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单词 restoration
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restorationnoun [ C or U ]

uk/ˌres.tərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌres.təˈreɪ.ʃən/

the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition or position:

The first task following the disaster was the restoration of clean water supplies.
Restoration work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is now complete.
A large majority of the population is demanding the restoration of the former government.

More examples

  • Several famous alumni have agreed to help raise money for the school's restoration fund.
  • A compromise has to be reached between all the powerful vested interests before any restoration work in the city can take place.
  • The restoration of the building is expected to take up to five years to complete.
  • It was cheaper to demolish the building than spend £1 million on its restoration.
  • The restoration of the power supply to the village is expected to take a few more days.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Restoring and reviving

  • ball
  • bounce
  • lick your wounds idiom
  • modernize
  • move
  • move with the times idiom
  • pick
  • pick up/take the ball and run with it idiom
  • rejuvenate
  • rekindle
  • renaissance
  • restore
  • restorer
  • revival
  • revive
  • revivify
  • rise
  • rise from the dead/grave idiom
  • salvage
  • snap

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the Restorationnoun [ S ]

uk/ˌres.tərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌres.təˈreɪ.ʃən/

the event in British history when Charles II was made king in 1660 after a period in which there was no king or queen

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Renaissance: 1501 to 1899

  • ancien régime
  • buccaneer
  • bustle
  • cavalier
  • conquistador
  • Elizabethan
  • Jacobean
  • Marian
  • masque
  • Pre-Raphaelite
  • regency
  • the First Fleet
  • the Industrial Revolution
  • the Pilgrims
  • the Reformation
  • the Spanish Inquisition
  • Victorian
  • Victoriana
  • Whig

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Restoration
adjective [ before noun ] ukus

belonging to or popular during the Restoration:

Restoration comedy/architecture/art
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