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
中文词源
regenerate 再生，复兴re-,再，重新，generate,产生。
英文词源
- regenerate (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Latin regeneratus, past participle of regenerare "bring forth again" (see regeneration).
- regenerate (v.)
- 1550s, back-formation from regeneration or else from Latin regeneratus, past participle of regenerare "bring forth again" (see regeneration). Originally religious; of body parts from 1590s. Related: Regenerated; regenerating. Replaced earlier regeneren (c. 1400), from Old French regenerer.
双语例句
- 1. Nerve cells have limited ability to regenerate if destroyed.
- 如果受到损伤，神经细胞再造的能力有限。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They decided a housing co-operative was the way to regenerate Ormiston Crescent.
- 他们最终决定通过住房合作社来重建奥米斯顿月牙街。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The govern-ment will continue to try to regenerate inner city areas.
- 政府将继续努力重建内城地区。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Newts can regenerate their limbs.
- 蝾螈的肢体可以再生。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The money will be used to regenerate the commercial heart of the town.
- 这笔钱将用来发展壮大市镇的商业中心。
来自《权威词典》