restore

verb

/rɪˈstɔː(r)/

/rɪˈstɔːr/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they restore	/rɪˈstɔː(r)/ /rɪˈstɔːr/
he / she / it restores	/rɪˈstɔːz/ /rɪˈstɔːrz/
past simple restored	/rɪˈstɔːd/ /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past participle restored	/rɪˈstɔːd/ /rɪˈstɔːrd/
-ing form restoring	/rɪˈstɔːrɪŋ/ /rɪˈstɔːrɪŋ/

to bring back a situation or feeling that existed before恢复（某种情况或感受）
- restore something The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy.这些举措旨在恢复公众对经济的信心。
- Order was quickly restored after the riots.暴乱过后秩序很快得到了恢复。
- Such kindness restores your faith in human nature (= makes you believe most people are kind).这样的善心使人又一次感到人性善良。
- The operation restored his sight (= made him able to see again).手术使他恢复了视力。
- restore something to somebody Peace has now been restored to the area.这一地区又恢复了和平。
- Full diplomatic relations have now been restored.全面外交关系现已恢复。
- Troops were sent to the area to restore order.部队被派往该地区恢复秩序。
- We need to restore public confidence in the industry.我们需要恢复公众对该行业的信心。
- an attempt to restore the company's finances恢复公司财力的尝试
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- quickly
- soon
verb + restore
- need to
- attempt to
- seek to
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- an attempt to restore something
- an effort to restore something
- be aimed at restoring something
- …
restore somebody/something to something to bring somebody/something back to a former condition, place or position使复原；使复位；使复职
- He is now fully restored to health.他现在完全恢复了健康。
- We hope to restore the garden to its former glory (= make it as beautiful as it used to be).我们想把这花园变得和过去一样美丽。
- This cream claims to restore your skin to its youthful condition.这种面霜声称能使你的皮肤恢复年轻状态。
- She was now restored to health and ready to go back to work.她现在已经恢复健康，准备回去工作了。
- The army restored him to the throne.军队恢复了他的王位。
restore something to repair a building, work of art, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it did originally修复；整修；使复原
- Her job is restoring old paintings.她的工作是修复旧画。
- The house has been lovingly restored to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built.这座房子被精心修复成1900年建造时的样子。
- The train has been restored to full working order.火车已经完全恢复正常的运行。
- The interior has recently been extensively restored.室内最近大规模地整修过。
- The buildings have now been restored to their former glory.这些建筑物已经恢复了往日的辉煌。
- The film has been digitally restored and remastered.这部影片已经用数字技术修复并重新灌录。
Topics Buildingsb2, Artb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- fully
- partially
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- newly restored
- recently restored
- restore something to its former glory
- …
restore something to bring a law, tradition, way of working, etc. back into use重新采用（或实施）；恢复 synonym reintroduce
- to restore ancient traditions恢复古老的传统
- Some people argue that the death penalty should be restored.有些人主张恢复死刑。
restore something (to somebody/something) (formal) to give something that was lost or stolen back to somebody归还（失物、赃款等）
- The police have now restored the painting to its rightful owner.警察已经把这幅油画归还给了它的合法主人。

词源Middle English: from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare ‘rebuild, restore’.