replenish

Definitions

re- (again) + plen (fill, from plēnir/plēre) + -ish (verb ending, from Old French) = 'to fill again.' Whatever has been drawn down — supplies, water, energy — replenish brings the level back up. It is the recovery move that undoes deplete.

Common Collocations

• 1.replenish supplies补充物资
• 2.replenish stocks补充库存
• 3.replenish energy恢复精力
• 4.replenish fluids补充水分

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Drink water to replenish the fluids you lose.

• 2.

  The shelves are replenished every morning.

• 3.

  A good night's sleep replenished his energy.