| 单词 | renovate |
| 释义 | renovate (once / 1584 pages) v To renovate means to renew or rebuild so that something is in good condition. When you move into an old house, you will probably want to renovate the kitchen and bathrooms. Most usages of the word renovate revolve around buildings and architecture. During a generation change in a neighborhood, retired people move out and young families move in. They want to give new life to the old house they have bought so they renovate it by painting, redoing the floors, etc. If you renovate a historic building, you restore to its original splendor. Think of this sense of renewal if something renovates your spirits. WORD FAMILYrenovate: renovated, renovates, renovating, renovation, renovator+/renovation: renovations/renovator: renovators USAGE EXAMPLESIt aims to secure tenants, including community and cultural organizations, to renovate and use about 30 military buildings. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Each one is an original work of architecture, newly constructed or newly renovated, that doesn’t look quite like anything else we’ve got. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) A capital campaign is expected to start by June to repair some of the stadium’s original brick structures and renovate the grandstand. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v restore to a previous or better condition They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Syn|Hyper restitute regenerate, renew reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new 2v make brighter and prettier My wife wants us to renovate Syn|Hypo|Hyper freshen up, refurbish gentrify renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations regenerate, renew reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new 3v give new life or energy to This will renovate my spirits Syn|Hyper animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify come to, resuscitate, revive return to consciousness arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate cause to be alert and energetic |
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