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin resuscitat- ‘raised again’, from the verb resuscitare, from re- ‘back’ + suscitare ‘raise’. - He had a heart attack and all attempts to resuscitate him failed.