/rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/
with obj.
1- (of a living organism) regrow (new tissue) to replace lost or injured tissue（活生物体）重新生长出（新组织）（取代失去或受损组织）：
a crab in the process of regenerating a claw.
正在重长螯的螃蟹。
1.1
- no obj.(of an organ or tissue) regrow（器官或组织）再生, 重长：
once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate.
一旦遭到破坏, 脑细胞不会再生。
1.2
- bring into renewed existence; generate again使恢复; 重新产生：
the issue was regenerated last month.
上个月这一版次又重印了。
1.3
- bring new and more vigorous life to (an area or institution), especially in economic terms; revive（尤指在经济方面）复兴, 重建（地区或机构）：
regenerating the inner cities.
改造市中心贫民区。
1.4
- (especially in Christian use) give a new and higher spiritual nature to（尤用于基督教）使（精神）重生, 使新生。
1.5
- usu. as adj. regenerated Chemistry precipitate (a natural polymer such as cellulose) in a different form following chemical processing, especially in the form of fibres【化】使（天然聚合物）再生。
/rɪˈdʒenərət/
- reformed or reborn, especially in a spiritual or moral sense（精神或道德方面）重生的, 新生的。
派生词
regenerator
noun词源
late Middle English (as an adjective)： from Latin regeneratus 'created again', past participle of regenerare, from re- 'again' + generare 'create'. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.