regenerate

/rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/
VCE 📚 15444 1 六级 考研 托福
To regenerate something means to develop and improve it to make it more active, successful, or important, especially after a period when it has been getting worse. 重建; 复兴

verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 使再生;革新

The government will continue to try to regenerate inner-city areas. 政府将继续努力重建市区内部。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] vi. 再生;革新

Nerve cells have limited ability to regenerate if destroyed. 神经细胞如果被破坏其再生能力有限。

adjective [原级] 再生的;革新的

Nerve cells have limited ability to regenerate if destroyed. 神经细胞如果被破坏其再生能力有限。

re- 表示"回","向后,相反,不"、"再,重新,重复"、"相反,反对"(名词或动词前面) regenerate 改过自新的(re+gener 产生+ate→重新产生生命→改过自新的)
-gener- regenerate v. 再生,重生(re 再+generate)
re(重新) + generate(产生) → 重新产生 → (使)再生
单词造句: