restore

UK/rɪ'stɔː/US/ri'stɒ:/

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB1

Definitions

To bring something back to its former condition

恢复，修复

To give something back to its owner

归还，交还

To bring back a feeling or situation that existed before

使重新存在，重建（信心、秩序等）

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

re-again, back

storestand, set, place

=restore

re- (again) + store (from Latin staurāre / instaurāre, 'to set up, make stand') = 'to set up again.' To restore is to make something stand again as it once did — repair an old painting, bring back order, return what was taken. Same family as restaurant, the place that 'restores' you.

Root st still carries 376 more words

Common Collocations

1.restore confidence重建信心
2.restore order恢复秩序
3.restore peace恢复和平
4.restore balance恢复平衡

Example Sentences

1.
It took years to restore the old castle.
2.
The government acted to restore order.
3.
The stolen paintings were restored to the museum.

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