| 单词 | replenish |
| 释义 | replenish (once / 1627 pages) v To replenish something is to refill it. If you have a pet pooch, you’re probably obligated to replenish his food bowl to avoid being barked at incessantly. Use replenish when talking about something valuable or desirable, such as money or food. For example, you might discuss replenishing your bank account, but you wouldn’t speak of replenishing a trash can. You can also use replenish in a joking way to show that something is of value to you; by noting that the jar of jellybeans on your desk needs to be replenished, you indicate that you require jellybeans to survive your day at the office. We get that. WORD FAMILYreplenish: replenished, replenishes, replenishing, replenishment+/replenishment: replenishments USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Qarau’s commitment to replenishing the turtle stock involves monitoring them twice a week. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Not long ago, freshwater from the oak-forested mountains on the Iraqi border replenished the lake each year and rebalanced its salinity. The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) The roots of legumes host bacteria that replenish nitrogen levels. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) v fill something that had previously been emptied Syn|Hyper fill again, refill fill, fill up, make full make full, also in a metaphorical sense |
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