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单词 restore
释义
restore
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v

If you restore furniture for a living, you clean and repair it to bring it back to its original beauty.
When you restore something, you are simply bringing it back to what it once was. You are not making it better, nor are you adding something that wasn't there. You can restore a damaged reputation, your health, or an old house, though the latter may be easiest of those three to accomplish. If the electricity goes out, you will have to sit in the dark until the power is restored.
WORD FAMILY
restore: restoration, restorative, restored, restorer, restores, restoring+/restoration: restorations/restorative: restoratives/restorer: restorers
USAGE EXAMPLES
EST, and continued for about four hours, according to the CBP, before systems were restored at around 9 p.m.
Time(Jan 03, 2017)
"Please be advised, @CustomsBorder outage is nationwide. They are working to restore. Thanks for your patience," Miami International Airport said on its Twitter feed.
Reuters(Jan 02, 2017)
“They would restore a more working market in pharmaceuticals,” he added.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
1v bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore law and order
restore the emperor to the throne
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
reestablish, reinstate
redeem
restore the honor or worth of
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
2v return to its original or usable and functioning condition
restore the forest to its original pristine condition
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
reconstruct
decompress, uncompress
restore to its uncompressed form
rehabilitate
help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
rehabilitate
restore to a state of good condition or operation
defibrillate
stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
reinstate
restore to the previous state or rank
rehabilitate
reinstall politically
regenerate, renew
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
3v restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
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bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, touch on
break, bust
ruin completely
break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out
go to pieces
fiddle, tinker
try to fix or mend
fill
plug with a substance
patch, piece
repair by adding pieces
cobble
repair or mend
point, repoint
repair the joints of bricks
trouble-shoot, troubleshoot
solve problems
patch, patch up
mend by putting a patch on
resole, sole
put a new sole on
revamp, vamp
provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
heel, reheel
put a new heel on
darn
repair by sewing
close, fill up
fill or stop up
ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
to make better
4v return to life; get or give new life or energy
The week at the spa restored me
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
regenerate, rejuvenate
reincarnate, renew
cause to appear in a new form
resurrect, revive
restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
republish
revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
regenerate, renew
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
5v give or bring back
Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner
Syn|Hyper
restitute
give back, refund, repay, return
pay back
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