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regenerate

英 [rɪ'dʒenəreɪt] 美[rɪ'dʒɛnəret]
  • vt. 使再生;革新
  • vi. 再生;革新
  • adj. 再生的;革新的

英英释意


1. re-establish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new;
"We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"
"They renewed their membership"
2. amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
3. bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one;
"The Church reformed me"
"reform your conduct"
4. return to life; get or give new life or energy;
"The week at the spa restored me"
5. replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue;
"The snake regenerated its tail"
6. be formed or shaped anew
7. form or produce anew;
"regenerate hatred"
8. undergo regeneration
9. restore strength;
"This food revitalized the patient"