单词 | revive |
释义 | revive From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrevivere‧vive /rɪˈvaɪv/ ●○○ verb1 START something/MAKE something START[transitive] to bring something back after it has not been used or has not existed for a period of time Local people have decided to revive this centuries-old tradition.2 BETTER/RECOVERED[intransitive, transitive] to become healthy and strong again, or to make someone or something healthy and strong again → recover The economy is beginning to revive. an attempt to revive the steel industry The doctors revived her with injections of glucose.3 [transitive] to produce a play again after it has not been performed for a long time A London theatre has decided to revive the 1950s musical ‘In Town’.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrevive• The ship's doctor tried to give them the kiss of life but they could not be revived.• Portions or aspects of his earlier self revive.• The movie revives Ali's reputation as a boxer.• Seeing Dan revived all my old feelings of inadequacy.• To mention him would be to revive an old humiliation.• An ambulance was called but efforts made to revive her proved unsuccessful.• Paramedics rushed him to the hospital, but could not revive him.• I did not revive his son.• Gingrich on Tuesday, for example, began reviving the notion of a balanced budget agreement with President Clinton.• They are planning to revive the old Saint's Day parades through town.• a campaign to revive the tradition of holding a two-minute silence on Armistice Day• Warner Bros is reviving the tradition of Saturday morning children's cinema at its multiplex cinemas.• The Labour Party will not revive until it can show how to achieve jobs for all who need them.From Longman Business Dictionaryrevivere‧vive /rɪˈvaɪv/ verb1[intransitive, transitive] if a company, the economy etc revives, or if something revives it, it becomes stronger or more activeSome regions, such as the Northeast, will revive much more slowly than the national economy.To revive sales, the company has cut prices by as much as 9%.2[transitive] to bring something back into existence or popularity againThe project is to be revived.→ See Verb tableOrigin revive (1400-1500) Old French revivre, from Latin revivere “to live again” |
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