revive
UK/rɪ'vaɪv/US/ri'vaiv/
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Definitions
v.
To bring someone back to consciousness or health
使苏醒；使恢复健康
v.
To bring something back into use, activity, or popularity
使复兴；重新启用；重新流行
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre- (back, again) + vive (vīvere, 'live') = 'to bring life back.' One image — pulling life back into something that had gone flat or dead — stretches across many fields: reviving a fainting patient, an old play, a sluggish economy, or a faded memory.
Root viv still carries 48 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.revive the economy重振经济
- 2.revive a tradition复兴传统
- 3.revive memories唤起回忆
- 4.revive a patient使患者苏醒
Example Sentences
- 1.
Doctors managed to revive him after his heart stopped.
- 2.
The festival was revived after a gap of thirty years.
- 3.
A strong cup of coffee soon revived me.