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re·store /rɪˈstor, ˈstɔr/
(vt.)恢復,使回復;歸還,交還;修復,重建
re·store /rɪˈsto(ə)r, ˈstɔ(ə)r/ 及物動詞
恢復,修補
restore
重存;恢復;還原;重定
restore
復原
Re·store v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restored p. pr. & vb. n. Restoring.] To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover. “To restore and to build Jerusalem.”
Our fortune restored after the severest afflictions. --Prior.
And his hand was restored whole as the other. --Mark iii. 5.
2. To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace.
Now therefore restore the man his wife. --Gen. xx. 7.
Loss of Eden, till one greater man
Restore us, and regain the blissful seat. --Milton.
The father banished virtue shall restore. --Dryden.
3. To renew; to reestablish; as, to restore harmony among those who are variance.
4. To give in place of, or as satisfaction for.
He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. --Ex. xxii. 1.
5. To make good; to make amends for.
But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restored, and sorrows end. --Shak.
6. Fine Arts (a) To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from a changed condition; as, to restore a painting, statue, etc. (b) To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or the like.
Syn: -- To return; replace; refund; repay; reinstate; rebuild; reestablish; renew; repair; revive; recover; heal; cure.
Re·store n. Restoration. [Obs.]
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restore
v 1: return to its original or usable and functioning condition;
"restore the forest to its original pristine condition"
[syn: reconstruct]
2: return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at
the spa restored me" [syn: regenerate, rejuvenate]
3: give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its
rightful owner" [syn: restitute]
4: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn
or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes
please" [syn: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor,
furbish up, touch on] [ant: break]
5: bring back into original existence, use, function, or
position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in
the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" [syn: reinstate,
reestablish]