resuscitate
/rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt/verb
with obj.
1- revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death使苏醒, 使复活：
an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him.
救护车医护人员试图使他醒过来。
1.1
- figurative make (something such as an idea or enterprise) active or vigorous again〈喻〉使（想法, 事业等）复苏：
measures to resuscitate the ailing Japanese economy.
恢复日益衰退的日本经济的举措。
派生词
resuscitation
nounresuscitative
adjectiveresuscitator
noun词源
early 16th cent.: from Latin resuscitat- 'raised again', from the verb resuscitare, from re- 'back' + suscitare 'raise'.