| 单词 | rehabilitate |
| 释义 | rehabilitate (riːhəbɪlɪteɪt ) Word forms: rehabilitates , rehabilitating , rehabilitated 1. verb To rehabilitate someone who has been ill or in prison means to help them to live a normal life again. To rehabilitate someone who has a drug or alcohol problem means to help them stop using drugs or alcohol. Considerable efforts have been made to rehabilitate patients who have suffered in this way. [VERB noun] Synonyms: reintegrate, retrain, restore to health, readapt rehabilitation (riːhəbɪlɪteɪʃən ) uncountable noun ...the rehabilitation of young offenders. [+ of] ...a drug rehabilitation centre. 2. verb If someone is rehabilitated, they begin to be considered acceptable again after a period during which they have been rejected or severely criticized. [formal] Ten years later, Dreyfus was rehabilitated. [be VERB-ed] His candidacy has divided the party; most scorned him but some sought to rehabilitate him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: reinstate, restore, re-establish, reinstall rehabilitation uncountable noun The party has taken an important step towards the rehabilitation of the disgraced MP. 3. verb To rehabilitate a building or an area means to improve its condition so that it can be used again. ...a program for rehabilitating low-income housing. [VERB noun] Synonyms: restore, develop, convert, renew rehabilitation uncountable noun Money will be directed to the maintenance and rehabilitation of schools. Collocations: rehabilitate a criminal They will get their money back with interest if their cash helps to rehabilitate criminals. Times, Sunday Times Probation should be a vital link in the process of trying to rehabilitate criminals into society. Times, Sunday Times Research published today finds little evidence to prove that remote supervision via technology improves the protection of the public or rehabilitates criminals. Times, Sunday Times Just over half those questioned, 52 per cent, thought prison was ineffective in rehabilitating criminals or preventing re-offending, compared with 38 per cent who said it was. Times, Sunday Times But the crackdown will be coupled with a determined bid to rehabilitate criminals. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 使康复 Japanese: 社会復帰させる |
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