restore
/rɪsˈtɔː(r)/verb
with obj.
1- bring back (a previous right, practice, custom, or situation); reinstate恢复(权利, 做法, 惯例, 情况):
the government restored confidence in the housing market.
政府恢复了人们对住房市场的信心。
1.1
- return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position使恢复原样; 使复位; 使复职:
the effort to restore him to office isn't working.
恢复他职位的努力不见效。
1.2
- repair or renovate (a building, work of art, vehicle, etc.) so as to return it to its original condition修复(建筑物、艺术品、车辆等):
the building has been lovingly restored.
建筑物已被精心修复。
1.3
- give (something previously stolen, taken away, or lost) back to the original owner or recipient归还(失窃或拿走物品):
the government will restore land and property to those who lost it through confiscation.
政府将把充公的土地和财产归还原主。
派生词
restorable
adjectiverestorer
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare 'rebuild, restore'.