restore

verb

/rɪˈstɔː(r)/

/rɪˈstɔːr/

Verb Forms

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/

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to bring back a situation or feeling that existed before恢複（某種情況或感受）
- restore something The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy.這些舉措旨在恢複公衆對經濟的信心。
- Order was quickly restored after the riots.暴亂過後秩序很快得到了恢複。
- Such kindness restores your faith in human nature (= makes you believe most people are kind).這樣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).手術使他恢複了視力。
- restore something to somebody Peace has now been restored to the area.這一地區又恢複了和平。
Extra Examples
- Full diplomatic relations have now been restored.全面外交關系現已恢複。
- Troops were sent to the area to restore order.部隊被派往該地區恢複秩序。
- We need to restore public confidence in the industry.我們需要恢複公衆對該行業的信心。
- an attempt to restore the company's finances恢複公司財力的嘗試
Oxford 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
- …
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restore somebody/something to something to bring somebody/something back to a former condition, place or position使複原；使複位；使複職
- He is now fully restored to health.他現在完全恢複了健康。
- We hope to restore the garden to its former glory (= make it as beautiful as it used to be).我們想把這花園變得和過去一樣美麗。
- This cream claims to restore your skin to its youthful condition.這種面霜聲稱能使你的皮膚恢複年輕狀態。
Extra Examples
- She was now restored to health and ready to go back to work.她現在已經恢複健康，準備回去工作了。
- The army restored him to the throne.軍隊恢複了他的王位。
restore something to repair a building, work of art, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it did originally修複；整修；使複原
- Her job is restoring old paintings.她的工作是修複舊畫。
- The house has been lovingly restored to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built.這座房子被精心修複成1900年建造時的樣子。
Extra Examples
- The train has been restored to full working order.火車已經完全恢複正常的運行。
- The interior has recently been extensively restored.室内最近大規模地整修過。
- The buildings have now been restored to their former glory.這些建築物已經恢複了往日的輝煌。
- The film has been digitally restored and remastered.這部影片已經用數字技術修複並重新灌錄。
Topics Buildingsb2, Artb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- fully
- partially
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- newly restored
- recently restored
- restore something to its former glory
- …
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restore something to bring a law, tradition, way of working, etc. back into use重新采用（或實施）；恢複 synonym reintroduce
- to restore ancient traditions恢複古老的傳統
- Some people argue that the death penalty should be restored.有些人主張恢複死刑。
restore something (to somebody/something) (formal) to give something that was lost or stolen back to somebody歸還（失物、贓款等）
- The police have now restored the painting to its rightful owner.警察已經把這幅油畫歸還給了它的合法主人。